2021-07-18 40 -4
| Sun 18 Jul 2021 in 40,-4: 40.0167325, -4.5594099 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
Location
In a stubble field next to the motorway A-5 near Los Cerralbos.
Participants
Plans
Expedition
The geohash was directly next to the motorway A-5. It was in the middle of what looked like an unplanted field in the Maps, but in this season, some precious crops might live there, so I was not sure if I actually could reach it.
It was a good one hour motorcycle ride, so I was inclined to take the comfortable old Goldwing, however, very close to the geohash was a large gas station which provided parking space even for many trucks. I had lamented before about the troubles of getting my big and heavy motorcycle called Wendy parked, but it would never again be as easy as here, so I finally took Wendy for the trip.
The whole ride was over well-developed comfortable roads. The part between San Martín de Valdeiglesias and Almorox was very nice, sweeping curves through gentle hills. I rode this part again eight weeks later in expedition 2021-09-12_40_-4. Closer to Maqueda, it became a little bit boring, with the road being mostly absolutely straight, not to speak about the final part on the four lane motorway A-5.
With Wendy missing any holder for the navigation system, I had once more to remember the route, but I could find the right exit and parked at the gas station as planned. It was only a five minutes walk to the field which hosted the geohash, and it was all stubble, so no problem to enter it.
It was again a hot day (which had hold for all days since a couple of weeks here in central Spain), so I bought a cold soft drink at the gas station, enjoyed it sat down in the shadow, and rode home.
Tracklog
Photos
Topping off engin oil…
… and coolant. Wendy is in fact the newest of my motorcycles, but still she is 17 years old.
As expected, absolutely no parking problems here at the gas station.
Here it is, in the middle of this stubble field, so no risk of harming crops.
Proof (OK, I know, this way of proof is not new any more). 😜
From the geohash looking west towards the gas station.
