Who would say that picking trash can be such an amazing activity? Well, when you are doing it in a great company, it has to be... A lot of laughs, a good time, and a bit of competition, and you can have a great morning! That's how it was at the #HCDGraz event 11 days ago, or to be more specific, May 3rd!
This was my second "group" #cleanplanet walk, after the first one in Hamburg last year, for which I didn't create a post (if I remember well)! Of course, what annoys me the most are irresponsible people throwing trash on the street, out of their cars, and especially those who throw trash in nature... That one is probably the worst... I have no idea why that is so "easy" to? Maybe because nobody is around, so they can do it? Arggh... Okay, I'm off-ranting, going back to this great CleanPlanet walk!
On the day of Hive Creator Days presentations (check my recap), @tibfox shared the agenda for this walk, so we gathered in our base, the Spaceland workplace, and hit the road toward the Schlossberg hill (there were some complaints about the picked destination, mostly from people who are living in more "plain areas" 😂)... Claws, bags, and gloves were ready, and we were ready to go!
spreading the propaganda 😃
photo by @mipiano
Let's see if it works! 😃
photo by @mipiano
Part of my "Trash Team" (we lost @bil.prag somewhere... found him later... 😃)
We have formed teams at the bottom of the hill, just before we began to climb on a very nice trail... Now, when I roll the movie back, I can't remember that we saw many people using that trail as there were some other ways to get on the top of the hill... more about that closer to the end of this post...
photo by @mipiano
The strategy was clear from the beginning... Hit the road hard, do the sprint at the beginning, walk in front of everyone else, picking up all the trash... Leaving no trash behind!!! 😂 Unfortunately, on that narrow trail that led up to the hill was almost no trash at all! Only a few cigarette buds... Nothing!
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When we reached Uhrturm, a 13th-century medieval clock, our strategy fell apart completely! We weren't walking on a narrow path, and we couldn't "block" others to pick up the trash! The battle became fierce...
On the other side, beautiful city views were a big distraction! Whenever you look, you will see a panoramic view of the city, in combination with a lot of trees and green parks! Also, having a river passing through the city gives a special charm to Graz!
photo by @bil.prag
Keep your focus, ph! Someone yelled, "Look how much trash is on the other side of the wall/fence!" Say no more! My team partner @edje and I jumped over the fence, risking our young lives for the clean nature! 😂
photo by @mipiano
picking up the last pieces, before going back to safety! 😃
photo by @mipiano
photo by @mipiano
Oh, no! @ninaeatshere found the gold trash mine and already filled half of her bag with garbage!!! Hurry up to get at least something before that sewer mine gets depleted! 😱 But, it was too late... She got a huge advantage in those moments, which was impossible to catch up... At least for my team... Complaints about the sun, the hiking, and empty bellies became stronger and stronger... We were at the end of our strength... Will we survive to the top? 😃
@ninaeatshere lurking from the back, checking out who has the most trash... 😃
photo by @godfish
We did it!!! We got to the top and pulled out our last smiles to take the group photos with our "catch"! 150kg of trash in that small bag! You don't believe me? 😃 Congrats, @edje, @mipiano, @ratona, and @bil.prag! For me, we won that day! 😃 More seriously, we all win as we had such a great time doing something useful for nature that day! What else could we ask for?
My back still hurts because of how heavy that bag was! 🤣
photo by @mipiano
Okay, maybe the main prize, but we left it to the teams of @ninaeatshere and @tinabrezpike... They were too competitive and nobody had a chance that day... It was nice to see that they split the reward among two teams! Nice job, girls! Congratulations!
What about my team? Our prize was on the menu above... 😂 After eating Schnitzels for 3 days, that was the turning point for me... I decided to go with the second-best Austrian option, the Wurstel!
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On our way back downhill, most people pick the slide to go back to the bottom of the hill, while some of us wanted to enjoy the view of the city through the funicular... It was a short trip, but still with some stunning views!
Thank you for your time.
--ph--
