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08-11-2020 , 03:59 PM
Happy with losing one, 48 hours seems ideal, willing to go with the mood/mod.
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08-13-2020 , 11:25 AM
I like the slow burn, honestly.
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08-13-2020 , 02:12 PM
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08-13-2020 , 03:55 PM
Sorry guys, turns out moving house is a lot more effort as an adult.

Wont reveal till the proverbial dust has settled.
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08-15-2020 , 04:53 AM
2 days in to moving (moved out Thursday, and in yesterday) and we're about 80% there. I think the final 20% will be the hardest...Making wardrobes, clearing the shed, picking up the random crap that you forget is important. Got their dog smell out though, ready for our own future dog to come in and take its place!

Anyway....reveal time!

As predicted this was a tough question

Question 6: where am I?



I was in lovely Moshi, just near Kilimanjaro, the town most people base and prepare themselves for a climb in.

Declaration: I did not make it to the top. Got altitude sickness on the final morning. Absolutely heartbreaking.
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08-15-2020 , 04:59 AM
ContestantQuestion 6Distance
AnswerMoshi0
Nicholasp27Kilimanjaro30.58
nailsMount Kilimanjaro30.58
AllInnTheDarkMt. Kilimanjaro30.58
Tokyo!!50 miles west of Mount Kilimanjaro65.5
derwipok200 km east of Mount Kilimanjaro230.58
eleanor60Zanzibar385.93
toedderTansania392.15
Eric Clippertontanzania392.15
PaaseiNelspruit - South Africa2,553.21
Booker WolfboxPalermo, Sicily5,233.99
ViggorousNew Delhi, India5,549.23
luketheflukeBorder between China and Nepal5,986.64
dmknepal6,087.48
kokiriJakarta7,718.49
LoosekanenShizuoka City, Japan11,218.11
aaonk56Mount Fuji, Japan11,259.68
MFFNike100 miles NW of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building11,350.34
BWSlim69Lima12,567.60
Metsandfinsfancosta maya mexico13,809.10
pwnsallDID NOT ENTER 

Again, curvature of the earth & the traditional mercator map deceive me- for sure I thought the Japanese answers would fail

Anyway, we say bye bye to pwnsall and metsandfinsfan!
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08-15-2020 , 05:11 AM
Question 7

WHERE AM I?



Answers by Monday 3pm EST please
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08-15-2020 , 05:16 AM
Thinking about it 200 km does seem a bit much but it's all good.
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08-17-2020 , 04:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Doctor Zeus
Question 7

WHERE AM I?



Answers by Monday 3pm EST please
Bump to front page
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08-17-2020 , 03:28 PM
zomg
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08-17-2020 , 04:31 PM
IT'S REVEAL TIME!!


Question 7

WHERE WAS I?



So this one was as complicated and difficult as anticipated...but some really smart educated guesses in there.
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08-17-2020 , 04:37 PM
I wouldn’t be surprised if it was on any of 6 continents
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08-17-2020 , 04:40 PM
The answer was Franschhoek in the South African winelands in the Western Cape. A beautiful part of the world, but, struggling at the moment with lock down...So if you drink wine, drink South African!

The intended clues were:
1) Wine lands...so limited to 4 regions or so
2) Turning a tractor in to a bus...meaning not too safety conscious
3) Dry, arid and mountainous
4) The particular flora of the South African cape flower kingdom

ContestantQuestion 7Distance
Correct answerFranschoek, South AfricaN/A
eleanor60Cape Town64.86
Eric ClippertonCape Town64.86
lukethefluke15km north of Cape Town72.86
LoosekanenLake Tanganyika3,283.69
Booker WolfboxKenya4,355.48
kokiriLagos4,786.41
Nicholasp27Ethiopia5,235.45
nailsArgentina7,427.01
PaaseiNuwara Eliya - Sri Lanka7,912.60
toedderChile8,219.00
aaonk56Chile8,219.00
AllInnTheDarkPeru9,790.10
dmkperu9,790.10
BWSlim69Nicaragua12,105.18
MFFNikeHavana12,435.45
derwipokGuatemala12,733.29
ViggorousGuadalajara, Mexico14,226.00
Tokyo!!napa valley, california16,551.68

So farewell to Tokyo!!.

Well done to Eric, Eleanor, and LukeTheFluke for getting so close.
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08-17-2020 , 04:49 PM
QUESTION 8

Where am I?



Thursday 3pm EST submission time please
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08-17-2020 , 04:56 PM
Very surprised at number of guesses from non wine producing countries
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08-17-2020 , 05:26 PM
I thought it was coffee.

Also, I picked a country I thought was going to beat the people who picked the Americas if the answer was Asia, and Asia if it was Africa/Americas.

Team #justdontbelast.
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08-17-2020 , 05:29 PM
Also, on the subject of the tractor:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36479610
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08-17-2020 , 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by kokiri
Also, on the subject of the tractor:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36479610
This is a really interesting read.

Ty
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08-18-2020 , 04:03 AM
I thought it was table mountain in the background, is it not?
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08-18-2020 , 04:07 AM
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Originally Posted by lukethefluke
I thought it was table mountain in the background, is it not?
No, just a relatively flat mountain covered in clouds. The South African mountains are real bumpy and flatter in general than the ones I'm used to in Europe, no idea why. Here are a few from online:





Probs something to do with the rock type...?

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08-18-2020 , 01:19 PM
well that's a beat, gg thanks for running
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08-18-2020 , 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by kokiri
I thought it was coffee.
Same.
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08-20-2020 , 02:13 PM
And the results are i

QUESTION 8

Where was I?



So this is a Fjord in Norway! In particular its the Trosbyford.

The clues I thought would be give aways were:
1) Its a fjord (although to be fair, I think its pretty difficult to realise that)
2) It looks quite far North based on the way the sun is setting (this pic was taken at something like 2am btw- it never got dark when we were there...nautical twighlight was the darkest it got)
3) I feel it just looks cold despite being summer
4) The flowers and trees (I then researched and found out America and Europe actually share the same floral kingdom so this isn't as much as a give away as expected....)

So how did y'all do?
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08-20-2020 , 02:17 PM
Everyone got that it was North within the Northern hemisphere- but- there were two camps: the Nordics, and the America's.

ContestantQuestion 8Distance
AnswerLangesund, Bamble, Vestfold-og-Telemark, NOR0
derwipokBergen, Norway292.54
toedderSweden440.22
kokiriuppasala456.17
ViggorousTrondheim, Norway493.93
eleanor60Loch Ness in Inverness Scotland852.82
Nicholasp27Scotland884.82
Booker WolfboxBodo, Norway949.52
PaaseiBled - Slovenia1,436.53
LoosekanenHusavik Iceland1,577.52
luketheflukeIceland1,578.24
aaonk56St. John's Newfoundland, Canada4,176.70
MFFNikeBar Harbor, Maine5,276.75
AllInnTheDarkPortland, Maine5,446.84
Eric ClippertonTobermory, Ontario, Canada5,912.83
dmkvancouver7,242.39
BWSlim69Victoria, British Columbia7,334.33
nailsVictoria, BC, Canada7,334.33

Interestingly, one of the Norways actually came in 8th?!

Anyway, we say goodbye to Nails and Slim, unlucky team!
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08-20-2020 , 02:19 PM
sneaking in there!!!!!

i clearly never travel. i'm just comign in 2nd to last every time
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