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== About ==
 
== About ==
  
On the south bank of the ship canal between Ballard and Magnolia. Some sort of storage location with a dock, and the area protect with a chain link fence and razor wire. Here's hoping we can find somebody to let us in at 4:00pm.
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On the south bank of the ship canal between Ballard and Magnolia. Some sort of storage location with a dock, and the area protected with a chain link fence and razor wire.
  
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== Expedition ==
  
[[Category:Expedition Planning]]
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===Thomcat===
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Drove there no problem, after dealing with a mouse in the house. 27th avenue is not so much a street as the entrance to a marine repair business - gate and mega speed bump in evidence. Towards the water, a gate led into the area containing the spot. A gate festooned with signs reading "Authorized Personnel Only" and "[[Wikipedia:MARSEC|MARSEC]] Measures In Effect".
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I spotted a guy taking a smoke break at the building or business to the west, and asked if he perchance knew who owned the lot to the east. "That's our storage area," he replied, so I went into full [[Ambassador]] mode. Agreeing I didn't look like one of those "greenie weenies" (people who sabotage honest boats, I believe), he walked over with me and even snapped a photo of me standing more or less on the spot. Thanks smoking man!
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4:00 and nobody else there, so I drove off to make dinner. Successful geohash #30!
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Wed 5 Nov 2008 in Seattle:
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About

On the south bank of the ship canal between Ballard and Magnolia. Some sort of storage location with a dock, and the area protected with a chain link fence and razor wire.

Expedition

Thomcat

Drove there no problem, after dealing with a mouse in the house. 27th avenue is not so much a street as the entrance to a marine repair business - gate and mega speed bump in evidence. Towards the water, a gate led into the area containing the spot. A gate festooned with signs reading "Authorized Personnel Only" and "MARSEC Measures In Effect".

I spotted a guy taking a smoke break at the building or business to the west, and asked if he perchance knew who owned the lot to the east. "That's our storage area," he replied, so I went into full Ambassador mode. Agreeing I didn't look like one of those "greenie weenies" (people who sabotage honest boats, I believe), he walked over with me and even snapped a photo of me standing more or less on the spot. Thanks smoking man!

4:00 and nobody else there, so I drove off to make dinner. Successful geohash #30!