Difference between revisions of "2021-10-21 -37 144"

Latest revision as of 05:31, 15 February 2022

Location

Next to Braybrook Primary School

Participants

Expeditions

Felix Dance

At last - a geohash within the accessible Melbourne metropolitan area rather than way out in the Moe direction. Of course I'd go get it.

Despite noticing it at 6am and theoretically being able to get there before work I waited until others could join in.

With Stevage meeting me out the front of my house at the crack of 6pm we rode off in a direct line towards the hash through the thick, warm air, which never quite threatened to rain but had a big, rainy, stormy feel to it all.

The direct route was a bit trafficky, especially at that evening peak time of day, but soon we were on the Maribyrnong River bike path and contending with a different kind of traffic in the form of evening walker-abouters - enjoying the last of their local exercise restrictions before "Freedom Day" tomorrow.

A steep climb and we were above the valley and negotiating the boundaries of the sprawling Highpoint Shopping Centre, a one-way street pointing in the wrong direction and finally the semi-industrial school zone of Braebrook Primary. We got to the kerb where the hash was, parked the bikes and beered up.

After not too much hanging out our good friends Lachie and LauraG arrived, themselves sadly beerless (not to worry - we sorted them out). We had some nice chats in the balmy air before declaring it a day and returning to our respective homes on our bikes, sojourning through more semi-industrial-semi-residential suburbs along the way.

Tracklog

Photos

GPS Proof
Beers at the hash
The bike path back
Down the Pipemakers' Park hill
Crossing the Maribyrnong
Stevage and Felix at the hash
Steve's icecream

Achievements

Stevage, Lachie, Felix Dance and Laura earned the Bicycle geohash achievement

by cycling 23 kms to and from the (-37, 144) geohash on 2021-10-21.

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 == Expeditions ==
+=== Felix Dance ===
+At last - a geohash within the accessible Melbourne metropolitan area rather than way out in the Moe direction. Of course I'd go get it.
+Despite noticing it at 6am and theoretically being able to get there before work I waited until others could join in.
+With Stevage meeting me out the front of my house at the crack of 6pm we rode off in a direct line towards the hash through the thick, warm air, which never quite threatened to rain but had a big, rainy, stormy feel to it all.
+The direct route was a bit trafficky, especially at that evening peak time of day, but soon we were on the Maribyrnong River bike path and contending with a different kind of traffic in the form of evening walker-abouters - enjoying the last of their local exercise restrictions before "Freedom Day" tomorrow.
+A steep climb and we were above the valley and negotiating the boundaries of the sprawling Highpoint Shopping Centre, a one-way street pointing in the wrong direction and finally the semi-industrial school zone of Braebrook Primary. We got to the kerb where the hash was, parked the bikes and beered up.
+After not too much hanging out our good friends [[User:Lachie|Lachie]] and [[User:LauraG|LauraG]] arrived, themselves sadly beerless (not to worry - we sorted them out). We had some nice chats in the balmy air before declaring it a day and returning to our respective homes on our bikes, sojourning through more semi-industrial-semi-residential suburbs along the way.
 == Tracklog ==
+{{tracklog | 20211021 174658 Braybrook Geohash.gpx}}
+<!--[[File:Geohash 2021-10-21 -37 144 08 Route.png|1000px]] -->
 == Photos ==
 <gallery>
-File:Geohash 2021-10-21 -37 144 01 GPS.jpg
+File:Geohash 2021-10-21 -37 144 01 GPS.jpg|GPS Proof
-File:Geohash 2021-10-21 -37 144 02 Beers.jpg
+File:Geohash 2021-10-21 -37 144 02 Beers.jpg|Beers at the hash
-File:Geohash 2021-10-21 -37 144 03 Path.jpg
+File:Geohash 2021-10-21 -37 144 03 Path.jpg|The bike path back
-File:Geohash 2021-10-21 -37 144 04 Hill.jpg
+File:Geohash 2021-10-21 -37 144 04 Hill.jpg|Down the Pipemakers' Park hill
-File:Geohash 2021-10-21 -37 144 05 Bridge.jpg
+File:Geohash 2021-10-21 -37 144 05 Bridge.jpg|Crossing the Maribyrnong
+File:Geohash 2021-10-21 -37 144 06 Steve hash.jpg|Stevage and Felix at the hash
+File:Geohash 2021-10-21 -37 144 07 Icecream.jpg|Steve's icecream
 </gallery>
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-{{location|AU|VIC|ME}}
+{{location|AU|VIC|MB}}


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