Difference between revisions of "2018-08-31 -37 144"

Latest revision as of 12:54, 1 August 2020

Location

In marshy swampland on the Altona coast.

Participants

Felix Dance

Expedition

I've been looking out for geohashes each day as I bum my way around at home not being gainfully employed. Most have been sort-of accessible but not very interesting, so I'd been feeling guilty about not going for any.

Not today though! Seeing this hash near the Altona wetlands I jumped on my bike, did some things in the city, then came back the other way via Seddon and Williamstown to get to Altona and hence the hash, stopping only for some potato cakes at a fish and chips place.

When I got to the locality, my ride through the Cheetham Wetlands, which is where I was, quickly turned to mud, so I back-tracked and found another way, this one involving ditching my bike and proceeding on foot. Soon I came to a creek, which I washed across sans shoes and socks (still drenched my jeans though). But the path got easier and soon I was walking along a narrow spit of land with metres to go.

It started raining, but I already had it. The hash was an arm's length out into a pondage, so I captured it, and my surroundings, including a great view of the city skyline and oncoming storm. I am making my way back to the bike as we speak.

Here is the route I took.

Photos

Geohash success!
GPS proof
Geohash marsh
Geohash panorama
City skyline @-37.8845,144.8053
Wading across a creek @-37.8845,144.8053

Achievements

Felix Dance earned the Bicycle geohash achievement

by cycling 35 kms to and from the (-37, 144) geohash on 2018-08-31.

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 == Location ==
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+In marshy swampland on the Altona coast.
 == Participants ==
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+== Expedition ==
+I've been looking out for geohashes each day as I bum my way around at home not being gainfully employed. Most have been sort-of accessible but not very interesting, so I'd been feeling guilty about not going for any.
+Not today though! Seeing this hash near the Altona wetlands I jumped on my bike, did some things in the city, then came back the other way via Seddon and Williamstown to get to Altona and hence the hash, stopping only for some potato cakes at a fish and chips place.
-== Plans ==
+When I got to the locality, my ride through the Cheetham Wetlands, which is where I was, quickly turned to mud, so I back-tracked and found another way, this one involving ditching my bike and proceeding on foot. Soon I came to a creek, which I washed across sans shoes and socks (still drenched my jeans though). But the path got easier and soon I was walking along a narrow spit of land with metres to go.
-<!-- what were the original plans -->
-== Expedition ==
+It started raining, but I already had it. The hash was an arm's length out into a pondage, so I captured it, and my surroundings, including a great view of the city skyline and oncoming storm. I am making my way back to the bike as we speak.
-<!-- how it all turned out. your narrative goes here. -->
-== Tracklog ==
+[https://goo.gl/maps/xh1zYvY2cAG2 Here] is the route I took.
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 == Photos ==
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 Image:2018-08-31_-37_144_Felix Dance_1535688668812.jpg|Geohash panorama
+Image:2018-08-31_-37_144_Felix Dance_1535688693714.jpg|City skyline [http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=-37.88453040&lon=144.80534320&zoom=16&layers=B000FTF @-37.8845,144.8053]
+Image:2018-08-31_-37_144_Felix Dance_1535688750748.jpg|Wading across a creek [http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=-37.88453290&lon=144.80534410&zoom=16&layers=B000FTF @-37.8845,144.8053]
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+{{bicycle geohash
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+| latitude = -37
+| longitude = 144
+| date = 2018-08-31
+| name = [[User:Felix Dance|Felix Dance]]
+| distance = 35 kms
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+| image = 2018-08-31 -37 144 Felix Dance 1535688617984.jpg
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