yes & in fairness to you mike
i really do believe you equalled or surpassed our most successful visit to date here
in a category which we have been calling class c in this case
as in
yes i clearly saw the point or its location up close
& since to visit also means just to see
then it was certainly a successful visit by you
no 2 ways about it
even if we do figure a visit might be successful in as many as 5 different ways
--- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "xachary04" <xachary04@y...> wrote:
>
> Hi Hugh,
>
> I don't believe I was the person who stated that I was successful in
> reaching the tripoint. I think Aletheia mentioned my "success." In
> fact, I did state that I did not make it on the water tripoint nor
> did I determine where it was exactly located.
>
> The only credit that I can take is standing on all three sections by
> going through the regular passport controls. Some of you have been
> to other tripoints and have walked around them. I couldn't do that
> because the tripoint is located in the river. Since I was by myself,
> I didn't want to have to deal with possible border guards looking at
> my non-EU passport if I decided to wade into the water.
>
> I hope someday one of you will be willing to get your feet wet and
> stand (or swim) at the Zittau tripoint.
>
> Mike B
>
> --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "Hugh Wallis" <hugh@o...>
> wrote:
> >
> > Just curious - given the uncertainty about the exact location
> expressed in
> > your analysis, Mike, how would you determine/measure "success"
> when you say
> > "i can only look forward all the more eagerly to our first
> amphibious try
> > here because there is now every reason to make one & expect it
> will be
> > successful "
> >
> > This raises the question of whether you or anyone else here are
> aware of any
> > similar wet tripoints being defined legally in some more precise
> (and
> > stationary) manner such as by means of providing Lat/Long
> coordinates
> > according to some datum (as distinct from your speculated method
> in this
> > case involving fluvial mid lines which necessarily will change
> over time) ?.
>