2009-08-01 50 -2

Location

In a roadside field corner near Blandford Forum

This seems to have a good chance of being a pub hash too, given that the Charlton Inn is nearby. :) I suggest that anyone wishing to join me/us meet in the car park of this pub, as it's a really short walk to the hash point. We could get dinner there too afterwards, probably :)

Participants

Plans

Macronencer - probably won't make it for 4pm unfortunately, as I double-booked with an afternoon barbecue! However, if anyone else is going, I might see them later (about 5 or 6pm at the earliest, possibly 7). At least the rain is supposed to stop by then!
04housemat & Mahahahaneapneap - probably get there for 1930, cycling from fleetsbridge (poole). Matt doesn't finish work until 1830.

Expedition

Macronencer

I got to the pub just after 7 and had to wait a while for the other two, but it was a pleasant evening and very enjoyable to loiter in such a nice village. I got a couple of photos. It was my first time meeting Matt and Alistair and as this was also a Saturday meetup (albeit a late one), it was great to be expanding the South Coast geohashing network further. We walked down to the hash point, which was right on the corner of a cattle field. It was so near the hedge that it was not necessary to brave the raptors, so instead we busied ourselves with various photos, juggling, and litter-picking.

We went back to the pub and said hello to some cows before sitting down for our pub hash drinks and a nice chat. They were nice guys, and I really enjoyed talking to them, which I found a pleasant relief, considering I'm literally old enough to be their dad and was slightly worried that we wouldn't get along :)

It was a very successful meetup I think, and has given us all a virgin graticule achievement (unless someone knows different?), pub hash and geotrash achievements, and in my case another flag for my minesweeper progress chart!

Thanks for making the effort, both of you - and I hope you got home OK in the dark.

Photos

Quaint little village hall
Quaint little village speed camera
Our meeting point
The hash is over in the corner of that field
A wedding car left the car park while Mike was waiting for Matt and Alistair
Pavements! Macronencer muses that he seems to be lucky with them!
There were lots of snails on the ground
Thought of using them for the XKCD sign, but they probably would have crawled away
Getting close now
Close enough. It's so near the edge of the field that it's within 10m on my GPS, so I call that a success.
Can see the pub from the hash point - pub hash!
Can also see someone's house. One reason not to trespass.
Bunnies!
Bunny!
Proof of co-ordinates reached
Chuck the Hashscot relaxing amongst the local botanical specimens.
04housemat, Macronencer and Mahahahaneapneap at the hash point
Matt juggling
Alistair juggling
Trash!
More trash. It was pretty messy there.
Picking a lot of trash up (we couldn't manage all of it, didn't have a bag)
Fallen telegraph pole
Marker
Geotrash disposal
Lovely cows!
Very friendly
Pub hash drinkies
Ah, how very civilized.
We think the pub had raptors in a cage, which they let out at night to clear the leftovers from the tables.
Farewell to Charlton Marshall
Wow
Wow (right-hand wow side)


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