2009-05-24 43 -79
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Today's hash was located in the woods a little north east of my neighbourhood, Willowdale. It was south of Bestview Park.
Expedition
Splitdipless and his Very Understanding Girlfriend
I left my condo with a bit more then an hour of daylight left, which I knew could cause problems when venturing out into the inner-city wilderness, but I really wanted to show my very understanding girlfriend what all the fuss was about. I even let her use the GPS.
Using Satellite imagery, entry was planned from Bestview Park. As we strolled downhill along a paved path that would take us to the hash, we eventually noticed that the hash was about 120m into a thick bush and forest. We continued south until we hit a creek or river that had a path running beside it. We used that path, and thankfully it turned towards the hash point. At it's closest point, it was 30m off. Near the path, the growth wasn't too high, so we started entering the bush. Mosquitos were thick, and I had a short sleeve shirt on and I recently had my hair cut down to a thick stubble. We got to 17m away from the point.
It was really starting to get dark, the path forward involved certain raptor attacks, and the mosquitos were liking both of us. I abandoned the hash. I feel like I don't win any consolation prizes this time. We didn't chicken out before the hash, and people have earned MNB for much more impressive obsticles we faced. Technically, my very understanding girlfriend wins a Nanny consolation prize.
There is always next time.
Booberfish went too
... but earlier in the day, around 3pm. My friend Jeff and I found the same path as above, on the north side of the creek, and got to a point where my little blackberry GPS was oscillating around the hashpoint. The wilderness isn't as thick in bright sunlight. Mosquitos were definitely bad then too, so we only stayed long enough to wander around in the woods to be each of north, south, east, and west of the hashpoint, and everywhere in between that we could reasonably manage. I wrote 'The Internet Was Here' on a tree in poorly visible yellow highlighter (having not thought of doing so beforehand, the highlighter was all we had), but now knowing that somebody else had gone later in the day I wish I had done something more noticeable. I should have built a cairn! Anyway, I consider it a success. Pictures will be up later today when I get home from school.
Photos
I had my stupid grin on when it was still light and the undergrowth was only waist high.
She wears her sunglasses at night.
17m away is a long distance sometimes.
That little speck of light in the trees? Our way out.
