Keeping the Windmill Alive - Where was your last trip with your GPS?
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If anyone is in danger of losing their windmill, maybe you can share with us the last place your GPS took you and if you encountered any problems, or if you use it to seek out special places to go. (Like Thai Food, ice cream shoppes, etc.) Anything to keep your windmill alive 
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This isn't my last trip, but I thought I'd share this.
My sister and her husband just got back from England and Scotland. Before they left they purchased a Nuvi 270. She said it saved their marriage.
With absolute accuracy, it took them down old dirt wagon roads and goat paths until they reached their destination - an old English cottage in the middle of no where that belonged to an old aunt. I saw the pictures of these four ft. wide dirt roads and was amazed that a GPS even knew they existed.
The GPS also was a big help in city driving as well.
After much debate, they were truly happy with their decision to buy it for this trip. She said the could have rented one for $20 a day out there and they stayed 20 days. Considering they paid $400 for it here in the US, it paid for itself. My sister said that if she never used it again, she got her monies worth!
(Being a golfer and a motorcycist, I'm sure she'll be using it again, and again.)
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Use it a lot while the
Use it a lot while the grand-kids were down to find new places to visit.Plus the McDonalds with playgrounds they always want to stop at.
Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
Camping!
Used it to find our Camping destimation by the Lake Michigan shoreline in Indiana. Works like a charm!!
Nuvi 765T, Nuvi 2350LMT
trip
Lake of the Ozarks
John_nuvi_
Fruit Loop near Portland.
Fruit Loop near Portland. Sad that the Cherry Karma stop wasn't in our garmin.
~Caroline =D Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities. - Aldous Huxley
windmill
I use GPS for traffic advoidance when there are major accidents in Houston
Ahhh....last day of the Vegas to Spokane trip and
it's been by the old trusty Garmin 260 all the way. The tank bag setup with the GPS on the motorcycle is working great!
Going to the Poconos
vvitug
Massanutten Resort
Nuvi 350
I always ignore the route until I am well out of NYC and on I287 in NJ
"Ceterum autem censeo, Carthaginem esse delendam" “When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.”
Going around the block
Nuvi 50LM Nuvi 2555LM
LAST TRIP
Last trip was going to thibodaux,la and back. guided by gps 855 all the way. will be going to denton,tx in the morning. will have several places to go. will be guided by gps to several functions.
3790LMT; 2595LMT; 3590LMT, 60LMTHD
Heading back to Arizona
Heading back next week to God's country (Arizona).
GPS - "Don't leave home without it!"
RT
"Internet: As Yogi Berra would say, "Don't believe 90% of what you read, and verify the other half."
I haven't taken the wife for
I haven't taken the wife for a motorcycle ride yet this year, so Sunday we took a little scenic ride across the Sierra Foothills (outside of Sacramento), into the Gold Country of Jackson, CA.
It came in real handy when we were in Volcano, CA (sign had a population of 110 crossed out, and 102 handwritten in) --- I wanted to go through Fiddletown then through the Shennendoah Wine region, but didn't know the back way in from Volcano (I knew it was fairly close, but I had never been in that way). The GPS took us in and we had a great ride!
5000 miles
had a nuvi 765t, worked ok after a bit, wasn't too impressed by the buildings 3d, or the lane assist. will not take a long trip with out a gps of some sort.
no where in particular again
although, i did use my golf gps twice...helped me par a hole
Nashville
Just got back from a trip to Nashville...way too hot!
Oneida, KY
Go until you're in the middle of nowhere, then it's just another 25 miles. If you don't make the trip often it's easy to get lost. Let the GPSr keep you on track.
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Went to a new thrift shop!
Love to find treasures in thrift shops. The GPS took us to a Goodwill that had recently opened. I never feel guilty about buying stuff there 'cause the money I spend goes to a good cause. It's a win - win situation.
Originator of Keeping Your Windmill Alive. Live in MA & have a cooking website. 6 yr. member. http://kitchentoysmakecookingfun.blogspot.com/
Vegas to Spokane with one minor
mis-direct from the GPS in a small town. GPS had us take one exit too soon and we went all the way through town to get to the hotel. Actually worked out well becuase we would not have seen the neat little town square
Coronado and Seattle
In teh next few days it will be a west coast trip baby!
It's those changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes nothing remains quite the same. With all of our running and all of our cunning, If we couldn't laugh, we would all go insane.
Costco and back
Made a run to Costco yesterday. On the way, the traffic signal was picked up a couple of miles from the house and no problems noted nearby. A few more miles down the road, traffic abruptly slowed due to a very recent accident. A SUV had overturned in the median strip - looked like the passengers had been pulled from the wreckage and were laying down and being tended to by many other motorists.
On the return trip, the traffic signal was again delayed in getting picked up, but it showed slowing due to the accident. The site was still being worked on (SUV was still there). The southbound side was now much more seriously backed up, 4-5 miles; the northbound side was a rolling backup with the left lanes the slowest due to the rubbernecking from that lane.
