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== Photos ==  
 
== Photos ==  
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Image:2010-07-24_48_-123_Mill_Bay_Ferry1.jpg | [http://www.bcferries.com/News/mill_bay.html Mill Bay Ferry] leaving Brentwood Bay along with me.
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Image:2010-07-24_48_-123_Ardmore_Point_rocks.jpg | A calm place to rest after crossing choppy Coles Bay.
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Image:2010-07-24_48_-123_Geohash1.jpg | One of about 4 pictures snapped as I drifted through the Geohash coordinate.
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Image:2010-07-24_48_-123_proof.jpg | Cropped and color-modified picture of above showing I made the coordinates.
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Image:2010-07-24_48_-123_looking_south.jpg | Looking south from the Geohash location.
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Image:2010-07-24_48_-123_looking_north.jpg | Looking north from the Geohash location (the barren hill is on Saltspring Island).
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Image:2010-07-24_48_-123_Senanus_Island.jpg | Senanus Island to my right as I paddled back.
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Image:2010-07-24_48_-123_war_canoe_race.jpg | The local tribe appeared to be holding war canoe races.
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Image:2010-07-24_48_-123_Mill_Bay_Ferry2.jpg | The Mill Bay Ferry heading out again.
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Image:2010-07-24_48_-123_Wenslayer.jpg | [[User:Wenslayer|Yours truly]]
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Image:2010-07-24_48_-123_seal.jpg | A seal bobbing just outside Brentwood Bay; all I managed to capture was the back of his head.
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Image:2010-07-24_48_-123_Seahorses_Cafe_dock.jpg | Relaxing afterwards at the Seahorses Cafe.
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Image:2010-07-24_48_-123_snack.jpg | Reward for my efforts!
 
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{{:User:Wenslayer/Achievement Water Geohash}}
[Hopefully a water-geohash!]
 
  
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Revision as of 19:18, 25 July 2010

Sat 24 Jul 2010 in 48,-123:
48.6328885, -123.4948978
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Location

The middle of the Saanich Inlet, but relatively accessible by kayak from Brentwood Bay.

Participants

Plans

  • Wenslayer: I plan to rent a kayak in Brentwood Bay, and paddle out to the location. I'll probably leave late morning.

Expedition

[TBD]

Tracklog

[TBD]

Photos

Achievements

Watergeohash.jpg
Wenslayer earned the Water geohash achievement
by reaching the (48, -123) geohash on 2010-07-24 by kayak.
2010-07-24 48 -123 Geohash1.jpg