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Location

Karlsburger und Oldenburger Holz, Oldenburg (Züssow), VG, MV, Germany.

Participants

SastRe.O

Plans

The idea is to grab Winterbuche in the morning after breakfast. It could be... maybe 3 hours to the hash, probably going through Hanshagen, Kessin, Züssow, Oldenburg -> Hash. Have something to eat there, and go back passing by Ranzin, Gribow, Dambeck, Klein- Groß Kiesow and back home, looking on the way for somewhere to rest for a while and for a remote mailbox from where I can send some due postcards to friends.

Juggernaut is unfortunately not possible by a little margin (1:18 could be possible but I don't see any way for 1:20), but the idea is to earn the Tron achievement. Let's press our thumbs. --SastRe.O (talk) 22:24, 13 August 2019 (UTC)

Expedition

Well, it has not been the easiest (or normaliest) expedition, but the coordinates have been successfully reached.

I waked up earlier than usual, and as planned I had everything ready to leave after breakfast, however taking my time, I was in no rush. At 08:51 I was already mounted in my bike. Yesterday it had rained for a while, meaning that today it was quite chilling and we would reach only 20ºC maximum. At 9 it was a little bit cold, but once I start pedalling I warm up easily.

First minutes went well and once inside the NSG Eldena I stopped to mount the video camera. This time I made sure it had battery (no like last time). I tried different perspectives, starting with a lateral one. The route was as planed, and for the first part was the same I took going after this hash. Already warm I continued pedalling. In Hanshagen, I changed the perspective of the camera, to a rear view, showing what I was leaving behind (that which I don't see). What I didn't have in mind is that in the rear of the bike, the support wasn't as stable, and I thing it ended up a little shaky. Well, the paths aren't that smooth either, so it may be reflecting reality more truthfully ;)

In Züssow I took a different turn in respect to the other expedition I mentioned and went towards Oldenburg. There in Oldenburg I stopped for some water and it coincided with the battery of my camera ending. So close, I was about... 10-15 minutes to reach the hash? More or less.

Well, here I entered the forest which has the name of the location and had to take a longer path to reach the hash in order to earn the tron achievement. I even had to cross the train rails in a not-official point, so to say (with all the care of the world, obviously). And there I was, reaching today's hash. :)

It was almost on the path. Took proof with app, a long panoramic view of the area (I hope I don't forget to upload it) and heard some woodpeckers. Well, some mocking woodpeckers, because although I could here them very closely, I wasn't able to spot them. Some tits I did see, and even a deer runing away from the hash point (yep, he was there first, I came second), but the woodpeckers remained invisible. Damn. Well, I had forgot my binoculars anyway.

Here I watch the time. 10:50, that makes it... 2 hours. Spot on! But you know how it is, you start all pumped up and fast, and well, know you have to go back and the motivation is not the same ¿^^ Right before continuing some dark clouds covered the sky and it became colder. It's not supposed to rain, but you never know.. They didn't seem suspicious and it looked like they would past fast. Lucky for me I was not wrong.

Then I continued with the planed route. First Ranzin, where I found the Mailbox I was looking for (it had to be on the way so to not compromise the potential tron tracklog). Mailed the postcards and went for a geocache. After Ranzin it was turn for Gribow. Also stopped for a geocache. My plans where to eat here somewhere, but I didn't find the place, and since I went faster than expected, I thought that I would stop later. And stop I did, but not for eating...

I started the report saying it hasn't been the easiest expedition. So far, everything seemed fine. Well, right arriving in Dambeck I notice the pressure of the front wheel is lower than it's supposed to be. Oh-oh, don't panic. I am equipped this time. I stopped at the bus station and took a look at the wheel. It needs air, no question about that. I grab my air pump and started inflating the wheel. And when the pressure seems normal again, there it is, I took my ear closer and... tssssssssss, that snake-like sound. Eeeehh, is it the pump that is losing air? (I was fully aware it wasn't the case, but one wants to believe sometimes). Tsssssss, touch the wheel and there I feel it, the tube (is it called "tube" in english? hope so) was loosing air. Aww. Well. Time to adapt. My first plan was to continue and stop every, what, 5-10 minutes and pump again, see how serious it is.

So, started riding again and.. yeah, it won't work. Faster than before, the wheel had less pressure. I must stop. I chose a place near the rode on a field and started changing tubes. Actually, last week I had to change and repair the.. rear wheel tube. Now I had problems with the front one. I guess that is what you get when you trust an old bike ^^ I mean, I enjoy repairing my bike, but on my free time not in the middle of an expedition.

Now, since I stopped, I was sweaty and it was windy, it got cold again, so I put on a jacket I had with me. A few minutes later the bike was (hopefully) again ready for battle.

After that, the only difficulty was that my legs were starting to get tired, but I was already close, and when you are close you find some hidden energy. Since the bike situation stressed me a little, I decided I would eat something home. I did not want any more unexpected situations.

I reached home at 13:33, with a successful tron tracklog 51.6km later. And that's it.

Tracklog

Tracklog

Photos

Almost 360º view of the hash area.

Winterbuche in the NSG Eldena, before setting the camera up.  NSG Eldena.  Fields north of Kessin.  Making of the footage.  Working on the field near Oldenburg.  Reaching my goal.  Duel stone. Found this by chance. It had this written on it "„F. v. H. 4. 8. 1846“"  Hashpoint reached!  Proof with app.  Schloss in Ranzin.  Main street and church in Gribow.  We have a situation.

Video

To prepare somewhat a little the video will take a little more time. It will be posted later. Maybe tomorrow.

Achievements

SastRe.O earned the Land geohash achievement by reaching the (53, 13) geohash on 2019-08-14.

SastRe.O with Winterbuche earned the Bicycle geohash achievement by cycling 52km to and from the (53, 13) geohash on 2019-08-14.

SastRe.O earned the Tron achievement by reaching and returning from the (53, 13) geohash without crossing his own tracks on 2019-08-14.

SastRe.O issued a challenge for the Tale of Two Hashes achievement by geohashing in a place named Oldenburg from the (53, 13) geohash on 2019-08-14.

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Neubrandenburg, Germany	SastRe.O	Karlsburger und Oldenburger Holz, Oldenburg (Züssow), VG, MV, Germany.

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