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One of two spanning midnight - [[2016-05-16 52 1]] - [[2016-05-17 52 1]] - ETA 23:10. | One of two spanning midnight - [[2016-05-16 52 1]] - [[2016-05-17 52 1]] - ETA 23:10. | ||
| − | == Expedition == | + | == Expedition - Fail == |
| + | This point was probably reachable but there were multiple problems. | ||
| + | # I forgot my hand held GPSr. | ||
| + | # My phone lost GPS lock. | ||
| + | # There was a closed road. | ||
| + | # My Android tablet with free SatNav software put me into a routing loop back to the closed road. | ||
| + | # Using the moon for direction I got out of the routing loop. | ||
| + | # 350 metres away there was nowhere to park. | ||
| + | # A poultry farm blocked one of the routes. This looked as though there might be security so a trespass was not advisable. | ||
| + | # At an alternative approach path I nearly put my car in a ditch while trying to park | ||
| − | + | Time to give up and know when you are not wanted. | |
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== Achievements == | == Achievements == | ||
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| + | {{Blinded by Science | ||
| + | | latitude = 52 | ||
| + | | longitude = 1 | ||
| + | | date = 2016-05-16 | ||
| + | | reason = because two devices failed and one got left at home | ||
| + | | name = Sourcerer | ||
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Revision as of 23:50, 16 May 2016
| Mon 16 May 2016 in Norwich, UK: 52.3422204, 1.3877336 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
Location
A field at North Green, Suffolk, UK.
Participants
Plans
One of two spanning midnight - 2016-05-16 52 1 - 2016-05-17 52 1 - ETA 23:10.
Expedition - Fail
This point was probably reachable but there were multiple problems.
- I forgot my hand held GPSr.
- My phone lost GPS lock.
- There was a closed road.
- My Android tablet with free SatNav software put me into a routing loop back to the closed road.
- Using the moon for direction I got out of the routing loop.
- 350 metres away there was nowhere to park.
- A poultry farm blocked one of the routes. This looked as though there might be security so a trespass was not advisable.
- At an alternative approach path I nearly put my car in a ditch while trying to park
Time to give up and know when you are not wanted.
Achievements
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Sourcerer earned the Blinded by Science Consolation Prize
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Expeditions and Plans
| 2016-05-16 | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York, New York | Elipongo, OtherJack | In the back yard of a small apartment building in Wakefield, North Bronx |
| Buffalo, New York | Pedalpusher | Wiley Field in Masten park in Buffalo |
| Grand Rapids, Michigan | Mcbaneg, Katja | Lawn of Fair Haven Church, Hudsonville, MI |
| Fulda, Germany | Q-Owl, Q-Owla | In a wood between Birstein and Steinau an der Straße |
| Norwich, United Kingdom | Sourcerer | A field at North Green, Suffolk, UK. |
| Kajaani, Finland | PPP, No visible trace of any other e | In the Paltamo on the lake Oulujärvi. |
Sourcerer's Expedition Links
2016-05-15 52 1 - 2016-05-16 52 1 - 2016-05-17 52 1 - KML file download of Sourcerer's expeditions for use with Google Earth.
