Difference between revisions of "2010-12-26 -36 174"

Revision as of 07:02, 28 December 2010

Location

By Google maps it appears to be at the base of a street light in a median strip out in Albany.

Participants

JimmyNZ

Greenslime

Krintar

Plans

JimmyNZ,Greenslime: I was all keen to drive out, snap a pic then return home, but with Greenslime prodding me we hatched a very devious plan.

Basically we decided to run to the hash point via one route; stop and take photos; and then walk up to a bus depot; catch a ride back on a different route; and finally run the remainder from where the bus dropped us off to our home.

Krintar:Everyone I talked to about having a geohashing adventure seemed lazy and uninterested, so I was on the brink of deciding to just leave my first hash for some other day... then I noticed the location. 'Munroe Lane?' I thought to myself, 'I could do my first hash in Munroe Lane? Awesome.' So I decided to go ahead anyway.

I'll be there around 4pm; hope to see someone else.

Expedition

JimmyNZ,Greenslime:So after carefully planning our route over a cup of coffee, it was still early and with yesterday being Xmas we were both a little too full of food. After packing supplies, including a couple of Greenslimes' homemade fruit mince pies (yum!!) we took off on our little jog. It kinda sucks that we get out of our house and we're facing a steep hill for the next few kilometers. What a rude wake up.

A little time passes, along with 10.17 km (or 6.3 miles for you imperial folk) and we reach the hashpoint. We catch our breaths, sit down for a little hash pie, snap some photos, pick up some trash (It was an AC/DC cd: who throws that stuff out - black ice is a classic!!) for a further geotrash award then amble up to the bus stop.

After only a 4 minute wait for a bus (believe me in New Zealand that's what we call amazing) we jump on, pay a small fortune and sit back in air conditioned comfort for a little siesta.

Once we're ejected it's only a short 3.3 km run (~2 miles folks) until we reach home.

Job done, and a successful Tron Achievement.

Krintar: Managed to snag a lift out there; parked on Davies Dr. and walked down to the hash point. Not terribly complicated for a first time out, though in retrospect I wish I had thought to set myself up for a few achievements.

I did manage to convince one of my friends to come out and meet me there, at least. We agreed that it was convenient to have a lamppost marking the hash point. Snapped a few pictures, hey presto, time to go home.

Tracklog

JimmyNZ,Greenslime: http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=915946

Photos

Hash from a distance
Home-made Xmas mince pies
JimmyNZ and Pie
Greenslime and Pie
JimmyNZ with trash
Maybe Krintar will see our tag
Bus trip home

The hash was on Munroe Lane
GPS at the hash point
Krintar at the hash
Friend Kerry at the hash

Achievements

JimmyNZ and Greenslime earned the Tron achievement

by reaching and returning from the (-36, 174) geohash without crossing their own tracks on 2010-12-26.

JimmyNZ and Greenslime earned the Pie Geohash Achievement

by baking Xmas fruit-mince pie for other people to degustate at the (-36, 174) geohash on 2010-12-26.

JimmyNZ and Greenslime earned the GeoTrash Geohash Achievement

by cleaning up the (-36, 174) geohash on 2010-12-26.

JimmyNZ and Greenslime earned the Walk geohash Achievement

by reaching the (-36, 174) geohash on 2010-12-26 on foot, travelling a distance of 13.3 km.

JimmyNZ and Greenslime earned the Public transport geohash achievement

by reaching the (-36, 174) geohash on 2010-12-26 via Northern Express 895 bus - Albany to Smales Farm.

Krintar earned the Land geohash achievement

by reaching the (-36, 174) geohash on 2010-12-26.

Krintar earned the Drag-along achievement

by dragging a friend to the (-36, 174) geohash on 2010-12-26.