All in all, the Nuvi did a pretty good job except for the delay in picking up the signal after being turned on.
summer camp
Just returned from summer camp with my Boy Scout Troop. Had a great week. Found out my GPS battery dies after not being plugged in for a week. Better that than leaving it on charge and taking out the car battery.
Nuvi 2460LMT.
Niagara Falls USA
Used my Mio S501 on a recent trip to Niagara Falls USA. Worked very well. Traffic update was helpful to avoid long construction delays crossing the Grand Island bridges.
Arizona speed cameras
Updated speed camera locations for Arizona before my visit a couple of weeks ago only to find out due to a legal glitch, they are no longer active on the expressways.
FYI, Red light cameras at intersections are still up and working.
crossed the Long Island Sound
went from Bridgeport, CT to Port Jefferson, NY and my Nuvi 750 showed the Ferry line. cool!
non-native nutmegger
MD to DE
Drove up to Delaware for the weekend to visit wife's family.
Got the GPS fixed
Had to do a master reset but everything is working fine now. We last used it to visit Colonial Williamsburg.
Garmin nüvi 765T, nüvi 350
cheating
Ok, so I am not going on vacation, but my GPS is. I sent it with my parents down to Myrtle Beach SC. I'm not sure how my GPS got to go but I didn't. I definitely got the short end of that straw.
Possibly the most active post
2228 posts and 45 pages.
And growing....
nüvi 750 & 760
DFW
Took a 3 day trip to dallas-ft worth area - 1000 miles over 4 july weekend. GPS was most valuable because I used a lot of texas highways and no interstates. Found food, gas, lodging - it's great to travel with a gps!
___________________ Garmin 2455, 855, Oregon 550t
williamsburg VA
Going there for a week.
Suggestions for places to eat? visit?
We are going to:
Colonial Williamsburg, Busch gardens, Water country USA, Virginia Beach.
What else?
Perogi Fest
Perogi Fest in Whiting IN. Awesome food! Lots of fun!!
Nuvi 765T, Nuvi 2350LMT
Denver, Colorado
Used it in Denver to find such locations as my hotel, rental car return, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and D Bar Desserts.
Garmin Nuvi 2699 with 2017.30 Maps
I found a benchmark...
Buried under a carpet of zoysia, just a yard off the road...
Striving to make the NYC Metro area project the best.
Trip to Niagara Fall.
This weekend will be first long trip to Niagara fall with nuvi 255w. I'll post it back how good Garmin is
First trip with 765T outside of Canada
Looking forward to seeing HWY speed limits posted, & can use GPS to display in MPH & Miles rather than KPH & KM on the car dashboard.
I wonder what other 765T goodies I will find in the US compared to Canada?
Went to Gilbert that is near the Phoenix area yesterday
Went to Gilbert that is near the Phoenix area yesterday and I would have had a very tough time finding the home I was going to without it. Took me right to the driveway couldn't have gotten anymore accurate.
Garmin Drive Smart 55 - Samsung Note 10 Smartphone with Google Maps & HERE Apps
golf
golf gps again, chabot this time, but dang it,,, i forgot to download the mapping to it...oh well
2200 miles St. Louis to New
2200 miles
St. Louis to New Mexico and back.
Last trip = first trip
My last trip was my first trip, from the store to my house, it got me there safe and sound, but I still don't know why all mapping software think I want to go 3 miles past my exit to come back 3 miles rather than taking the road my house is actually on. Once I go off it recalculated fine, but I swear I never understand it. Going the other way is never faster.
Lexington KY so far and gps
Lexington KY so far and gps doing good so far.
Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
Wisonsin Dells
It even showed me the best shortcuts.
The Wizard of Ahhhhhhhs - Earned my Windmill 4/12/2010
No short cuts but sure
No short cuts but sure better then me with the maps. Made it from KY to KS today. Gps still doing good with new maps. Did have the redlight alert go off in the middle of the interstate. But believe the camera was located off the side of the interstate on a feeder rd. Or some where below the overpass I was on. Right outside ST Louis MO close to airport.
Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
alaska
alaska no problems
the art off war is never a winning combination for any one 1490T
home
always nice to end your trip with HOME
look forward to trip to the
look forward to trip to the coast on friday.
Starbucks
Really needed a caffeine fix in an unfamiliar area
IA to AZ
Just finished the IA to AZ trip.
RT
"Internet: As Yogi Berra would say, "Don't believe 90% of what you read, and verify the other half."
I went on a 9 state
I went on a 9 state motorcycle trip!
2000 miles in 12 days
Driving around Montana and Wyoming, seeing Glacier, Yellowstone and the Tetons. What's amazing is how BIG those states are. I saw only a small fraction of each. I've lived in California, and am now in NC which is not small, but Big Sky country is definitely impressive. Nuvi served me well, and never got lost once.
Nuvi 350, GPS Map 76CX