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Location

Located just south east of Rangiora and South East of Woodend, on the side of a small road that runs along a small unknown creek.

Participants

[[User:BuffyNZ: Stuart], John and Peter.

Expedition

[[User::BuffyNZ]]

I had been watching for an accessable location in my graticule for a week or so. Location and available time worked in together today.

Having checked out the co-ordinates using the trusty geohash iPhone app, I sent out a call to other XKCD fans in my company [Electronics] to see if anyone else would be keen to join me.

Peter and John stepped up.

We jumped into my car and headed off to the location. As using hand-held GPS units and phones in a car is now banned in New Zealand, John acted as the navigator as we set off towards Cox Road.

Cox road turned out to be a gravel road with a 'No Exit' sign. We followed it, and eventually reached out target co-ordinates.

Photos

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The river, nice and peaceful.
2009-11-04 -42 172 transport.jpg

Our trusty transport.
2009-11-04 -42 172 john.jpg

John, taking a photo of me with the iPhone
A screenshot of the maps application in the iPhone

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 == Location ==
+Located just south east of Rangiora and South East of Woodend, on the side of a small road that runs along a small unknown creek.
 == Participants ==
+[[User:BuffyNZ: Stuart], John and Peter.
+== Expedition ==
-== Plans ==
+=== [[User::BuffyNZ]] ===
+I had been watching for an accessable location in my graticule for a week or so. Location and available time worked in together today.
+Having checked out the co-ordinates using the trusty geohash iPhone app, I sent out a call to other XKCD fans in my company [[http://tait.co.nz:Tait Electronics]] to see if anyone else would be keen to join me.
-== Expedition ==
+Peter and John stepped up.
+We jumped into my car and headed off to the location. As using hand-held GPS units and phones in a car is now banned in New Zealand, John acted as the navigator as we set off towards Cox Road.
-== Tracklog ==
+Cox road turned out to be a gravel road with a 'No Exit' sign. We followed it, and eventually reached out target co-ordinates.
 == Photos ==
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+Image:2009-11-04 -42 172 river.jpg | The river, nice and peaceful.
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+Image:2009-11-04 -42 172 transport.jpg | Our trusty transport.
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+Image:2009-11-04 -42 172 john.jpg | John, taking a photo of me with the iPhone
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+Image:2009-11-04 -42 172 screenshot.png | A screenshot of the maps application in the iPhone
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