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| − | Well on Saturday morning, while I was still in Pangandaran, Java, I checked the internet to see if there'd be any good geohashes in the next couple of days. There was nothing near Pangandaran, but I noticed that there was one quite close to the city of Bandung, which I would be passing through on train on Monday, the day of that hash. I didn't particularly need to go to Bandung, but it was on the way to Jakarta so I thought I'd give it a shot... | + | Well on Saturday morning, while I was still in Pangandaran, Java, I checked the internet to see if there'd be any good geohashes in the next couple of days. There was nothing near Pangandaran, but I noticed that there was one quite close to the city of Bandung, which I would be passing through on train on Monday, the day of that hash. I didn't particularly need to go to Bandung, but it was on the way to Jakarta so I thought I'd give it a shot. |
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| + | In the morning after arriving at my hotel in Bandung, I searched around for somewhere to hire a normal pushbike. Unfortunately, I was met with blank stares as I was told that people don't get around that way here and I'd need to hire a motorbike. I soon resigned myself to that fate, despite its exorbitant cost, and got one for the day. At least it was yellow. | ||
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| + | For quite a while I was a bit freaked out with battling Bandung's traffic (a city of two million people, fourth largest in Indonesia), especially as I only had my GPS to navigate and it was constantly threatening if not producing rain. At one point I was stopped by a horde of policemen and I thought, "Uh oh, here we go. Either I'll get carted off to a cop shop or I'll have to pay a ridiculously huge bribe." But no, they were merely, and politely, informing me that I was traveling the wrong way down a one way street and would I please turn around. Sure enough, a wall of traffic was approaching me like a tsunami. I got out of there pretty quick. | ||
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| + | After an hour or so of wrong turns, crazy hand gestures, and hurled abuse I started heading in the right sort of direction for a reasonable amount of time. The crazy city and terrible air pollution gave way to fields, mountain views and unsealed roads. I was soon in the suburb/village of the hash. | ||
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| + | Within 90m I parked the bike and proceeded on foot... | ||
== Photos == | == Photos == | ||
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Image:Geohash 2009 11 16 -6 107 GPS.jpg|GPS proof | Image:Geohash 2009 11 16 -6 107 GPS.jpg|GPS proof | ||
Image:Geohash 2009 11 16 -6 107 Felix.jpg|Felix self-photographed | Image:Geohash 2009 11 16 -6 107 Felix.jpg|Felix self-photographed | ||
| + | Image:Geohash 2009 11 16 -6 107 West.jpg|West view | ||
| + | Image:Geohash 2009 11 16 -6 107 North.jpg|North view | ||
| + | Image:Geohash 2009 11 16 -6 107 East.jpg|East view | ||
| + | Image:Geohash 2009 11 16 -6 107 South.jpg|South view | ||
| + | Image:Geohash 2009 11 16 -6 107 Guys.jpg|Guys watching me geohash | ||
| + | Image:Geohash 2009 11 16 -6 107 Road.jpg|The road to the hash | ||
| + | Image:Geohash 2009 11 16 -6 107 Bike.jpg|My trusty motorbike | ||
| + | Image:Geohash 2009 11 16 -6 107 Kids.jpg|Local kids | ||
| + | Image:Geohash 2009 11 16 -6 107 Traffic.jpg|Bandung traffic | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 12:58, 16 November 2009
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The Place
In an outer suburb of Bandung, Indonesia, in a clump of trees in a field outside someone's house.
Who Went
- Felix Dance - by motorbike.
Expedition
Felix Dance
Well on Saturday morning, while I was still in Pangandaran, Java, I checked the internet to see if there'd be any good geohashes in the next couple of days. There was nothing near Pangandaran, but I noticed that there was one quite close to the city of Bandung, which I would be passing through on train on Monday, the day of that hash. I didn't particularly need to go to Bandung, but it was on the way to Jakarta so I thought I'd give it a shot.
In the morning after arriving at my hotel in Bandung, I searched around for somewhere to hire a normal pushbike. Unfortunately, I was met with blank stares as I was told that people don't get around that way here and I'd need to hire a motorbike. I soon resigned myself to that fate, despite its exorbitant cost, and got one for the day. At least it was yellow.
For quite a while I was a bit freaked out with battling Bandung's traffic (a city of two million people, fourth largest in Indonesia), especially as I only had my GPS to navigate and it was constantly threatening if not producing rain. At one point I was stopped by a horde of policemen and I thought, "Uh oh, here we go. Either I'll get carted off to a cop shop or I'll have to pay a ridiculously huge bribe." But no, they were merely, and politely, informing me that I was traveling the wrong way down a one way street and would I please turn around. Sure enough, a wall of traffic was approaching me like a tsunami. I got out of there pretty quick.
After an hour or so of wrong turns, crazy hand gestures, and hurled abuse I started heading in the right sort of direction for a reasonable amount of time. The crazy city and terrible air pollution gave way to fields, mountain views and unsealed roads. I was soon in the suburb/village of the hash.
Within 90m I parked the bike and proceeded on foot...
Photos
GPS proof
Felix self-photographed
West view
North view
East view
South view
Guys watching me geohash
The road to the hash
My trusty motorbike
Local kids
Bandung traffic
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Felix Dance earned the Land geohash achievement
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