[Paddlewise] Subject: GPS uses

I have just returned home from a weeklong trip to Costa Rica where I 
did not kayak -- however, I did use my Garmin Etrex daily, carrying 
the thing through the rainforest, primarily in extremely wet 
conditions. Despite its previously mentioned difficulties in finding 
satellites quickly when first turned on, it worked wonderfully. 
However, I can't resist sharing this photo taken of me after hiking 
with it to a high point on a lava flow, holding a snack of nuts in 
one hand, the GPS in the other, and realizing that I'd forgotten to 
reset my trip odometer.

http://www.thundercom.net/jodyvolcano.jpg

Jody

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