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==Advance Scouting Report== | ==Advance Scouting Report== | ||
| − | [[User:Robyn|Robyn]] passed abeam her on the way home from work, in most unpiratey garb that included epaulets and a tie. The geohash be in or just in front of an open | + | [[User:Robyn|Robyn]] passed abeam her on the way home from work, in most unpiratey garb that included epaulets and a tie. The geohash be in or just in front of an open carrrport set back between two houses. One house might be vacant, with a pile of newspapers on the front step and the other one looks like a party house, unkempt with a pile of beer bottles on the back stoop. The geohash be accessible by just walking up the driveway, and I expect that being a Friday night the owners of the beer bottles might be there and willing to join in the piratey fun. |
A 24 hour geosquishy vendor be located at the corner of King George and 80th, less than 400 m from the geohash. The King George Skytrain station be 4 km north. Yarrrr! | A 24 hour geosquishy vendor be located at the corner of King George and 80th, less than 400 m from the geohash. The King George Skytrain station be 4 km north. Yarrrr! | ||
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===wmcduff=== | ===wmcduff=== | ||
Yarr! [[User:wmcduff|Wmcduff]] dragged shipmates, one from the fair port of Abbotsford, the other from Surrey who sailed to Abbotsford only to be forced to return back to his home port, to this here geohash at a time about 6 bells during the afternoon. He might not have been precisely on the X, but an expedition was launched, arr. More words and pictures tomorrow, I swear by the Jolly Roger. | Yarr! [[User:wmcduff|Wmcduff]] dragged shipmates, one from the fair port of Abbotsford, the other from Surrey who sailed to Abbotsford only to be forced to return back to his home port, to this here geohash at a time about 6 bells during the afternoon. He might not have been precisely on the X, but an expedition was launched, arr. More words and pictures tomorrow, I swear by the Jolly Roger. | ||
| + | ===Robyn & Wade=== | ||
| + | [[User:Robyn|Robyn]] asked Wade if he would like to come on a "midnight pirate geohash" and Wade agreed, which meant that we went on his motorcycle, with Robyn giving directions. "Harrrd a starrrboarrrd!" We parked around the corner, donned our pirate garb, and approached the geohash on foot, stopping at the entrance to the driveway. While we were standing there, softly saying "yarrr!" to one another, we noticed someone walking in the characteristic geohashing posture, GPS in hand. I was kind of surprised that he did not at once cry out in pirately greeting, but instead strolled up and asked "Are you here for the same reason I am?" | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | "Yarrr we be!" |
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| + | It was [[User:thepiguy|thepiguy]] who provided the promised ten seconds of entertainment by explaining his nickname. We then attempted to take pictures of ourselves in the dark, photographed our GPSes at the stroke of midnight, discussed our great [[2008-09-21 49 -123|future]] [[2008-09-21 49 -124|geohash plans]], and parted ways. | ||
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| + | The midnight hash is several metres back from the coordinates, but they were reached in the afternoon reconnaissance mission, as it's more acceptable to walk down a stranger's driveway at four-thirty in the afternoon than at midnight. | ||
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| + | It was my first ever time meeting another geohasher at a geohash! | ||
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| + | ==Photographs== | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-19 49-122.onhash.JPG|Proof of reaching geohash, within the precision of the GPS. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-19 49-122.byday.JPG|The carport by day. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-19 49-122.2pirates.JPG|Why you should not try to take a picture of yourself. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-19 49-122.cat.JPG|The fourth geohasher. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-19 49-122.midnight.JPG|Proof of midnight. | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
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| + | [[Category:Coordinates Reached]] | ||
[[Category:Meetup on 2008-09-19]] | [[Category:Meetup on 2008-09-19]] | ||
[[Category:Meetup in 49 -122]] | [[Category:Meetup in 49 -122]] | ||
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Contents
Location
It be just off King Gearrrge Highway, nearrr the cornarrr of 79A Avenue and 133A Street, in someone's carrrport.
Advance Scouting Report
Robyn passed abeam her on the way home from work, in most unpiratey garb that included epaulets and a tie. The geohash be in or just in front of an open carrrport set back between two houses. One house might be vacant, with a pile of newspapers on the front step and the other one looks like a party house, unkempt with a pile of beer bottles on the back stoop. The geohash be accessible by just walking up the driveway, and I expect that being a Friday night the owners of the beer bottles might be there and willing to join in the piratey fun.
A 24 hour geosquishy vendor be located at the corner of King George and 80th, less than 400 m from the geohash. The King George Skytrain station be 4 km north. Yarrrr!
Expeditions
wmcduff
Yarr! Wmcduff dragged shipmates, one from the fair port of Abbotsford, the other from Surrey who sailed to Abbotsford only to be forced to return back to his home port, to this here geohash at a time about 6 bells during the afternoon. He might not have been precisely on the X, but an expedition was launched, arr. More words and pictures tomorrow, I swear by the Jolly Roger.
Robyn & Wade
Robyn asked Wade if he would like to come on a "midnight pirate geohash" and Wade agreed, which meant that we went on his motorcycle, with Robyn giving directions. "Harrrd a starrrboarrrd!" We parked around the corner, donned our pirate garb, and approached the geohash on foot, stopping at the entrance to the driveway. While we were standing there, softly saying "yarrr!" to one another, we noticed someone walking in the characteristic geohashing posture, GPS in hand. I was kind of surprised that he did not at once cry out in pirately greeting, but instead strolled up and asked "Are you here for the same reason I am?"
"Yarrr we be!"
It was thepiguy who provided the promised ten seconds of entertainment by explaining his nickname. We then attempted to take pictures of ourselves in the dark, photographed our GPSes at the stroke of midnight, discussed our great future geohash plans, and parted ways.
The midnight hash is several metres back from the coordinates, but they were reached in the afternoon reconnaissance mission, as it's more acceptable to walk down a stranger's driveway at four-thirty in the afternoon than at midnight.
It was my first ever time meeting another geohasher at a geohash!
Photographs
<gallery> Image:2008-09-19 49-122.onhash.JPG|Proof of reaching geohash, within the precision of the GPS. Image:2008-09-19 49-122.byday.JPG|The carport by day. Image:2008-09-19 49-122.2pirates.JPG|Why you should not try to take a picture of yourself. Image:2008-09-19 49-122.cat.JPG|The fourth geohasher. Image:2008-09-19 49-122.midnight.JPG|Proof of midnight. <gallery>
