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== Location ==
 
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On the sidewalk in a residential neighborhood in Bridgeport, CT, right next to the highway.
  
 
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[[User:Sara|Sara]] and her daughter and son.
  
 
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My plan was to go to the Children's Garbage Museum in Stratford, CT today and to geohash somewhere on the way.  At hash-o-clock, I was surprised to learn that the hashpoint was only a few km from the museum.
  
 
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The children behaved excellently in the car - they used coloring books and played travel bingo.  We found the hashpoint easily, took some pictures and went on to the Children's Garbage Museum, then drove home, stopping at a restaurant.
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And then we went to the Children's Garbage Museum in Stratford, CT, right near the hashpoint.  I found it fascinating, but I would not have had the guts to go there without kids.  Thus, I discovered one of the main advantages of bringing children when you geohash.
  
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Image:2009-12-30_41_-73_dumping.jpg | The best thing at the garbage museum is the enclosed walkway through the top of the recycling center. Dump trucks came in and out every few minutes.
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Image:2009-12-30_41_-73_dino.jpg | They also have a dinosaur made of garbage.
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Location

On the sidewalk in a residential neighborhood in Bridgeport, CT, right next to the highway.

Participants

Sara and her daughter and son.

Plans

My plan was to go to the Children's Garbage Museum in Stratford, CT today and to geohash somewhere on the way. At hash-o-clock, I was surprised to learn that the hashpoint was only a few km from the museum.

Expedition

The children behaved excellently in the car - they used coloring books and played travel bingo. We found the hashpoint easily, took some pictures and went on to the Children's Garbage Museum, then drove home, stopping at a restaurant.

Photos

And then we went to the Children's Garbage Museum in Stratford, CT, right near the hashpoint. I found it fascinating, but I would not have had the guts to go there without kids. Thus, I discovered one of the main advantages of bringing children when you geohash.