Difference between revisions of "2017-12-17 52 5"

Revision as of 19:59, 19 December 2017

Location

On a field near Oosterbeek, Gelderland province.

Participants

Expedition

Today's hash appeared to be in an open area in a forest. It could be either a clearing or a farmer's field. Satellite imagery wasn't clear enough to see which it was, so I decided to go and check it out. It was a beautiful cold Sunday morning, and very nice to walk in the forest. There were several people riding on an MTB trail. Most of them said "good morning" to me, which I found pretty surprising since cyclists don't usually do that. I assume they were just being friendly, but a more cynical person might suspect that what they really meant was "get the heck off our trail".

Anyway, once I reached the hash it turned out to be in a farmer's field behind a fence. I could get no closer than 15 metres. Oh well.

Afterwards I went on to visit a couple of museums nearby, including the Airborne Museum in Oosterbeek which has a pretty comprehensive exhibit about the Battle of Arnhem in World War II.

Photos

It's a beautiful frosty morning in December.
The hash is up ahead to the left side of the path.
A fence blocks our way.
Close, but no cigar.
Lloyd is disappointed to miss this hash.
But he is happy to meet a fellow horse in the field next door.

Achievements

FelixTheCat (talk) earned the No trespassing consolation prize

by almost (15m) reaching the (52, 5) geohash on 2017-12-17.

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+Today's hash appeared to be in an open area in a forest. It could be either a clearing or a farmer's field. Satellite imagery wasn't clear enough to see which it was, so I decided to go and check it out. It was a beautiful cold Sunday morning, and very nice to walk in the forest. There were several people riding on an MTB trail. Most of them said "good morning" to me, which I found pretty surprising since cyclists don't usually do that. I assume they were just being friendly, but a more cynical person might suspect that what they really meant was "get the heck off our trail".
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+Anyway, once I reached the hash it turned out to be in a farmer's field behind a fence. I could get no closer than 15 metres. Oh well.
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+Afterwards I went on to visit a couple of museums nearby, including the Airborne Museum in Oosterbeek which has a pretty comprehensive exhibit about the Battle of Arnhem in World War II.
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+Image:2017-12-17 52 5 FelixTheCat 1.JPG | It's a beautiful frosty morning in December.
+Image:2017-12-17 52 5 FelixTheCat 2.JPG | The hash is up ahead to the left side of the path.
+Image:2017-12-17 52 5 FelixTheCat 3.JPG | A fence blocks our way.
+Image:2017-12-17 52 5 FelixTheCat 4.png | Close, but no cigar.
+Image:2017-12-17 52 5 FelixTheCat 5.JPG | Lloyd is disappointed to miss this hash.
+Image:2017-12-17 52 5 FelixTheCat 6.JPG | But he is happy to meet a fellow horse in the field next door.
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+{{No trespassing
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