2016-07-04 51 1

Mon 4 Jul 2016 in Canterbury, UK: 51.9746437, 1.3409980 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Location

A roadside embankment in north Felixtowe, Suffolk, UK.

Participants

Sourcerer

Plans

Three of three spanning midnight - 2016-07-03 52 1 - 2010-11-21 51 1 Retro - 2016-07-04 51 1 - ETA 00:00.

Clambering over the roadside crash barrier might be close enough. A bum slide down the embankment might also be needed. The vegetation looks very dense.

Expedition

Just before midnight I parked in a lay-by on the main road. The hashpoint was 10 metres away down the embankment and not easy to reach. The vegetation was very dense at the woodland edge. I returned to the car and drove to a side road which crossed under the main road with a bridge.

There there was a mown path leading to the thicket with a black cat fleeing the light of my torch. A well trodden track led up the embankment. I heard movement and a human cough. I think there was a rough sleeper sheltering under the bridge or perhaps it was a lovers' tryst. I never saw anyone.

There was a 15 metre bushwhack on the 30 degree embankment to reach the hashpoint. I accidentally set off my camera flash - not the best plan if you're trying to be discrete. While taking my evidence photo someone flashed a torch in my direction. They were about 15 metres away close to the bridge blocking my return path. I guessed my activity was less illegal than the torch bearer's so I made my way towards the exit. Whoever it was melted into the darkness and I never saw anyone. A midnight mystery!

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Achievements

Sourcerer earned the Midnight Geohash achievement by reaching the (51, 1) geohash on 2016-07-04 in the middle of the night.

Expeditions and Plans

2016-07-04
Williamsport, Pennsylvania	Pedalpusher	Off Locey Creek Rd in a field
Canterbury, United Kingdom	Sourcerer	A roadside embankment in north Felixtowe, Suffolk, UK.

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Sourcerer's Expedition Links

2016-07-03 52 1 - 2016-07-04 51 1 - 2016-07-05 52 1 - KML file download of Sourcerer's expeditions for use with Google Earth.