User:Wenslayer

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Revision as of 19:16, 25 July 2010 by imported>Wenslayer (Achievements: Add water Geohash)
I live in the Victoria, British Columbia graticule. I appreciate the randomness and surprise of possible adventures that Geohashing provides.
Lol-asg.png 52 / m / 48,-123

You can contact me via my discussion page, via email through this site, or find me on Twitter.

Links

Various links of interest.

Geohashes Attempted

I've listed the most recent first (prefix is [# successes / # attempts]):

  • [5/8] 2010-07-24 48 -123 Victoria, BC: off Ardmore Point in the middle of Saanich Inlet: SUCCESS, via kayak.
  • [4/7] 2010-07-18 48 -123 Victoria, BC: just off Mt. Newton Cross Road: SUCCESS, with permission to enter the field.
  • [3/6] 2010-07-17 48 -123 Victoria, BC: near the Malahat Summit: thwarted due to a no trespassing sign :-(
  • [3/5] 2010-06-06 48 -123 Victoria, BC: few blocks from Mackenzie & Shelbourne: SUCCESS, in the rain again.
  • [2/4] 2010-04-01 48 -123 Victoria, BC: just off Millstream Rd: SUCCESS, despite the rain.
  • [1/3] 2009-08-08 48 -123 Victoria, BC: near Butchart Gardens: SUCCESS, right at the entrance to Benvenuto B&B.
  • [0/2] 2009-06-22 48 -123 Victoria, BC: Cole Bay: thwarted due to time constraints (would have waded 8m into the ocean to get the point otherwise).
  • [0/1] 2009-06-13 48 -123 Victoria, BC: William Head Institute: thwarted by private property (correctional officers wouldn't let me in for some reason :-)

Retro Expedition Candidates

Here's a list of potential retro expeditions to take and why.

Achievements

Most recent Achievement first:

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Wenslayer earned the Water geohash achievement
by reaching the (48, -123) geohash on 2010-07-24 by kayak.
2010-07-24 48 -123 Geohash1.jpg
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Wenslayer earned the Ambassador achievement
by obtaining permission from the homeowner at 1271 Mt. Newton X-Road in Saanich, BC to access the (48, -123) geohash on 2010-07-18.
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Wenslayer earned the No trespassing consolation prize
by almost reaching the (48, -123) geohash on 2010-07-17.
2010-07-17 48 -123 sosad.jpg
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Wenslayer earned the Puppet Master Geohash achievement
by manipulating his parents to reach the (49, -123) geohash on 2010-07-04.
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Wenslayer earned the Bicycle geohash achievement
by cycling 35 km to the (48, -123) geohash on 2010-04-01.
2010-04-01 48 -123 bike.jpg
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Wenslayer earned the Drag-along achievement
by dragging his son to the (48, -123) geohash on 2009-08-08.
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Wenslayer earned the Land geohash achievement
by reaching the (48, -123) geohash on 2009-08-08.
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Wenslayer earned the My kingdom for a boat consolation prize
by being prevented from reaching the (48, -123) geohash on 2009-06-22 by an impassable and unforeseen ocean that didn't show up on the satellite map.
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Wenslayer earned the Police Geohash Achievement
by being denied access to the grounds of the William Head Institution where the Geohash coordinate lay by Correctional Service Canada (armed) officers while attempting the (48, -123) geohash on 2009-06-13.
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