Difference between revisions of "2021-04-02 52 4"

Revision as of 16:54, 2 April 2021

Location

Voorschoterweg, Leiden, South Holland province.

Participants

Expedition

Today's hash was on the edge of a road at the southern end of Leiden. I actually had time to go there during the daytime, because my new employer considers Good Friday to be a holiday (it is not a national holiday; while schools and government offices are closed, the private sector generally keeps working). The exact location looked slightly tricky, right on the edge of a busy road. Nevertheless I got on my bike and rode through Delft, Rijswijk, Voorburg, Leidschendam and Voorschoten to reach the Voorschoterweg in Leiden. Because the road was rather busy (as it usually is), my strategy was to stand on the bike path and wait for a lull in traffic, then quickly scoot forward to grab the hash point and retreat to safety. This worked surprisingly well, and I managed to reach the point. Then I rode home again.

Photos

The hash is right ahead, just on the edge of the carriageway.
Looking south, towards Voorschoten.
Looking north, towards Leiden. Waiting for traffic to calm down for a second.
After quickly stepping forward, we reach the hash!
Lloyd celebrating.

Achievements

FelixTheCat (talk) earned the Bicycle geohash achievement

by cycling 38.8 km to and from the (52, 4) geohash on 2021-04-02.

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+Today's hash was on the edge of a road at the southern end of Leiden. I actually had time to go there during the daytime, because my new employer considers Good Friday to be a holiday (it is not a national holiday; while schools and government offices are closed, the private sector generally keeps working). The exact location looked slightly tricky, right on the edge of a busy road. Nevertheless I got on my bike and rode through Delft, Rijswijk, Voorburg, Leidschendam and Voorschoten to reach the Voorschoterweg in Leiden. Because the road was rather busy (as it usually is), my strategy was to stand on the bike path and wait for a lull in traffic, then quickly scoot forward to grab the hash point and retreat to safety. This worked surprisingly well, and I managed to reach the point. Then I rode home again.
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+Image:2021-04-02 52 4 FelixTheCat 1.JPG | The hash is right ahead, just on the edge of the carriageway.
+Image:2021-04-02 52 4 FelixTheCat 2.JPG | Looking south, towards Voorschoten.
+Image:2021-04-02 52 4 FelixTheCat 3.JPG | Looking north, towards Leiden. Waiting for traffic to calm down for a second.
+Image:2021-04-02 52 4 FelixTheCat 4.jpg | After quickly stepping forward, we reach the hash!
+Image:2021-04-02 52 4 FelixTheCat 5.JPG | Lloyd celebrating.
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