Revision as of 04:37, 3 April 2010

I live in the Victoria, British Columbia graticule. I appreciate the randomness and surprise of possible adventures that Geohashing provides.

51 / m / 48,-123

You can contact me via my discussion page, via email through this site, or find me on Twitter.

Links

Various links of interest.

I've listed the most recent first:

2010-04-01 48 -123 (Victoria, BC: just off Millstream Rd): SUCCESS, despite the rain.
2009-08-08 48 -123 (Victoria, BC: near Butchart Gardens): SUCCESS, right at the entrance to Benvenuto B&B.
2009-06-22 48 -123 (Victoria, BC: Cole Bay): thwarted due to time constraints (would have waded 8m into the ocean to get the point otherwise).
2009-06-13 48 -123 (Victoria, BC: William Head Institute): thwarted by private property (correctional officers wouldn't let me in for some reason :-)

Here's a list of potential retro expeditions to take and why.

2008-05-21 Vancouver: Date the Geohashing web comic was published.
- Looks like a short walk from the Gabriola Island ferry.

2005-05-26 Victoria: Origin date of XKCD web comic.
- Looks quite accessible on Salt Spring Island

1998-09-19 Victoria: Date my wife & I got married (in the same graticule no less), which would qualify for the Wedding anniversary geohash achievement.
- In the bush near Jordan River -- looks doable though.

1972-08-02 Victoria: My birthday in my local graticule, which would qualify for the Displaced origin geohash achievement.
- Looks fairly accessible out in East Sooke.

1972-08-02 Montreal: My birthday in my birth graticule, which would qualify for the Origin geohash achievement.
- It actually looks pretty doable. Just got to get myself to the Montreal area first, that's all.

Most recent first:

Wenslayer earned the Bicycle geohash achievement

by cycling 35 km to the (48, -123) geohash on 2010-04-01.

Wenslayer earned the My kingdom for a boat consolation prize

by being prevented from reaching the (48, -123) geohash on 2009-06-22 by an impassable and unforeseen ocean that didn't show up on the satellite map.

Wenslayer earned the No trespassing consolation prize

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 Most recent first:
-{{Bicycle geohash | latitude = 48 | longitude = -123 | date = 2010-04-01 | name = Wenslayer | distance = 35 km | image = 2010-04-01 48 -123 bike.jpg }}
+{{/Achievement Bicycle}}
 <!-- wait until I finish writing up the expedition page
-{{Tron
+{{/Achievement Tron}}
-| latitude = 48
+{{/Achievement Land}}
-| longitude = -123
-| date = 2009-08-08
-| name = Wenslayer
-| tracklog = http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http://tjum.anthill.de/geohashing/2009-04-27_48_9_II.kml
-| possessive = his }}
-{{land geohash | latitude = 48 | longitude = -123 | date = 2009-08-08 | name = Wenslayer }}
 -->
-{{My kingdom for a boat | latitude = 48 | longitude = -123 | date = 2009-06-22 | name = Wenslayer | waterhazard = ocean that didn't show up on the satellite map | image = 2009-06-22 48 -123.IMG 3765.jpg }}
+{{/Achievement Boat}}
+{{/Achievement No Trespassing}}
-{{No trespassing | latitude = 48 | longitude = -123 | date = 2009-06-13 | name = Wenslayer | image = 2009-06-13_48_-123.IMG_3688.jpg }}