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== Expedition ==
 
== Expedition ==
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The full story's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3pvFOkaHnc in vlog format], but here's the summary:
SUCCESS! Despite thick woods, swampy conditions, leech attack, and nonexistent paths, I was able to reach the hashpoint. Details to follow.
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* Wasn't originally planning to come to this graticule but instead was going to go to [[Swindon, United Kingdom|the 51 -1 graticule]] where I live ([2018-08-23 51 -1 see here]): I was going to be driving ''almost'' the entire length of 51 -1 on a journey from Oxford to Winchester anyway, so I figured it'd be easy to divert to any hashpoint. But when the Dow numbers came out, it turned out that the hashpoints in this quadrant of the Earth are all in the North-East corner, and so my journey would be in the opposite direction. Oh no! So instead I decided to "overshoot" and go for ''this'' graticule instead, and thus (if successful) expand my Minesweeper Achievement level.
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* Hashpoint deep in woodland in the beautiful [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Downs_National_Park South Downs National Park]. Parked at [http://www.sustainability-centre.org/ The Sustainability Centre]...
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== Tracklog ==
 
== Tracklog ==

Revision as of 13:17, 24 August 2018

Thu 23 Aug 2018 in 50,-1:
50.9582412, -1.0376621
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Location

Hyden Wood, near Chidden. The woods look to be criss-crossed with footpaths, so this might be pretty achievable.

Participants

Plans

I'd originally planned on heading to 2018-08-23 51 -1 because I anticipated that it'd be on or near my route travelling South along almost the entire length of the 51 -1 graticule, but I didn't bargain on such a Northerly hashpoint so I've changed plans and am now aiming to get to this one some time in the morning (I'm hoping to be in Winchester by lunch).

Expedition

The full story's in vlog format, but here's the summary:

  • Wasn't originally planning to come to this graticule but instead was going to go to the 51 -1 graticule where I live ([2018-08-23 51 -1 see here]): I was going to be driving almost the entire length of 51 -1 on a journey from Oxford to Winchester anyway, so I figured it'd be easy to divert to any hashpoint. But when the Dow numbers came out, it turned out that the hashpoints in this quadrant of the Earth are all in the North-East corner, and so my journey would be in the opposite direction. Oh no! So instead I decided to "overshoot" and go for this graticule instead, and thus (if successful) expand my Minesweeper Achievement level.
  • Hashpoint deep in woodland in the beautiful South Downs National Park. Parked at The Sustainability Centre...

...still writing... more to follow...

Tracklog

Video

Photos

Achievements

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DanQ earned the Consecutive geohash achievement
by reaching hash points on 2 consecutive days starting on 2018-08-22.
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DanQ achieved level 3 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement
by visiting coordinates in Swindon, United Kingdom and 3 of the surrounding graticules.