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

Went to Dade City FL today for the rodeo and fair.New maps worked good.

Oh, even worse than that--they've been pushing up the price of gas some 40 cents locally...just on the news of the Libyan branch of the Jasmine Revolution working on getting Gaddafi out of office.

No matter that the US doesn't even get petroleum from Libya--Libya exports to Europe, not the States, because we had a trade embargo in place forever (ironically, because of the same SOB the Libyan Jasmine Revolution is trying to throw out...and more precisely, aforementioned SOB essentially commissioning bombings of nightclubs and a 747 over Lockerbie, Scotland a few decades back).

I want to go "HEY WHY YOU DO THIS. YOU DON'T EVEN GET GAS FROM LIBYA. STOP WITH THE PRICE GOUGING ALREADY" >:(

As for my last trip with the GPS--nothing this week, but preparing for a big trip shortly where aforementioned phone GPS will come in VERY handy.

Our last trip with the GPS was from Florida to Virginia over the Christmas holidays. On our way back, we took the long way home and went through Shenandoah National Park. I had just found this site, and had loaded everything from the Bigfoot POI files to the Tourist files, to all the red light cameras. The GPS definitely enhanced our experience. Not to mention, we also did a lot of geocaching using our GPS while we were on vacation. We had a blast!

Picacho Peak AZ, then home.

I used to get back my batcave

Anything exciting on your side..?

Spent at Disney-Orlando with some of my "kids" and grandchildren ! Weather was what you dream of for doing Disney !

VA

Had a follow up "in the city" with my lasik doctor. Used my phone for GPS and had no problems. Unfortunately, there's NO good way to get to this place during rush hour.

Kevin

My nuvi (and I) are enjoying a week in sunny Florida as a break from the long cold snowy winter.

What's going on in Las Vegas next week? Gonna see the NASCAR race, but what else is going on?

Used the Android phone again with good results. Signal (to include data connectivity) was not a problem this trip and all went well. Not ready to switch from the dedicated navigation device (Nuvi 760), but overall, very impressed with the capabilities of the Android navigation.

Vegas. Took friends visiting from Alaska and went to the NASCAR race in Phoenix. Now it's on to the 3-day NASCAR weekend in Vegas!

Up north to check out a mustang and then stopped off at Pinks to try a hot dog. Worked great.

My Garmin is still sitting in the house, I just need to make my weekly windmill post...

Have guests here so we will use it all weekend traveling around town

Have a happy weekend.

Use to find the new Sweet Tomatoes location.

I am in beautiful downtown Dodge right now.

made me take a left, when it shoulda been a rite...

Submarine?

My trusty 680 with traffic is still holding up well in the Greater LA region.

Left the house at 9am and didn't return until 8pm at nite. The traffic was pretty accurate and estimated times of destination was very functional.

Update:

Cal Bears now 16-0. Current scoring total 988-51. Last match was also a bit close, 95-0.

Just got back from a trip in Italy using our friend Karen the GPS. Surprisingly, she did pretty ok pronouncing all the Italian named towns and streets, despite her best attempt to get us lost at about half the roundabouts. Sadly, it seems reality view on the 775 was only for limited US locations. Not once does she show the lane changes in Europe.

Were you using the latest 2011.40 Euro maps? If not, what version?

On my drive from DE to MD, I took the scenic route through Amish Country of Pennsylvania (primarily Lancaster County).

Took a trip to a specialty shop in Orangeville

Good Morning, anything exciting over the weekend?

Went to turn on my 855 in Vegas, forgot the cradle and it was dead. I felt so lost without it, even though I've been here a dozen of times.

too rainy to use the golf gps

keeping the windmill alive.

Back home again in Western South Dakota from Eastern Nebraska.

Saw several out of control skids into the ditches and one rollover. All from driving too fast on snow packed roads.

The wife and I went from Malvern to Tunica, MS for a few days of fun. No problems with our new 255W (replaced our stolen 250W). I know it is an older model, but I got a killer deal on it.

Took a trip to ST Louis MO for the Missouri Valley Basketball Tournament and then to Chattanooga TN to spend a 44th wedding anniversary on the riverboat Delta Queen. The only problem was when the Garmin wanted to have me turn right while crossing the Tennessee River to the road below. I did not follow those directions and drove around to the boat.
While on the boat in the bar, another patron had the same experience so it is Garmin Maps with the problem.

Still using the Android phone and Google Navigator for most navigation tasks. Working well and better than ever with the addition of rerouting to avoid traffic. While there are still occasional issues with connectivity, overall the app keeps getting better and better.

Took a little trip down to Normal, Il.

just work...

Tampa, Clearwater, St Pete

2 days ago to the Netherlands and Germany

No more C530, still have my new 1390T and 750. Not going to replace with another at this time.

State park in central FL.

A new Thai Restaurant!

Spent the day in Fankenmuth,MI. Pigged out on chicken at the Bavarian Inn

In August 2010, my Gramin 350 led me from central Florida to Durango Co. to ride the Durango & Silverton train. From there to the Grand Canyon in Az. Then to San Antonio Tx to see the Alamo, and back home to Florida with out any mishap

Used the Garmin to get from San Clemente to Palm Desert. I put "avoid toll roads" and it took us on "highway 74" which is a VERY twisty road through and down and around a mountain. Pretty hairy, lots of motorcycle riders testing their skills. A "Hells Kitchen" biker stop. Couldn't wait to get to level ground, but the Garmin got us to our destination. Said the hotel was on the right,but it was on the left. This happens a lot.

I had to drive 1600 miles from Phoenix Az USA to Kelowna BC Canada. I uploaded my geocaching pocket querys into my Nuvi so I can see the geocaches coming up on the screen while we were driving. It works great if you upload the gpx into the gpx folder then it will show up in favourites.

Trying to find parked car in HUGE vague parking lot..Came in very handy. Arundel Mills in Maryland

via CT 84, NY 287, NJ 78, PA...

Cal Bears 17-0, season accumulative score now stands at 1094-51.

Most recent, Cal 106, U.C. Davis 0.

trip to from Houston to Branson, Mo. last week and a meandering trip through Arkansas, Tennessee and Louisiana. Trip started as a road trip to Memphis for BarBQue.

Best trips the wife and I have are the "hey babe lets drive to New Orleans for a bowl of gumbo" (500 miles) that turn into week long tours of places one or both of us has never been.

I do the same thing with my Nuvi 765T and then use my Oregon 550 or 60CSX to zero in. Also grabbed a few geocaches in MO and TN.