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Location

Chandlers Ford, in an alleyway across from the big Asda.

Participants

Plans

Sermoa will take the Bluestar 1 from Winchester to Chandlers Ford, probably to be at the geohash between 19:30 and 20:00. I doubt i'll stay for long; it's probably not a very exciting location. I will, however, print and laminate a marker to leave as close as possible to the geohash. This is exciting because i expect people often walk down the alleyway and they will notice the marker. Not sure yet whether i'll manage to sync up with Macronencer. We'll both be there, but maybe at different times! One of us will surely see the other's marker! :)

Macronencer will be driving. Parking is a no-brainer! AS-DUH! It's quite likely we'll be there about the same time as each other, actually: once I've got back from work and eaten and generally organized stuff at home it's usually 7pm anyway. It will be dark, so I'll bring a torch. I reckon it's a farm road, by the way. Looks public enough though. Unless there's a gate at the end it should be easy.

Oh good, i'm glad there's a strong chance we'll meet up! Good thing you're bringing a torch. maybe some coloured chalk too? I might get the earlier bus and be there by 19:00, or at the latest i'll be about 19:30. I plan to do a bit of shopping afterwards too! ;) -- sermoa 20:57, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

Expedition

coming soon ...

Gallery

A lovely sunset on my way to the geohash, seen from the bus
The same lovely sunset; another view
ASDA Superstore (that's our Wal-Mart in the UK)
A short distance into the narrow dark road, looking back out towards Asda
Coordinates reached (at least according to my android phone - this was before Macronencer turned up)
Looking around the geohash area. It was kind of spooky.
Looking further down the road into a big black who knows what!
The marker, before i'd attached it anywhere
This is why it was so dark!
I found a sort of marker on a tree, but i don't think it was an xkcd marker
It literally was THIS DARK! that's with a torch shining on the marker!
Hurrah! A Macronencer arrives!
Yay! Co-ordinates reached without any undergrowth to crawl through
Sermoa with marker poster
Marker on the road. It was DARK!
More of the road marker
The D ended up in the dirt!
Fixing the poster, and looking a little bit guilty about it!
The Internet was here!
Closer view of the geohashing poster
A successful geohash, with convenient shopping nearby. Win!
Experimenting with some long exposure photography whilst waiting for the bus home
This one's great because you can actually see the location very clearly on the sign post! Where it says "Hypermarket" it means Asda! ;)