Keeping the Windmill Alive - Where was your last trip with your GPS?

 

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 smile.

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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Helped Son

He needed some mason supplies that I had to bring to him. Out came the 1390T to find where he was working.

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Nuvi 50LM Nuvi 2555LM

Just left Garden of Gods,MT

Just left Garden of Gods,MT Evans and starting Rocky MT National park in CO.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.

Myrtle Beach

Round trip from Columbus, OH to Myrtel Beach, NC.

Interesting - it took me there by one route and returned by another. Both about the same time and distance. No traffic problems I know of. I wonder if it looked at day of week traffic trends?

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Live every day like it's your last. Some day you'll be right - Benny Hill

We're on our way home from Spokane

and the Garmin 260 is working great! Wonderful trip down through western Idaho.

windmill

Used it to find a bakery shop

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The Home of BLUMARU HOUNDS

Returned from the Airport

Made a short trip this week and returned Thursday evening. The Nuvi picked up the traffic signal quickly and accurately showed no issues; estimated time of arrival was right on the mark, too. Given the time (~1030 pm) this was not too surprising, but it was a welcome end to a long day! No complaints.

Last use was to guide me to

Last use was to guide me to the All Pontiac Weekend at the Dupage Expo Center.

Side note....Of the 400+ cars at this event, my plucky formula took home one of the only 10 1st place sponsor awards in the 1986+ class. grin
http://www.doodnet.com/images/dupage2010-3.jpg

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Home

Home sweet home

Touring CO right now.

Touring CO right now.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.

Forest Lakes AZ

For another fantastic weekend of camping.

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Jeff...... Nuvi 2460, Nuvi 2595

way hot...

to go driving.

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-Garmin Nuvi 760 & 765T-

Maine

Ogunquit, Portland, Boothbay Harbor, Eliot...awesome!

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non-native nutmegger

local "exploring"

Spent Sunday afternoon going for a "Sunday drive" through some backroads near my home.

Completed Rocky MTN National

Completed Rocky MTN National Park.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.

Just finished a 2200 mile

R/T from Vegas to Spokane. Used the Garmin 260 in a tank bag on the motorcycle. Wonderful trip, some great scenery, and a good time with old friends!

Cross-border shopping

North Dakota.

Garmin 765T works WAY better in the US than in Canada.

In US I get speed limits, warnings if over spped limits (I didn't speed, GPS was just out by a few hunderd feet - honest), Interstates in red, next highway intersection in green bar at top instead of telling me what highay I am on in Canada (duh).

Canada need to update map info.

My wife took our GPS to a

My wife took our GPS to a Bridal shower which was about an hour from home. Apparently my "ballpark" directions weren't good enough for her.

Kevin

SF

clients house up on hill...

Used it around town . . .

didn't get lost once.

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Garmin nüvi 765T, nüvi 350

Made Ridgway State Park,Owl

Made Ridgway State Park,Owl Creek Pass,Chimney Rock and Ouray CO.Starting Million Dollar Hwy in the morning.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.

HOME

It's so good to be home

To find my Son

Had to get tools to him for his mason job.

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Nuvi 50LM Nuvi 2555LM

On the road

Made iT down the Million Dollar Hwy in CO and the Four Corners for UT,CO,AZ and NM TODAY.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.

BBQ city

Took mine to Kansas City Kansas!!What a great place to visit!

Cape may, NJ Lobster House

Cape may, NJ Lobster House

Charles

Where is Charles today??

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Always on the Road Knowing where I've Been

265wt trips

I just made a 650Km trip and my GPS worked like a good friend and never let me down;
I realises though that I don't get alerts even though I have some POI downloaded and set to alerts on my unit.
Any comments??

POI destination issue

I just returned from a long trip. My nuvi 265 worked like charm. however we wanted chinese food and checked on my GPS and it gave me one address; we had our chinese but while we were driving around the next day morning we found somany other chinese restaurents which did not show on our GPS; I wonder why?

