I have a large Garmin GPS that I take on car trips loaded with Geocaches - mostly Virtuals. When I plan to rent a car during a trip I take the Garmin GPS along with me. I make sure that I rent a car with a flat dashboard as the Garmin GPS sits on a beanbag on the dash. I also take a Road Map as one should never rely just on a GPS. During the trip I also use the Garmin GPS to find nearest Starbucks (love their fruit and cheese), McDonalds (for restrooms), libraries (for restrooms, computers, book sales), grocery stores, Hotels I have reserved, etc. At the end of a trip I will find my way back to the car rental place. I loaded the coordinates into the GPS before I left the lot.
Friday, November 29, 2024
Monday, November 25, 2024
Trip to Santa Fe, Taos and Albuquerque 2025
Several years ago I wanted to take a weeklong trip to Hawaii. I checked out the trip offered by Road Scholar. It was a trip to two islands and rather expensive. So I made a copy of the Itinerary and the hotel information. I duplicated just the trip to Oahu, Hawaii. I hosted a Geocaching Event also.
Two years later I was registered for a Road Scholar trip to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Because a museum was no longer available Road Scholar cancelled the trip shortly before I was to leave. So I made a copy of the Itinerary and the hotel information. I duplicated the trip on my own.
In May 2022, I attended the Road Scholar program in
New York City. After I signed up for the
program it underwent several changes. It
became more and more physically challenging i.e. walking tour of Harlem rather than
visiting the 9-11 Memorial. I finally
decided rather than getting upset I would just ignore the changes and create my
own program. Some things I did with the Road Scholar group and some I did on my own. I should
have bought a t-shirt: "I survived New York City."
I encountered a problem when I tried to register for the Road Scholar trip to Santa Fe et al so next spring I plan to fly to Albuquerque, rent a car and duplicate Road Scholar's Santa Fe, Taos and Albuquerque Trip. I also want to walk across the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge (Earthcache). Side trips: at Espanola, turn off for visits to Abiquiu, the historic home of artist Georgia O'Keefe, and/or White Rock Visitor Center/Bandelier National Monument.
Sunday, November 24, 2024
Traveling Solo
I am often asked if I travel alone. I travel Solo but I am never alone except when I retire for the night.
For years I was constantly asked if my husband lets me travel. People must sense that he died because they stopped asking shortly after he passed away.
Next year I will complete geocaching in all 50 states by finding geocaches in the last two states: Minnesota and Iowa. The Challenge Cache is located in Michigan. I want to find a couple caches in Indiana also.
Thursday, November 21, 2024
I (Eye) spy!
I had Cataract surgery on Wednesday, November 6th on my right eye. I called the Eye Group today to move my final checkup a few days earlier so I could get the new lens ordered for my eyeglasses.
I injured my right leg at the beginning of September. It has finally healed! I rarely use the walking stick anymore except for Geocaching.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Route 66 from Chicago to Los Angeles in 2025.
I contacted Cosmos/Globus and signed up for their Route 66 trip from Chicago to Los Angeles in 2025. Cosmos motels/hotels are not centrally located but that is what Lyfts are for. I have requested six Route 66 Travel books from FVRL library. I have already started my Geocaching List - mostly Virtuals.
Monday, November 4, 2024
Cachly App for Geocaching
I have an iPhone 11 Pro. I prefer and use the Cachly app. Cachly is a simple and powerful Geocaching app for iOS that includes many advanced features.