2023-06-10 global

Globalhash on Sat 10 Jun 2023: 51.36552,6.833124  google osm crox

Location

This Globalhash is located in a forest in Selbeck.

Participants

• Fippe
• GeorgDerReisende
• π π π
• FelixTheCat
• ΛΞ
  • Sov
• rkschlotte

Plans

• Fippe: I'll take the train to Duisburg-Großenbaum and cycle the rest of the distance. Not sure how early I'll arrive, but I'll definitely be there at 14:30 to meet with rkschlotte and stay until 16:00, the Saturday meetup time. I'm not bringing the chairs this time since I can't transport them by bike, but I'll bring a blanket we can sit on.
• FelixTheCat: I'll aim for around 15:00, traffic permitting.
• π π π: The current fourth iteration of the plan is to leave in the morning, go to Mülheim via Hamburg, Bremen, and Osnabrück, and be at the hash around 3 pm. That's if none of the trains mess it up.
• ΛΞ: Actually somewhat unplanned, I decided this morning to launch my first geohash expedition ever. ETA 15:00 local time.

Expedition

Fippe

In the morning, I cycled to Osnabrück Central and took the train via Duisburg to Duisburg-Großenbaum. From there, I cycled east towards the coordinates.

The coordinates were in a forest, so I walked the last meters on foot. It is one of those easy mode forests, no dense bushes. At 12:40, I located the coordinates and recorded proof. Nobody else was there, and I didn't find any signs of someone who had been there earlier.

After spreading the blanket to sit on, I started waiting for the others to arrive. At about 14:35, the next person to arrive was rkschlotte, followed by FelixTheCat soon afterwards. ΛΞ and Sov went on their first expedition today and arrived almost at the same time as GeorgDerReisende. Last but not least, π π π joined us.

And introductory round was in order, since all of us met someone new today. Other activities included: Swapping stories, candy and business cards, taking pictures, and writing a letter to rkschlotte's friend. We noticed that we achieved a Migration Geohash - the seven of us represented not just five, but seven graticules by place of birth, setting a new record:

Geohasher	Graticule of birth
ΛΞ	51,6	Düsseldorf
π π π	53,10	Hamburg-East
FelixTheCat	52,4	Amsterdam
Fippe	42,-87	Kenosha
GeorgDerReisende	52,9	Hannover
rkschlotte	53,9	Hamburg-West
Sov	-35,149	Canberra

The official meetup time of 16:00 came and went. Afterwards, GeorgDerReisende left to catch his train, and ΛΞ and Sov left too. The rest of us departed at about 16:55. It was really nice meeting with you all today!

After saying goodbye, I cycled to the train station at Mülheim, crossing the river Ruhr on the way. From there, I took the train via Münster back to Osnabrück Central and cycled home from there.

ΛΞ

At about one o’clock in the afternoon my daughter and I made the final go/no-go decision: Let’s GO (-;

Despite forecasted 30+°C we were determined to cover the mere 7 km a crow’s flight from home somehow. Public transportation brought us around the forests between the cities of Duisburg and Mülheim in an hour, and the remaining 2 km we hiked through the countryside. (Yes, the Ruhrgebiet is not all coal mines and steel mills anymore.)

At around 15:10 we reached the plot of forest the coordinates were and met five fellow geohashers (I’ll add name tags, links, and pictures once I figured out how to later (-;)

Shortly after 4 p.m. we had to leave, unfortunately. We enjoyed your company and are looking forward to meet again.

ΛΞ (talk) 19:48, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

Photos

Fippe

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  On the way to the Globalhash

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  Proof

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  The Globalhash

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  Surroundings

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  The site of the Globalhash

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  The blanket is ready

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  The coordinates viewed from the street

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  The golf course behind the forest

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  All of us at the coordinates

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  At the Mülheim station

Achievements

FelixTheCat earned the Border geohash achievement by crossing the Netherlands-Germany border on 2023-06-10 to reach the (global, ) geohash.

All participants earned the Tale of Two Hashes achievement by meeting the challenge by globescorer to geohash in Mül(l)heim going to the (global, ) geohash on 2023-06-10.

All participants earned the Meet-up achievement by meeting a complete stranger at the (global, ) geohash on 2023-06-10.

All participants earned the Migration Geohash Achievement by meeting people from 7 different graticules at the (global, ) geohash on 2023-06-10.

All participants earned the Globalhash achievement by reaching the globalhash for 2023-06-10.