2017-05-21 48 7

Sun 21 May 2017 in 48,7: 48.6624344, 7.9684885 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Location

Next to a forest path near Rheinau-Freistett.

Participants

DODO

Plans

I have time, the ladies are at work, the weather is fine and the location promises a lot of shiny ribbons (and at least it's geohashing day). What else could I do than go there. It's a nice distance for an extended bullride.

Expedition

I started in the morning at half past nine after doing some homework. I knew that there would be a train from Achern at 15:16 that would bring me home. Usually by far enough time.

The trip started uneventful and nice. After almost 2 hours and a bit more than 50 kilometers I must have crossed the french border without even remarking it before I saw the first signs written in french. I continued my way that lead me along the river rhine most of the time. After I've passed the lock at Iffezheim, I couldn't see the river anymore because it was behind a dike and up to 7 meters above me.Almost two hours (and 40 kilometers) later I reched the ferry at Gambsheim, where I had to leave France again. This time I took some pictures. On the German bank I had a short break for an ice-cream. Then I reached the river Rench, followed it for a while until it was just 1 more kilometer to the hash. I left the river and cycled into the forest. The hash lied almost directly next to the path but gps reception wasn't good as soon as I left the path. So I didn't get closer than 2,5 m. Anyway, I call it good enough and continued my ride to Achern. I reached the station almost one hour before my train leaves. Enough time for some cake, some beer and a little sightseeing. Well, the last part wasn't very impressing, but the other two were :-)

Tracklog

122 KM bullriding and 101 KM by train

Photos

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  Sign in France. You can see the arrow where I am and where I must have crossed the border

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  french village

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  leaving France again ...

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  ...on this ferry. Surprise: The ferry is for free!

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  ice-cream (ferry in the background)

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  I left the bull mnear the hash

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  view to the hash from the path

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  proof

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  view to the path from the hash

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  It's close to the thicket

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  on the other side of the thicket

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  happy hasher

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  and what makes a succesfull hasher happy

Achievements

DODO earned the Land geohash achievement by reaching the (48, 7) geohash on 2017-05-21.

DODO earned the 2017 Geohashing Day achievement by celebrating in the (48, 7) graticule on May 21st 2017.

DODO earned the Border geohash achievement by crossing the France-Germany border on 2017-05-21 to reach the (48, 7) geohash.

DODO earned the Reverse regional achievement by reaching hash points in all 2 regions of the Strasbourg, France (48, 7) graticule on countries level.