2008-10-04 53 6

Plan

Arvid is getting ready for his XKCD-100. Will also do the 52 6 hash in the morning first. There will be northwestern wind on the way to the hash, and southwestern wind on the way back. That's 2 times headwind, and in the evening wind will be up to 9Bft(usually probably around 6). This should've been a reason not to go, but anyway, I'm still alive.

Achievements

Cycled 339.4km.
XKCD-100 by bicycle!
He did cross the border, but that wasn't strictly a necessary part of the trip. Although it was definitely shorter.

Expedition

Tracklog not working yet.

I left home around 8am, planning to do around 20km/h total average, so I was supposed to be at the hash at 16:00. First I went to the 52 6 hash, which was nearly on the route to 53 6 anyway. In the morning it was sunny and cold. Around 9:30 I was at the 52 6 hash, which was in a tree-zone between two ditches.

Sun coming up over Enschede.
Success no1.
The hashpoint.
View from hashpoint to bike.
Time&date.
Ditch next to hashpoint, bike somewhere at the end.
View from bike to hashpoint.
Cold, but not freezing.
Yes-nodders.
Amsterdam, but new!
Open field.
More open field. Imagine some serious wind here.
This is a 4pm hash!
Total distance cycled to the hash.
Success no2!
View from hashpoint to bike.
View from bike to hashpoint.
View in other direction.
Clay/mud. Not good on clicking pedals.
Tagging the road next to the hashpoint.
I get more useless at grinning.
Saviour!
Home!
And the distance.


Sat 4 Oct 2008 in 53,6: 53.4091331, 6.7639894 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox


Sat 4 Oct 2008 in 52,6: 52.4091331, 6.7639894 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox