i can get lost practically anywhere. for most of the places that i travel frequently, i have a set route that i take and am comfortable enough to run on autopilot. but if there's a roadblock (i.e. accident, construction, etc.) that forces me off a normal road, i'll have to blindly rely on jenny, my trusted GPS. and i hate this, being unprepared and without printed directions (yes, i still look up and print directions even with a GPS).
familiar roads can still become foreign to me. i recognize certain streets and areas but have no sense of how they fit together on a map. directional cues? forget about it. at least i have a slight awareness of when i'm starting to go the wrong way, and have found many creative ways of circling back or turning around.
the one exception to all of the above is when i'm traveling to a place i've never trekked before. if there are 2 of us vacationing, i'll often step up as the navigator. i'll study maps the night before, plan our routes to our destination, and keep us on track. and generally, this method goes pretty smoothly. so i wonder... am i able to shift gears somehow because i know someone else is relying on me? or is it just because i do my homework?
maybe it's a bit of both.
interesting..i always thought you had good direction. i learn so much by reading your blog.
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