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Location
On the mud and sand flats quite a long way off shore, north of Wells Next the Sea, Norfolk, UK,
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Participants
Expedition Plans
This location can only be reached at low tide and depending on the shifting sands, perhaps not even then. The BBC tide table shows 09:29 or 21:12 as the best times. The walk from a car park in Stiffkey (pronounced Stookey) to the hashpoint will be about ten miles total. Eight miles will be on the sand and mud flats. The weather forecast is for the hottest day of the year reaching 31 or 32C. I plan to set out walking at 07:30. If the hash is reachable, I'll arrive at low tide and return by 11:30. The failure modes include:
- Terrain - Creeks are too deep to wade.
- Access Restrictions - This is a nature reserve and public access may be banned during the bird nesting season. I would certainly respect this restriction.
- Mud - Past experience suggests that this will not stop me. Getting covered with stinking anaerobic mud is fun! I just hope there's a place to wash off before returning to civilisation.
If this plan fails, it may be possible to reach the hash from Wells next the Sea. The walk is shorter but the creek wade is much deeper.
This is my favourite type of geohashing expedition. There is wild terrain, some minor danger requiring detailed planning and careful observation during the trek and a real possibility of failure.
Success or failure will be rewarded by lunch at the Victoria Hotel, Holkham where they barbecue home reared beef with venison burgers and sausages. They have nice beer too, sadly at special treat prices.
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