2009-01-17 -35 149

Sat 17 Jan 2009 in -35,149: -35.3238594, 149.1391970 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

At the hash

We hadn't revised our 14:00 Saturday hash meet time (16:00 was too late in winter), so Psud arrived at 13:50, having given himself extra leeway in time to arrive as he was attempting a no-batteries hash. Psud had hoped to take public transport too, but that was not to be.

?Graham? arrived a few minutes after Psud on foot. His first hash.

A few minutes late Nemo, Kieran and Joannac arrived in Eliza to the bird bath declared to be the hash point. Nemo brought juggling balls, so everyone but Kieran and Psud had a go at juggling.

Joannac wore a dancing outfit and ballet shoes, aiming for the calender girl achievement.

Next came Ainsley. Now with her own transport!

The hashpoint was nondescript. A lawn by a footpath in a quiet suburb of Canberra. Fortunately due to Canberra's laws against houses having front fences the hash point was accessible. A bird bath sat within arms reach of the expected spot (but there was not a GPS among us to confirm the exact location) so we declared it "Near enough".

Nemo drove Eliza and Psud past the hash point as they mimicked the google streetview car. A series of photos will be available shortly, as may be a video.

Photos

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• Psud goes to the hash
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  Psud couldn't use public transport - his ticket was broken.

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  So he drove, and decided to forgo GPS.

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  Rough directions

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  The hash was in central Canberra.

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  The hash point

• The hash
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  A bird bath stood in close proximity to the hash

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  But there was no water for the birds

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  A view of the street from the hash

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  Nemo, Kieran and Joannac arrive in Eliza

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  Detail showing Eliza's new Dalek

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  Nemo and Joannac juggle

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  Kieran and Whatshisname watch the juggling

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  Whatshisname has a go at juggling too.

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  Nemo brought Christmas cards!

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  Joannac en pointe is tall

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  Whatshisname at the hash

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  Ainsley arrived in her new car

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  Juggling balls were provided but Ainsley declined the opportunity

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  The Geohashers. Camera stability provided by a local tree.

• Calendar Girl Joanna
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After the hash

Since the hash was in close proximity to some of Canberra's better bars the regular hashers decided to retire to a pub. We drove past a block of flats being prepared for demolition - Ainsely had identified them as "spooky". Kieran wanted to break in. Conversation fell to cricket. Nemo started an attempt to explain the game to Ainsley. Kieran and Joannac and Psud helped. Props were used. We eventually relocated to Manuka (pronounced "mahn'ika") Oval - a cricket ground - to finish the discussion, before finally venturing our ways homewards. A successfull hash!

Photos

• After the hash... and cricket
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  The spooky flats

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  Nemo ran into people he knows

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  Nemo began an attempt to explain cricket - 14:05 by the camera's (slow) clock.

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  The explanations continue

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  Kieran attempts to find a succinct summary of cricket rules

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  Ainsley starts a drawing to aid her understanding

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  Nemo and Joannac make a model cricket pitch with paddlepop sticks and pens

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  With aid of the model, nemo describes The Ball of the Century

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  LBW rules are mentioned (and modeled)

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  Ainsley continued drawing

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  Ainsley needed another sheet of paper

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  Stumps, it turns out, have 5 pieces of wood

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  Cricket balls come in a variety of colours, are made of cork and leather and are stitched together in a manner quite unlike that of baseball

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  A closeup of Ainsley's notes

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  Manuka Oval

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  Manuka Oval's scoreboard