2009-06-09 49 -123

Tue 9 Jun 2009 in 49,-123: 49.0174514, -123.0508129 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Location

In the swamp(?) just to the west of Boundary Bay Park in Tsawwassen. There appears to be a east-west path mere meters away from the hash point.

This is as far south as you can get in the graticule while still being on the mainland; the border is roughly 2km away.

Participants

yangman who has no GPS but a whole day to waste. Also needs an excuse to do a day ride of 75km+, and this is perfect.

Planning

The location is less than 40km's bike ride from most of core Metro Vancouver.

Getting from Richmond to Ladner is the trickiest since the Massey Tunnel does not allow bikes. However, there are buses that service this route.

For the return trip, there is a bus leaving not too far from the hash point heading to Richmond and Vancouver.

yangman is planning to meet Rhonda at around the hash point at approximately ~14:00 head out after lunch and be near the point in the afternoon, but is willing to push the time back if people want to attempt this after work.

Expedition

Rhonda

I planned out my bus connections, wrote down the co-ordinates, and headed out the door to catch the bus.

Just as I pressed the crosswalk button to cross the last street before reaching the bus stop, with the bus stop in sight, my phone rang.

It was Telus, who needed to get into my building to turn on the internet, something they should have done yesterday. And the tech was standing in front of my building right that minute.

I looked longingly at the bus stop, then sighed and turned my back on the walk signal and headed back home.

Yangman

Short version: Pack, leave, crap lost, yay found, ride ride ride ride ride, ride ride, ride ride ride ride ride... Short cut! Oh noes, non-existant trail. Ah, nature reserve. Photos. Food. Cross the border for fun. Ride all the way back.

Long version, photos and potential video to come...