h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

As I've spent a holiday in Cheltenham, I'll try

Gloucester

That's fine. I don't have much of a clue from the backlog, but let's try:

Egham

Sorry - missed your new-page post B'El.

Gloucester (and Egham) break the rule

From post 560 (Cheltenham)

Guildford

I have the impression that they're all along one motorway, but you seem to be hopping from east to west and back quite a lot.

Cambridge

Can you see a connection, Ugi?

Bath

Just maybe... but I could equally be deluding myself, because I don't know that they all fit my idea. We'll see.

Cambridge breaks the rule

From post 564 (Guildford)

Gosport

Note: This is one of those GR's where I can't go on for ever, so this is an advance warning that I am going to reset the sequence in the near future.

So I take it Bath was wrong, too.

Gosport? That's down south, on an island?

No, it's on the mainland - across the harbour from Portsmouth. Reefgirl lives there, IIRC.

(yes, Bath was wrong, too - I forgot to mention it )

I know she lives there, but as she always talked about water and ferries, I assumed it was on one of the isles.
I've never been good at geography.

Don't know about B'el, but I'm clean out of ideas on this one. Will try a last-ditch shot with:

Islington

(What we need now is Rudi with soem new ideas)

Ugi

Just off now, but before I go:

Islington breaks the rule.

From Post 569 (Gosport)

Leatherhead

Hmm, all those locations sound familiar, I've even passed a few of them.

Folkestone

Folkestone breaks the rule

From post 575 (Leatherhead)

Christchurch

(I'll reset the sequence from the next one, but I'm off now )

Christchurch-isn't that in Australia?

If I had the time, I'd go and check if all the others are in Oz, too.

Bye.

...

If I have this right, then the best I can do for next-in-sequence is:

Lake Saint John (Louisiana)

Or we could re-start with ....

Swansea

Any good?

PS B'el - I think Christchurch is in New Zealand, but I suspect the rule is a word-rule rather than geographical (I've been wrong before, however!).



Ugi