2022-12-07 52 4

Wed 7 Dec 2022 in 52,4: 52.0501523, 4.4330437 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Location

On the edge of Nootdorp, South Holland province.

Participants

FelixTheCat (talk)

Expedition

Today's hash was pretty close to home, so a good candidate for a bicycle geohash. These days it gets dark at around 16:30, so going after work was not really an option. I decided to get up a bit earlier than usual and ride to the point before work. Since Kat was cycling to Ypenburg train station we decided to ride together. The weather was ok, a bit cold and grey but it didn't rain (at least not a significant amount). At the train station our ways parted and I rode on towards the hash. It turned out to be in a marshy area right next to the train tracks and the A12 motorway. I parked the bike and walked along a muddy path towards the point. Unfortunately, it was located in the middle of a reed bed and therefore impossible to reach. I took photos for documentation and then rode back towards Delft and to the office.

Photos

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  Parked the bike at the beginning of the path.

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  It's all kind of muddy, not great when wearing non-waterproof shoes.

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  The point is somewhere in front here. Walking there is really not an option: even if you don't mind flattening all that vegetation, it's likely you'll suddenly find the ground disappearing below your feet, since reed beds typically occur in swampy areas.

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  Missed the point by more than 20 metres.

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  Lloyd is disappointed.

Achievements

FelixTheCat (talk) earned the There might be alligators! consolation prize by being prevented from reaching the (52, 4) geohash on 2022-12-07 by an impassable and unforeseen reed bed (and probably lurking alligators).