Re: Super Fun Orienteering Thread.

by HCR generaltso Sun 6 Mar 2011 - 17:43

glad people like this Very Happy

by johnnyboy360 Sun 6 Mar 2011 - 18:29

I tried this earlier! And I started in France and after about 300 miles I couldnt find an airport!! Will have another go later! Its quite fun!

by XTI Avenger Sun 6 Mar 2011 - 20:41

I give this a shot and bam.
Mapcrunchstartpoint by Nitrousmatt, on Flickr

I hate this, however I still find myself flying through this very lonely highway somewhere in Wyoming. Couldn't do it without the location yet.

EDIT: Dammit, forgot to check "hide location"

by XTI Avenger Sun 6 Mar 2011 - 20:56

SERIOUSLY WHAT THE HELL?!?

I redo this actually checking "hide location" and get this bs.
Mapcrunchstartpoint2 by Nitrousmatt, on Flickr

by HCR generaltso Sun 6 Mar 2011 - 22:05

lol alaska

by XTI Avenger Mon 7 Mar 2011 - 2:55

gen3ral ts0 wrote:lol alaska

I finally gave in to it. Try south. ALOT more south.

by HCR generaltso Mon 7 Mar 2011 - 2:58

did you have USA picked?

by Stonewall458 Mon 7 Mar 2011 - 3:48

Just wanted to know out of curiosity, has Google done a Street View of the Nurburgring yet? Or Le Mans?

by its troff Mon 7 Mar 2011 - 8:58

Spent ages getting to the end of this country road thinking how nice the scenery looks/how much I wished it was summer. Get to a main road and turns out I was only about 15 minutes drive from my house (Sandon, Staffordshire). I was convinced I was in Devon or something.

by **Matt** Mon 7 Mar 2011 - 9:46

Super Fun Orienteering Thread. - Page 2 OMG

Ok so I thought I'd give Ireland a try.
Found myself on their version of the M25.....bugger.

by its troff Mon 7 Mar 2011 - 9:49

Yet theres not a horse in sight?

by **Matt** Mon 7 Mar 2011 - 9:54

Yeah traffics a nightmare! travelled miles and seen only one dog.

by AMR of the Apex Tue 8 Mar 2011 - 17:34

I'm gonna start a new one...

Typical, in a field with one sheep. you bathplugs!!!

I'm assuming ive been placed in wales, no names to these narrow field roads, so if i keep going further south I'll end up in traffic...

...discovered a farmhouse, two people looking at me all wierd as if i look like a google streetmap camera

OOH, roadsign, 13 miles to carlisle!!!

Still no road names, however local houses for local people, there is nothing for me here...

Now heading west, I believe getting closer to carlisle. But I appear to be heading back into the countryside...

...ah, road markings, much better...

...a crossroads with a church....no sign of the name of the place....spookeh...

by AMR of the Apex Tue 8 Mar 2011 - 18:45

...I believe to be in an area in the northwest of England called Fir Ends...

7 Miles to Carlisle.

Now on a road with a name! Skitby Road.

Ah a pub, the Robin Hood Inn, time to stop walking for a bit...

by AMR of the Apex Tue 8 Mar 2011 - 19:01

Westbound and down, internet a rollin...

On the A6071 surely heading for carlisle and the train station home...

by nickyf1 Tue 8 Mar 2011 - 19:52

Yay! Picked Ireland, ended up in my former home town of Galway!

by AMR of the Apex Tue 8 Mar 2011 - 20:06

9 miles from Carlisle now!?!?!

Turn around, I missed a junction I assume.

Found the appropriate turn in, sign was hidden somehow, roadways not kept in good knick are they ? Razz

by AMR of the Apex Tue 8 Mar 2011 - 22:50

4 Miles to carlisle now on the A7...

..onto a roundabout above the M6, now onto Kingstown Road...

...everything is a lot more sub-urban,this is looking good.

...Kingstown Road -> Scotland Road...maybe Im going to far north again...

...stuck in traffic...

...Scotland road -> Stanwix Bank...

by AMR of the Apex Tue 8 Mar 2011 - 23:52

...getting close to Carlisle City centre Smile

...

...back onto the A7 and now on Castle Way...

...now Dacre Road behind the carlisle castle...nearly there..

Now on devonshire walk....bit of Irony in Carlisle there... WALK to Devonshire? From Carlisle???

Bridge Street...back onto Castle Way :-S round in circles?? (answer: Yes :-S)..

Now onto West Tower Street...

Having been to Carlisle once I vaguely remember certain things, like The Market which i have appeard by...

by AMR of the Apex Wed 9 Mar 2011 - 0:53

...surely im close now, past the market and now the "lanes" shopping centre/mall/commercial warfare...

Court Square...AKA...Carlisle train station...and change at Birmingham New Street for lines to Wales...and home... Job Done Very Happy

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