GPS is useless, confirmed

.... if you turn it on in the US and find that the memory card contains
the maps for Austria and Switzerland.

Note to self - next time, make sure that the memory card's contents
actually matches the note on the card itself.

Oh, and the power of Google Maps and a regular road map conspired in me
finding what must be the only road in California that's labelled as a
'major road' that is *just* about wide enough to carry one car (for
those that have been in proper Northern California, it's the road
following the Salmon River from Somes Bar to Cecilville - stunning
scenery, but not something you want to drive in a hurry).

 

I hadn't realised quite just how north California goes. I thought I'd
been quite north in Sacramento (and of course the nearby town of
Carmichael), but that seems to be only 2/3rds of the way up.

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Paul.
CBR1100XX SuperBlackbird (Buen mueble de patio)
And a pushbike of some sort.
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BOTAFOF #30
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Yup, and the further north you go, the more beautiful it gets (if you
like mountains and trees, that is). Sacramento is still in the central
valley and that's *very* flat and *very* boring.

 

Sounds like some of the roads on Skye - outside of the main road to
Portree the vast majority are single-car with passing places. And
driving the length of Skye after a big meal, in the dark and rain,
isn't to be recommended.. (it took a couple of hours for me to relax
afterwards - every time I closed my eyes all I could see was road..)

Phil