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== Location ==
 
== Location ==
 
Just off the driveway to Appleton Cricket Club, South-West of Appleton.
 
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== Expedition ==
 
== Expedition ==
15:00 Failed - got within 30m but hashpoint was guarded by a trio of bullocks. More to follow.  
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The dog was making an attention-seeking nuisance of herself while I was trying to work today, so I wrapped up all the critical things I needed to do so I could take her our for a walk this afternoon to try to wear her out. I'm moderately familiar with Appleton - I have a regular cycle circuit that comes right through it! - but I've never been out to the cricket club and sports field, so I pointed the hashing hound in the right direction and let her lead the way.
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At first it looked like this was going to be a successful expedition: the needle on my GPSr pointed almost directly ahead as I walked up the lane towards Appleton Sports Field. But as I got closer, I realised to my disappointment that the hashpoint was going to be about 25 metres into the adjacant field, guarded by a trio of bullocks. At 15:00 I declared the expedition a failure. The doggo and I completed an exploration of the lane and had a look around the sports field, spotted a pair of muntjack deer ambling around, and then headed back home.
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I'll be back in Appleton later today to buy a Christmas tree, so I'll wave at the cattle as I go past, again.
  
 
== Tracklog ==
 
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Latest revision as of 16:09, 2 December 2022

Dan Q also wrote about this expedition on his blog. For more details and higher-resolution pictures, see this expedition's log at https://danq.me/2022/12/02/geohashing-expedition-2022-12-02-51-1/

Fri 2 Dec 2022 in 51,-1:
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Location

Just off the driveway to Appleton Cricket Club, South-West of Appleton.

Participants

Plans

I don't know if I'll be able to make it to this one, but if I can I'll cycle over there on my lunch break or right after work.

Expedition

The dog was making an attention-seeking nuisance of herself while I was trying to work today, so I wrapped up all the critical things I needed to do so I could take her our for a walk this afternoon to try to wear her out. I'm moderately familiar with Appleton - I have a regular cycle circuit that comes right through it! - but I've never been out to the cricket club and sports field, so I pointed the hashing hound in the right direction and let her lead the way.

At first it looked like this was going to be a successful expedition: the needle on my GPSr pointed almost directly ahead as I walked up the lane towards Appleton Sports Field. But as I got closer, I realised to my disappointment that the hashpoint was going to be about 25 metres into the adjacant field, guarded by a trio of bullocks. At 15:00 I declared the expedition a failure. The doggo and I completed an exploration of the lane and had a look around the sports field, spotted a pair of muntjack deer ambling around, and then headed back home.

I'll be back in Appleton later today to buy a Christmas tree, so I'll wave at the cattle as I go past, again.

Tracklog


- Download: File:Track_2022-12-02 51 -1 HASHING.gpx

Photos