I think that I may have mentioned a little problem with my Oregon where it freezes when I try to synchronise it with my PC (or any PC, as it happens).
I've had a few problems when I connect the Oregon to my PC. I've tried everything, and finally I called Garmin, on Friday, and explained the situation to them. They have decided that my unit needs to be returned for repair, so on Monday, I'm going to have to package it up and send it away (sob, sob). Garmin assure me that we will be parted for no more than 10 days!!!
I've had to dig out my iPAQ PDA and re-install Cachemate and Pocket Navigator to use for the next couple of weeks.
The last outing with my Oregon before we are seperated, will be tomorrow (Sunday) when we're off to Bromsgrove for a caching-fest with around 30 caches within walking distance (blisters allowing).
Saturday 4 October 2008
That There London
Thursday 2nd October
I'd got another cheap coach ticket down to London for a spot of Urban Caching. I had to get up early to get into Brum for the 06:45 coach to London Victoria. I arrived outside Argos at 06:10 and as there were few people around, I managed to grab "The Strangler's" "The Lad Himself" on the way to Digbeth.
I arrived at Victoria just before 10 and made my way to the first cache just of Picadilly - an old, disused, underground station. I, then worked my way roughly east crossing the river at London Bridge to bag a total of 20 caches in the capital and one in the second city. I even managed a Sidetracked cache (Waterloo) near to one of my favourites "Banksy Was Here" near a 200 metre long, grafitti covered subway. The photo shows what was probably my favourite "art-work" of a Scalectric track on the pavement.
A few observations...
GPS coverage in central London is crap - even with my, supposedly super-duper Oregon, the map showed me upto 40m away from the road I was obviously walking along.
Make sure that the insoles in your walking boots haven't slipped down. As souveniers of London I brought back two stonking blisters!
Not a vast number of caches but it was a day out, seeing a few of the sights and getting a few ideas for future caches!?!
I'd got another cheap coach ticket down to London for a spot of Urban Caching. I had to get up early to get into Brum for the 06:45 coach to London Victoria. I arrived outside Argos at 06:10 and as there were few people around, I managed to grab "The Strangler's" "The Lad Himself" on the way to Digbeth.
I arrived at Victoria just before 10 and made my way to the first cache just of Picadilly - an old, disused, underground station. I, then worked my way roughly east crossing the river at London Bridge to bag a total of 20 caches in the capital and one in the second city. I even managed a Sidetracked cache (Waterloo) near to one of my favourites "Banksy Was Here" near a 200 metre long, grafitti covered subway. The photo shows what was probably my favourite "art-work" of a Scalectric track on the pavement.
A few observations...
GPS coverage in central London is crap - even with my, supposedly super-duper Oregon, the map showed me upto 40m away from the road I was obviously walking along.
Make sure that the insoles in your walking boots haven't slipped down. As souveniers of London I brought back two stonking blisters!
Not a vast number of caches but it was a day out, seeing a few of the sights and getting a few ideas for future caches!?!
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