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Revision as of 22:26, 6 February 2010
| Sun 7 Feb 2010 in -37,145: -37.7696906, 145.1443701 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
Location
Driveway in suburbia, Templestowe, East Melbourne
Participants
Plans
Original plan: Take Kozz's dog for a walk at nearby Ruffey Lake Park then walk the extra distance to the hashpoint.
Updated plan: Cycle from home out to hashpoint and back.
Expedition
Inspired by Reinhard's relentless efforts to geohash on bike, despite it being sub-zero, snowing and dark on most of his recent hashes, I decided to cycle to the geohash today as it was really close by - 7.5km as the crow flies and and about 8km on surface roads.
I've been having massive issues with my handheld GPS - it picks up satellites fine but is then incapable of figuring out where it is - so had to go by Google Maps and Street View. The hashpoint is at the top of the driveway of number 12 Dellwood Place, so I printed out a landmap and jumped on the bike at a crisp 7am.
The ride across was uneventful, aside from my partner driving past with Kozz's dog hanging out the window with a curious expression on his face as if to say 'what the hell are you doing on a bike?' on their way to Ruffey Lake for a walk.
Once again I'd failed to take into account the terrain at the hashpoint, and it transpired that the hash is up the top of a hill in suburban Templestowe. The hill was at the top of a hill, too. So by the time I arrived at the hashpoint I was out of breath, and had a legitimate excuse to stop and take photos of some random person's driveway. Just as I got up to the top of their driveway, the garage door next door started to open, so, startled, I snapped one more pic and jumped back on the bike and headed home.
I really enjoyed cycling to this hash - although it was relatively easy and close by, it was still a great feeling to have got there under my own motive power.
Photos
On the road
Empty roads - awesome
Sun behind me
Handy cycle trail - go Whitehorse City Council
Approaching the hashpoint
Dellwood Court - where is #12?
Found #12
Walking up driveway
Nearby Ruffey Lake Park - close to where I walk Kozz's dog sometimes
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Kozz earned the Bicycle geohash achievement
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Kozz earned the No Batteries Geohash Achievement
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