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 == Location ==
-By google maps it appears to be at the base of a street light in a median strip out in albany.
+By Google maps it appears to be at the base of a street light in a median strip out in Albany.
 == Participants ==
 *[[User:JimmyNZ|JimmyNZ]]
@@ Line 16: / Line 17: @@
 == Plans ==
-[[User:JimmyNZ|JimmyNZ]],[[User:Greenslime|Greenslime]]:I was all keen to drive out, snap a pic then return home, but with Greenslime prodding me we hatched a very devious plan. So basically we decided to run to the hash point via one route, stop take photos, then walk up to a bus depo, catch a ride back on a different route, and run the difference from where the bus dropped us off and our home.
+[[User:JimmyNZ|JimmyNZ]],[[User:Greenslime|Greenslime]]: I was all keen to drive out,
+snap a pic then return home, but with Greenslime prodding me we hatched a very devious plan.
+Basically we decided to run to the hash point via one route; stop and take photos;
+and then walk up to a bus depot; catch a ride back on a different route;
+and finally run the remainder from where the bus dropped us off to our home.
 [[User:Krintar|Krintar]]:Everyone I talked to about having a geohashing adventure seemed lazy and uninterested, so I was on the brink of deciding to just leave my first hash for some other day... then I noticed the location.
@@ Line 22: / Line 28: @@
 I'll be there around 4pm; hope to see someone else.
 == Expedition ==
-[[User:JimmyNZ|JimmyNZ]],[[User:Greenslime|Greenslime]]:SO after carefully planning our route over a cup of coffee, it was still early and with yesterday being Xmas we were both a little too full of food. After packing supplies, including a couple of Greenslimes' homemade fruit mince pies (yum!!) we took off on our little jog. It kinda sucks that we get out of our house and we're facing a steep hill for the next few kilometers. What a rude wake up.
+[[User:JimmyNZ|JimmyNZ]],[[User:Greenslime|Greenslime]]:So after carefully planning our route
+over a cup of coffee, it was still early and with yesterday being
+Xmas we were both a little too full of food. After packing supplies, including a
+couple of Greenslimes' homemade fruit mince pies (yum!!) we took off on our little
+jog. It kinda sucks that we get out of our house and we're facing
+a steep hill for the next few kilometers. What a rude wake up.
-A little time passes, along with 10.17 km (or 6.3 miles for you imperial folk) and we reach the hashpoint. We catch our breaths, sit down for a little hash pie, snap some photos, pick up some trash (it was an AC/DC cd, who throws that stuff out, black ice is a classic!!) for a further geotrash award then amble up to the bus stop.
+A little time passes, along with 10.17 km (or 6.3 miles for you imperial folk) and we reach the hashpoint. We catch our breaths, sit down for a little hash pie, snap some photos, pick up some trash (It was an AC/DC cd: who throws that stuff out - black ice is a classic!!) for a further geotrash award then amble up to the bus stop.
-After only a 4 minute wait for a bus (believe me in New Zealand thats what we call amazing) we jump on, pay a small fortune and sit back in air conditioned comfort for a little siesta.
+After only a 4 minute wait for a bus (believe me in New Zealand that's what we call amazing) we jump on, pay a small fortune and sit back in air conditioned comfort for a little siesta.
-Once we're ejected its only a short 3.3 km run (~2 miles folks) until we reach home.
+Once we're ejected it's only a short 3.3 km run (~2 miles folks) until we reach home.
 Job done, and a successful Tron Achievement.
-[[User:Krintar|Krintar]]: Managed to snag a lift out there, parked on Davies Dr. and walked down to the hash point. not terribly complicated for a first time out, though in retrospect I wish I had thought to set myself up for a few achievements.
+[[User:Krintar|Krintar]]: Managed to snag a lift out there; parked on Davies Dr. and walked down to the hash point. Not terribly complicated for a first time out, though in retrospect I wish I had thought to set myself up for a few achievements.
-I did manage to convince one of my friends to come out and meet me there, at least - we agreed that it was convenient to have a lamppost marking the hash point. Snapped a few pictures, hey presto, time to go home.
+I did manage to convince one of my friends to come out and meet me there, at least.
+We agreed that it was convenient to have a lamppost marking the hash point.
+Snapped a few pictures, hey presto, time to go home.
 == Tracklog ==
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 File:2010-12-26 -36 174 bus.jpg|Bus trip home
 </gallery>
 <gallery perrow="5">
 File:2010-12-26 -36 174 Street sign.jpg|The hash was on Munroe Lane
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 |expedition = [[2010-12-26 -36 174]]
 }}
 {{Geotrash
 | latitude = -36
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 | name = [[User:JimmyNZ|JimmyNZ]] and [[User:Greenslime|Greenslime]]
 | image = 2010-12-26_-36_174_Jim_hash_point.jpg
+}}
-}}
 {{Walk geohash
 | latitude = -36


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