[gps-talkusers] Re: finding one's way
- From: "Mary Ellen Earls" <meearls@xxxxxxx>
- To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 12:05:19 -0700
Wow!
Extremely impressive!
Mary Ellen Earls
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael May" <mikemay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "GPS-talkusers-freelists.org" <GPS-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 10:20 AM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] finding one's way
For those of us using GPS, we get used to finding one's way in many
different circumstances. I try not to take this for granted. Today was a
time I really appreciated the technology and O&M skills to go along with
it.
Charles and I are staying in an apartment in the Swiss mountain village of
Bullet. We had dinner with friends last night in a nearby hamlet of Les
Rasses. Rather than having our friends pick us up this morning, we decided
to walk to their chalet. We had marked it the night before.
So, off we went, following a pedestrian route on narrow mountain roads,
slushy with new snow. As the fog lifted, Charles commented on the
incredible views over the valley and to Lake Neu Chatelle far below.
We were tempted at one point to go cross country to the chalet when we
were told it was just 400 feet away but our route called for us to
continue a half mile further up the road before doubling back. We took the
safe but longer route. We only made one slight wrong turn down someone's
driveway before arriving at the chalet.
I don't think any right-minded sighted person would have attempted this
walk without a map and good directions. It was a piece of cake for us with
the Sendero GPS and a wonderful morning walk as well.
Our friends were sure impressed when they came downstairs to find the
coffee already on.
Mike
Michael G. May
CEO Sendero Group
Developers and distributors of BrailleNote GPS
Distributing BrailleNote, VoiceNote, Talks, Miniguide, The Tissot Silen-T
tactile watch, and the ID Mate bar code reader
MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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