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Hi again, Suzanne. Thanks for the thoughts. Yes, we have experimented with phones a few times recently, enough for us to decide they’re not really quite right for us. In any case though, you were too late - we’ve already ordered up new 1030’s. Hope for the best!
3 years agoHi, Nicholas. Thanks for the input - both about the mapping question and about our blog. And thanks for following! Unless I’m misremembering, I don’t think we’ve heard from you before. It’s always nice to know someone is out there keeping us company.
As far as the advice goes though, you’re either too late or we’re too hasty. We’ve already committed ourselves and have sprung for a pair of new 1030+ devices. Hopefully I’m not too old to learn a new trick!
Cheers,
Scott
Hi - I have really enjoyed your journals over recent years and am pleased I can re-read the Spanish/French one (Bilbao to Sete?) now it has reappeared on here. The photography is excellent too. As for the navigation, I switched from Garmin to Wahoo recently and it has proved much easier to upload routes on the fly. It was great in NZ, France and here in the UK. I use Komoot to plot the route on the phone and seconds later it is on the Wahoo device.
Looking forward to following your next adventure. Nick
I am sure you have good reasons for navigating with your Garmins, but I started using my phone for navigating a while ago and find it much more convenient. I use an app on my pc to plan the routes and they are automatically visible on the app on my phone. I haven't discovered any disadvantages so far. You can also download your routes in case you don't always have internet. Have you considered that as an option?
3 years agoI’m really looking forward to hitting the road again. It feels like it’s been a long time. There’s a lot of this country that will be completely new to both of us.
3 years agoI was just anticipating your upcoming tour's route maps last night! That's a shame about OpenStreetMaps. Looks like a great route! Looking forward to following along as usual.
3 years agoNew to me too.
3 years agoCould have done, but I think they all were riding with a motor in their down tube.
3 years agoYup. One I knew myself for a change.
3 years agoFringecup! Never heard of it. I’ll have to go back in a week and see it when it’s a bit further along.
3 years agoQuick, get back on the bike and maybe you can catch up and pass them!
3 years agoLooks like Solomon's seal.
https://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Maianthemum%20racemosum
Might be fringecup.
https://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&rel-taxon=begins+with&where-taxon=Tellima+grandiflora
Next week! Woo, hoo!
3 years ago
No lawn maintenance, but maybe an occasional dredging operation?
3 years ago