Difference between revisions of "2020-05-16 50 -3"

Revision as of 22:28, 16 May 2020

Location

On a farm just outside Woodbury.

Participants

Plans

This one and Sunday's are very close so I'll try to get to both of them at around 4pm. However, it looks like it isn't public access so I may not reach it.

Expedition

Departed around 15.10 and cycled down to the Exe River. Continued cycling downstream between the river and the canal and spotted a train and manual bridge that would probably be fascinating when in use.

Crossed the river and continued on to the north end of the Exe Estuary before turning east in Topsham. Attacked by raptors on the outskirts of Topsham. Escaped with a small but quite painful wound likely received from a juvenile.

Cycled along Woodbury Road to Woodbury, encountering butterfly (flitterbug) on the way. Reached the farm the geohash was on at around 4.40, much later than originally intended. I was prevented from reaching the geohash as it was on private property. However, I was able to get within sight of the geohash by a path around a neighbouring field; the closest I could get was 120m. Attempted to get closer through another neighbouring field and was accosted by pheasant. Decided not to try my luck (field wasn't publicly accessible anyway).

Cycled home, retracing steps. Returned around 18.10.

Photos

Geotrashing
Train!
A strange manual bridge
A view of the Exe, looking north
Raptor wounds
A flitterbug
The sea! Well, the estuary
The city! Well, Topsham
The geohash farm; I'm not allowed in
Proof, as good as I can get
This is how close I was
The geohash, in there somewhere
Stupid grin^TM
A common Devonshire pheasant

Achievements

Harowcal earned the No trespassing consolation prize

by almost (120m) reaching the (50, -3) geohash on 2020-05-16.

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 == Expedition ==
-Departed around 15.30 and cycled down to the Exe River. Cycled downstream between the river and the canal. Crossed the river and continued on to the top of the Exe Estuary before turning northeast in Topsham. Reached the the geohash was on at around 4.40, much later than originally intended. I was prevented from reaching the geohash as it was on private property. However, I was able to get within sight of the geohash by a path around a neighbouring field; the closest I could get was 120m. While searching for a way to get closer to the geohash I encountered a pheasant. Cycled home, returning around 18.10.
+Departed around 15.10 and cycled down to the Exe River. Continued cycling downstream between the river and the canal and spotted a train and manual bridge that would probably be fascinating when in use.
-Photos and elaboration to follow.
+Crossed the river and continued on to the north end of the Exe Estuary before turning east in Topsham. Attacked by raptors on the outskirts of Topsham. Escaped with a small but quite painful wound likely received from a juvenile.
+Cycled along Woodbury Road to Woodbury, encountering butterfly (flitterbug) on the way.
+Reached the farm the geohash was on at around 4.40, much later than originally intended. I was prevented from reaching the geohash as it was on private property. However, I was able to get within sight of the geohash by a path around a neighbouring field; the closest I could get was 120m. Attempted to get closer through another neighbouring field and was accosted by pheasant. Decided not to try my luck (field wasn't publicly accessible anyway).
+Cycled home, retracing steps. Returned around 18.10.
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 <gallery perrow="5">
+Image:2020-05-16 50 -3 Harowcal 01 geotrash.jpg|Geotrashing
+Image:2020-05-16 50 -3 Harowcal 02 train.jpg|Train!
+Image:2020-05-16 50 -3 Harowcal 03 bridge.jpg|A strange manual bridge
+Image:2020-05-16 50 -3 Harowcal 04 river.jpg|A view of the Exe, looking north
+Image:2020-05-16 50 -3 Harowcal 05 raptor.jpg|Raptor wounds
+Image:2020-05-16 50 -3 Harowcal 06 butterfly.jpg|A flitterbug
+Image:2020-05-16 50 -3 Harowcal 07 estuary.jpg|The sea! Well, the estuary
+Image:2020-05-16 50 -3 Harowcal 08 city.jpg|The city! Well, Topsham
+Image:2020-05-16 50 -3 Harowcal 09 farm.jpg|The geohash farm; I'm not allowed in
+Image:2020-05-16 50 -3 Harowcal 10 proof.jpg|Proof, as good as I can get
+Image:2020-05-16 50 -3 Harowcal 11 map.jpg|This is how close I was
+Image:2020-05-16 50 -3 Harowcal 12 geohash.jpg|The geohash, in there somewhere
+Image:2020-05-16 50 -3 Harowcal 13 grin.jpg|Stupid grin<sup>TM</sup>
+Image:2020-05-16 50 -3 Harowcal 14 pheasant.jpg|A common Devonshire pheasant
 </gallery>


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