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| + | Knowing about this particular geohash a few days in advance, thanks to the lack of stock trading on weekends, I had plenty of time to prepare. Setting out after a frustrating internet session of frequent power outages by bike I navigated the wild and curvy streets of New Delhi across the sacred Yamuna River towards the hash location. | ||
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| + | With me I had my camera and GPS and a few snacks in my backpack. I thought about bringing my bike repair kit with its allen keys but decided it wouldn't be worth-while for such a short trip. BIG MISTAKE! | ||
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| + | Across the Yamuna, where I'd never been before (geohashing is good for going places you've never been), I was happily riding along a major freeway when I suddenly felt my left leg give way. My left crank had disconnected from my trusty bike, disengaged from my cleat and hit the ground. Only a couple of days ago I'd taken this bike to a bike shop and they'd tightened my crank up - obviously not very well. | ||
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| + | Stuffing the disconnected crank into my bag I continued towards the hash undeterred - since I had cleated shoes I could passably ride with only my right leg. I must have looked like a total idiot to the local New Delhians. | ||
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| + | About 5kms later I came across a roadside bike shop and asked them for a hand. They didn't have an allen key (a bike shop with no allen keys) but sent someone to borrow one from someone else and managed to re-attach my left crank to its rightful position on my bike. | ||
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| + | The next couple of Ks was fairly uneventful, dodging goats and swimming through dust along a large and busy street towards the hash. Eventually I got to within a hundred metres - my GPS arrow pointed to the inside of what looked like a garden. | ||
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| + | I locked up my bike and ran through the gate before anyone could stop me (and they tried too). I still had 30m to go when I reached the back wall, but luckily there was a dirt ramp and a gap in the wire allowing me to get through. Quickly taking a few blurry photos on the hash point on the other side of the gate before the wheels could get stolen off my bike I ran back through the gap in the fence and to my bike. Annoyingly, I'd left my SD card at home so I could only take a couple of photos on internal memory. | ||
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Image:2010 11 14 28 77 Crankless.JPG|Crankless | Image:2010 11 14 28 77 Crankless.JPG|Crankless | ||
| − | + | Image:2010 11 15 28 77 Crank Fix.JPG|Fixing that crank | |
| − | + | Image:2010 11 15 28 77 GPS.JPG|Blurry but right | |
| + | Image:2010 11 15 28 77 Felix.JPG|Felix at the hash | ||
| + | Image:2010 11 15 28 77 East.JPG|East view | ||
| + | Image:2010 11 15 28 77 West.JPG|West view | ||
| + | Image:Image-2010_11_15_28_77_Hash_Vicinity.JPG|Hash road | ||
| + | Image:2010 11 15 28 77 Goatmart.JPG|Goat market | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 14:15, 15 November 2010
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The Place
In north-eastern New Delhi, India.
Who Went
- Felix Dance - by bicycle.
Expedition
Felix Dance
Knowing about this particular geohash a few days in advance, thanks to the lack of stock trading on weekends, I had plenty of time to prepare. Setting out after a frustrating internet session of frequent power outages by bike I navigated the wild and curvy streets of New Delhi across the sacred Yamuna River towards the hash location.
With me I had my camera and GPS and a few snacks in my backpack. I thought about bringing my bike repair kit with its allen keys but decided it wouldn't be worth-while for such a short trip. BIG MISTAKE!
Across the Yamuna, where I'd never been before (geohashing is good for going places you've never been), I was happily riding along a major freeway when I suddenly felt my left leg give way. My left crank had disconnected from my trusty bike, disengaged from my cleat and hit the ground. Only a couple of days ago I'd taken this bike to a bike shop and they'd tightened my crank up - obviously not very well.
Stuffing the disconnected crank into my bag I continued towards the hash undeterred - since I had cleated shoes I could passably ride with only my right leg. I must have looked like a total idiot to the local New Delhians.
About 5kms later I came across a roadside bike shop and asked them for a hand. They didn't have an allen key (a bike shop with no allen keys) but sent someone to borrow one from someone else and managed to re-attach my left crank to its rightful position on my bike.
The next couple of Ks was fairly uneventful, dodging goats and swimming through dust along a large and busy street towards the hash. Eventually I got to within a hundred metres - my GPS arrow pointed to the inside of what looked like a garden.
I locked up my bike and ran through the gate before anyone could stop me (and they tried too). I still had 30m to go when I reached the back wall, but luckily there was a dirt ramp and a gap in the wire allowing me to get through. Quickly taking a few blurry photos on the hash point on the other side of the gate before the wheels could get stolen off my bike I ran back through the gap in the fence and to my bike. Annoyingly, I'd left my SD card at home so I could only take a couple of photos on internal memory.
Time of hash: 3:15pm
Total time for geohash: 3 hours.
Photos
- 2010 11 14 28 77 Crankless.JPG
Crankless
Fixing that crank
Blurry but right
Felix at the hash
East view
West view
Hash road
Goat market
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Felix Dance earned the Land geohash achievement
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Felix Dance earned the Bicycle geohash achievement
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