2014-07-12 51 -0
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Location
On the edge of a field near the village of Ford, outside Aylesbury.
Participants
Plans
I'm out in Aylesbury today, so I'll probably swing by the hashpoint late-morning/early afternoon, by car. Hopefully it's possible to get to it without climbing through any hedges!
Expedition
I was in Aylesbury this morning for an interview, and I'd discovered last night that a hashpoint had appeared pretty-much right between my home and the place I was visiting. It was off the major roads by a little way, but the day was beautiful and I relished the opportunity to go for an explore, by ZipCar and on foot. And that's exactly what I got.
After driving through the village of Ford, I came to the end of a road and the beginning of a private driveway, and found a place to park. The locals looked at me strangely as I found my bearings and set off up a bridleway. Suddenly, I realised that the hashpoint was off to my right somewhere, so I hacked my way through some trees to get closer to it. The hashpoint turned out to be pretty-much exactly on the spot of a tree, at the edge of a field. Sadly, the tree was on the otherside of a barbed wire fence, covered in vines, but I was (with some effort) able to lean far over to "touch" the hashpoint-tree, as shown in the photos.
Later, I got stuck in traffic and almost delivered the ZipCar back late, but just barely made it, vacating the car just as the (very prompt) next occupiers turned up. Phew!
Photos
ZipCar "Seashell", my trusty ride for today's expedition
I parked as close as I could before the start of a private road, and took a nearby footpath
"Turn right here", my GPSr advised, to my horror
It wasn't as overgrown as I'd thought, until I got close to the fence
Leaning forwards and reaching over at full stretch, I could just-about reach the hashpoint
Almost... just a few... more...
...there! A full stretch through some awfully prickly bushes, but I made it.
