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== Location ==
 
== Location ==
  
Near Berney Arms in the Norfolk Broads
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Near Berney Arms in the Norfolk Broads.
  
 
== Participants ==
 
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== Expedition ==
 
== Expedition ==
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I took the 11:50 train from Cambridge, arriving in Norwich at 13:13 giving me time to stop at a ''local sandwich shop'' to purchase a chicken and bacon footlong, then caught the 13:36 to Barley Arms.
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As the train approached the platform, I stood by the door, preparing for a speedy walk to the hash and back. Unfortunately, the platform was so small that only one door opened, and it wasn't the one I was at. This cost me about 20 seconds, walking through the train to the next carriage.
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I headed off, along the route that I thought I could follow easily. (I'm used to geohashing around crop fields, where public footpaths are where crops aren't. Cow fields are more difficult.) I did manage to stay on track, although I paused at a few points to get my bearings.
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As I approached the hash, I checked the time and realised that over half of it was gone. So I reached the hash, hurriedly took a few pictures, and then set of on a run, taking a slight shortcut for the first part of the return journey.
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Running back was hindered by two things: my endurance, and the cows. These cows probably aren't very familiar with humans, so were watching me closely even when I walked past them, and some of them got up and looked intimidating at me when I tried to run through their field. So I slowed to a walk until I was away from that herd.
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Soon after that, I saw my train pull into the station.
  
  

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Location

Near Berney Arms in the Norfolk Broads.

Participants

PeterRoder

Plans

Take the train to Berney Arms station, arriving at 14:01, giving me 23 minutes to get to the hash and back for the return train.

Expedition

I took the 11:50 train from Cambridge, arriving in Norwich at 13:13 giving me time to stop at a local sandwich shop to purchase a chicken and bacon footlong, then caught the 13:36 to Barley Arms.

As the train approached the platform, I stood by the door, preparing for a speedy walk to the hash and back. Unfortunately, the platform was so small that only one door opened, and it wasn't the one I was at. This cost me about 20 seconds, walking through the train to the next carriage.

I headed off, along the route that I thought I could follow easily. (I'm used to geohashing around crop fields, where public footpaths are where crops aren't. Cow fields are more difficult.) I did manage to stay on track, although I paused at a few points to get my bearings.

As I approached the hash, I checked the time and realised that over half of it was gone. So I reached the hash, hurriedly took a few pictures, and then set of on a run, taking a slight shortcut for the first part of the return journey.

Running back was hindered by two things: my endurance, and the cows. These cows probably aren't very familiar with humans, so were watching me closely even when I walked past them, and some of them got up and looked intimidating at me when I tried to run through their field. So I slowed to a walk until I was away from that herd.

Soon after that, I saw my train pull into the station.


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