2015-11-08 51 4

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Location

On the old fortifications of Brielle.

Participants

FelixTheCat (talk)

Expedition

I got on my bike around 11:30 and rode south. The basic route was quite familiar to me, as I've gone in this direction a few times before. The idea was to go to Maassluis via Schipluiden and Maasland, then take the ferry to Rozenburg and ride on to Brielle. All this worked out until I was about 2 km from my destination, and my GPS told me to turn left and cross the Brielse Meer (a long, narrow lake) using another ferry. Unfortunately, this ferry only operates in summertime, and while the weather was exceptionally warm and sunny it was still early November, necessitating a 13 km detour...

Finally I reached the historic city of Brielle (famous for its capture by Dutch forces during the Eighty Years' War, providing a turning point in their struggle for independence) and snapped a few pictures. The hash was located on one of the city's bastions. It was a bit tricky to access, as there was a fence on one side and a rather steep wall on the other, but it appeared to be open to the public (there was even a park bench located nearby). I parked my bike at the base of the city wall and climbed up it to reach the hash. Took a few pictures and rode home again.

Photos

Achievements

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FelixTheCat (talk) earned the Bicycle geohash achievement
by cycling 75 km to and from the 2015-11-08/51,4 (51, 4) geohash on date 2015-11-08.