2009-06-14 49 -122

Sun 14 Jun 2009 in 49,-122: 49.0595272, -122.7652863 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Location

Back yard of a farm near South Surrey, on 32 Ave

Participants

• Elbie
• plypkie
• Rhonda
• Xore
• yangman
• SueB

Planning

Getting there by bus:

• nearest bus stop: the 351 stops on King George and 32 Ave
• the stop is about 3.4 km away from the hashpoint; quick bike ride, or longish walk
• 351 route map and time table

For those taking the bus, you can join us at these meetpoints:

• 8:50 at Burrard Station
• 9:00 at Broadway and Granville

Bicyclists: caution, there are only 2 bike rack spots on each 351 bus, and the buses are half an hour apart on sunday.

Elbie

Elbie wants to be back in Vancouver to see at least part of the Car Free Vancouver Day festival at Commercial (noon - 18:00).

• 8:30 - leave UBC by bike, go to Broadway & Granville
• 9:09 - take the 351 to King George & 32 (next bus is at 9:37) - bringing my bike with me on the bus if possible
• 10:00 - walk over to the farm
• 10:30 - arrive, conduct Ambassador hash
• after - bike back to Vancouver

plypkie

• 8:00 leave home on bike, ride ~20km
• 9:00 meet yangman at the patullo bridge in surrey, ride ~20km more
• 10:xx arrive at farm, waiting on the road for others to arrive
• 10:30 present Diplomatic Passport
• 10:31 juggle
• 12:00 or 12:30 catch 351 bus back (if there are enough bike spots)

Rhonda

• 8:30 seabus
• 9:00 351 from burrard station
• 10:00 walk to the farm
• 12:30 catch 351 returning to Vancouver

Xore

• 9:00 meet up with Rhonda for 351 @ burrard
• 10:00 walk to farm
• 12:30 catch 351 returning to Vancouver

yangman

• 8:00 leave home on bike, mutter to self about bloody early start
• 9:00 meet plypkie at the patullo bridge in surrey, ride ~20km more
• 10:xx arrive at farm, waiting on the road for others to arrive
• 10:30 Attempt at reaching hash point
• 12:30 catch 351 bus back (planning to go to MEC and swing by one of the Car Free Festivals)

SueB

If I can do it...

• 8:43am - #156 to Braid Station (found a better route)
• 9:00am - Braid to Surrey Central
• 9:30am - #321 to 152nd @ 32nd
• 10:05am - walk to farm

Expeditions

To summarize, success. The two groups managed to converge on the hash point at almost exactly the same time, and we were given permission to enter the property. Ambassador achievement for some, cycling for others, and yangman tried and failed at Tron due to getting lost. Then we had a picnic about a block away.

Details later.