2010-07-31 51 -1

Sat 31 Jul 2010 in 51,-1: 51.0601459, -1.2629227 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Location

On the edge of the HolidayInn Hotel property, Winchester

The hotel wasnt built when the satelite view and birds eye view photos were taken!

Location of the geohash, from bing birds eye view

Participants

• David Miller and son Ryan

Plans

I plan to get the bus to the hash point, which is just the other side of the b3404 and with in a 2 minute walk from the hash point.

Expeditions

David Miller and Ryan's trip

This is the closest I could get to the hash point

Ryan being bored, while im talking to the manager

I took ryan on the 2:10pm bus to HolidayInn and headed to the hash point. I got there around 10 minutes later and headed into the HolidayInn hotel to ask for permission to look around the premises to find the hash point.

After the manager came out, I then proceeded to explain what I was doing there and asked for permission to walk around trying to find the hash point. Unfortunately the closest I was allowed to get to it was 15 meters due to health and safety concerns getting right to it!

Ryan got a little bored and sat down next to us as we were talking about it and while I grabbed a couple of pictures.

After leaving the manager, I then headed inside to the bar and grabbed a nice cold pint of Carlsberg and a drink of orange for Ryan. We stayed there for about 30 minutes and were playing about while waiting for the bus, which is hourly!

I was going to leave a marker like the last one ( XKCD in stones ), but due to the manager I wasnt allowed at directly at the hash point!

DavidMiller gallery

These are not uploaded in any particular order.

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  Ryan being a good boy while we are waiting for the bus!

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  The lovely beer I had while waiting!

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  A Picture of their lovely beer garden

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  Playing with coins!

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  £3.50 for a single pint of beer! Ripped off ? I think so!

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  Ryan more interested in whats over in the field

Achievements

DavidMiller earned the xkcd Nullaturion achievement by attending 3 Saturday meetups.

DavidMiller earned the Ambassador achievement by obtaining permission from HolidayInn Manager to access the (51, -1) geohash on 2010-07-31.

DavidMiller earned the Youngest Geohash Achievement by geohashing on 2010-07-31 with Ryan, aged 4 years, 9 months.

DavidMiller earned the Land geohash achievement by reaching the (51, -1) geohash on 2010-07-31.

DavidMiller earned the Public transport geohash achievement by reaching the (51, -1) geohash on 2010-07-31 via Got 2 buses, one from home to town, then town to the hash.

Im not sure if the bar in the hotel counts but Im going to stick the achievement on!

DavidMiller earned the Pub Geohash Achievement by visiting a pub visible from the (51, -1) geohash on 2010-07-31.