Checkin

Geohashing expedition 2014-07-12 51 -0

This checkin to geohash 2014-07-12 51 -0 reflects a geohashing expedition. See more of Dan's hash logs.

Location

On the edge of a field near the village of Ford, outside Aylesbury.

Participants

Dan Q

Plans

I’m out in Aylesbury today, so I’ll probably swing by the hashpoint late-morning/early afternoon, by car. Hopefully it’s possible to get to it without climbing through any hedges!

Expedition

Geohashpoint 2014-07-12 51 -0 I was in Aylesbury this morning for an interview, and I’d discovered last night that a hashpoint had appeared pretty-much right between my home and the place I was visiting. It was off the major roads by a little way, but the day was beautiful and I relished the opportunity to go for an explore, by ZipCar and on foot. And that’s exactly what I got.

After driving through the village of Ford, I came to the end of a road and the beginning of a private driveway, and found a place to park. The locals looked at me strangely as I found my bearings and set off up a bridleway. Suddenly, I realised that the hashpoint was off to my right somewhere, so I hacked my way through some trees to get closer to it. The hashpoint turned out to be pretty-much exactly on the spot of a tree, at the edge of a field. Sadly, the tree was on the otherside of a barbed wire fence, covered in vines, but I was (with some effort) able to lean far over to “touch” the hashpoint-tree, as shown in the photos.

Later, I got stuck in traffic and almost delivered the ZipCar back late, but just barely made it, vacating the car just as the (very prompt) next occupiers turned up. Phew!

Photos

ZipCar "Seashell", my trusty ride for today's expedition — ZipCar “Seashell”, my trusty ride for today’s expedition

I parked as close as I could before the start of a private road, and took a nearby footpath

"Turn right here", my GPSr advised, to my horror — “Turn right here”, my GPSr advised, to my horror

It wasn't as overgrown as I'd thought, until I got close to the fence — It wasn’t as overgrown as I’d thought, until I got close to the fence

Leaning forwards and reaching over at full stretch, I could just-about reach the hashpoint

Almost... just a few... more... — Almost… just a few… more…

...there! A full stretch through some awfully prickly bushes, but I made it. — …there! A full stretch through some awfully prickly bushes, but I made it.

Dan Q found GLETFMMY Shabbington Stroll – just Lying around.

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Found without difficulty, because the gods of GPS were shining upon me today and I was directed right to the spot. However… there was no log in there: the entire cache was empty! Muggled, perhaps? Will attach a picture both as proof that I was there and so you can see that I’m not kidding when I claim that this cache is completely empty!

Open geocache.

Dan Q found GLETFNGY Squeaker’s Stash

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Lovely walk up a pleasant path to this little cache. Thanks!

Dan Q found GLETFPVX BFG #1 – White Admiral

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I’d hoped to collect all of the caches in this series today, but alas I was called away while on my way to the second. Great area, though: shall have to come back another time. TFTC!

Dan Q found GLETFK61 Church Micro 3050…Shabbington

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An easy little find while passing through the village. Nice hiding spot!

Dan Q found GLETFKVZ Shabbington Stroll – log it!

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Took me far too long to work out what I was looking for, here. Like “mandles123”, I even stopped and sat down to have a think about it for a bit. But after I walked away for a bit, and then walked back towards the GZ again, by GPSr decided that it knew EXACTLY where to go, and lead me right to the cache. Wonderful spot.

Picked up Signal Football! Tag. Shall find him a new home next week.

Dan Q reported GC4CF8Y Shabbington Stroll – just Lying around. needs maintenance

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No log in cache.

Dan Q couldn’t find GC4G3XQ Ancient Anglers Birthday Cache!

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Hunted for a bit among the nettles, but kept getting interrupted by passing cars and hikers: had to give up after people started looking at me with much suspicion. Maybe another day…

Dan Q found GLER96WM Route Canal – The Sign

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Cycled past this one on previous occasions and had guessed at the hiding place. Was good to see that I was right. Amusingly, the same tool I’d (mis)used to sharpen my pencil, minutes earlier, proved helpful in extracting the cache from its hiding place…

TFTC.

Dan Q found GLER95V8 Route Canal – SwingBridge

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Decided it was time to find a few more from this lovely series, so came out this way on the way home from work today. Nice easy find. Discovered that the end had come off my pencil, though, and had to sharpen it using the only tool I had to hand: my keys! Got there in the end; TFTC.