That's my sort of navigating. I don't like to be in a rush to get anywhere,
and I hate motorways so I always allow plenty of time and start out with a
vague idea of which direction I'm heading then stick to all the backroads,
hence 7 hours to get from the south coast to Derbyshire last year, rather
than perhaps 2 or 3.
At least on a quiet back road, especially with full cloud cover when I lose
my sense of direction, I can pull over to check the map to make sure I'm
heading in approximately the right direction, not so easy on the motorway.
Maybe I should add a compass to the essential emergency toolkit of mobile
phone, AA card & bag of sweeties?
I recently heard of someone heading to East Anglia from hereabouts who was
given directions to go on the M25 anti-clockwise and thru the Dartford
tunnel. Unfortunately they took the wrong direction and after circling
London 3 times clockwise realised they'd seen the tunnel before and finally
cottoned on to the fact they were heading the wrong way.
At least I haven't done that! - and I've seen a lot of pretty English
countryside too, most of which I'd never find again either.
Suzie
> Dean wrote:
>
> PS Last weekend, the weather here in SE England was beautiful - not
boiling
> hot, but warm and dry. I just had to go for a drive. I found some
> beautiful windy roads threading their way through the Hertfordshire
> countryside, navigating by taking the turning that looked like it was
> heading away from civilisation whenever I got to a junction. Only problem
> was, once I got home, I tried to figure out on a map where I'd been, but I
> have absolutely no idea - so I guess I'll never be driving on that road
> again!
>
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