I just took a trip to Six

I just took a trip to Six Flags in N.E. I noticed that sometimes when you change onto a different highway the 1690 kind of refreshes itself. So you are blinf for like 10 seconds. If there is a turn right after the 1st you may miss it.

On the road

RAMTROL wrote:

Where is Charles today??

Made it to Monument Valley,Natural Bridge Monument and the Valley of the Gods in UT.

A little side note. When I went up to Chimney Rock and Owl Creek Pass UT. About 3/4 of the way up the Mtn Samantha I guess got scared and jumped out. Glad there were signs showing the way.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.

Point Magu Naval Air Show...

...last Sunday in Oxnard, CA.

My lovely wife and I attended the show after a 3 year break, and got to see the likes of the Red Bull helicopter that does loops and flys upside down, a lady that is a "wingwalker" that stands on top of the wing while the plane does loops, stalls, and dives, an A-10 ground attack, a C-130 water drop to put out the fire, an F-18 breaking the sound barrier up close and personal, AND......of course......the Thunderbirds in their finely maintained and tuned F-16 aircrafts.

We used the NUVI to navigate the backroads to avoid the majority of the traffic jams.

What a BLAST!!! WOO HOO!!!

Made it through Arches

Made it through Arches National Park in UT today.Some beautiful scenery there.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.

DO YOU MEAN POINT "MUGU"???

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No

FRGG wrote:

DO YOU MEAN POINT "MUGU"???grin

We used to call it Point Mildew.

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Made it through Canyonlands

Made it through Canyonlands UT today.What a scenic view.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.

Minneapolis to Phoenix

Did it in 4 days by motorcycle.

I was quite bedraggled by the time I arrived... around 1pm amidst triple digit temps.

I'm still rehydrating. LOL

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The Wizard of Ahhhhhhhs - Earned my Windmill 4/12/2010

Going to a wedding today in

Going to a wedding today in Toronto, then I'll be re-hydrating later. I hear it is going to be really warm in the city.

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All the worlds indeed a stage and we are merely players. Rush

Short trip within the local county

Nuvi 760 took a little longer than usual to start and pick up satellites, never picked up the traffic signal (TTN), but otherwise operated as expected.

Trip to DE and back

We drove up to Delaware for my wife's best friend's bridal shower.

CT - DC - CT

Drove from Connecticut to Washington, DC and back. Never knew how many red light cameras are in DC! Tons in NYC, too, but none near I-95 and the GW Bridge.

Next up is a trip to Rhode Island -- lots of cameras there, too...

Went through Red and Bryce

Went through Red and Bryce Canyon UT.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.

Took mine Nuvi 755T to San

Took mine Nuvi 755T to San Jose and San Francisco and back to Los Angeles

Coming, or going, soon

Over labor day planning a week-long trip through the VA Beach area.

We went to my cousin's

We went to my cousin's wedding this weekend. It was only a little over an hour away, but we had never been there before. First time ever that my father had to follow someone some where because he didn't know where he was going.

Kevin

BBBS

North Oakland for a Big Brother Big Sisters of the Bay Area for a volunteer potluck...

Motorcycle ride in 120 degrees

Just made a trip to Las Vegas to visit a friend of mine. Not a great time to be going thru the lower deserts on a motorcycle. I need a new cool vest.

Motorcycle ride in 120 degrees

Just came back from a trip to Las Vegas to see a friend. Very hot going thru the lower desert. I'm going to need a new cool vest, mine is worn out.

Just came back from my trip

Just came back from my trip from Edmonton to Vancouver. It was very userful to have my Nuvi with us.

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Taking our little girl off to college!

How time flies -- we loaded up the car yesterday, and are headed off to deliver her to her dorm at college.

Seems like only yesterday I was walking the hallway late at night holding a screaming baby girl...

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Nuvi 2460, 680, DATUM Tymserve 2100, Trimble Thunderbolt, Ham radio, Macintosh, Linux, Windows

Still viewing areas around

Still viewing areas around Brye Canyon.Heading for Las Vegas in the morning.Gps still doing good job.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
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