I don,t know if its the cheapest way to get to Straddy, it cost them $1500 in excess. The barges, while expensive,are a little cheaper.
Beth54 said
06:04 PM Mar 19, 2012
They're lucky it ended as it did.
I have a Japanese sister-in-law so I know how they can get it so wrong.
No, I don't have that blind faith in my GPS.
When my friend was visiting recently, she had a voucher for a cafe at Bardon, Brisbane. I only had a rough idea of where Bardon was, so used my navigator. I suspect I'd have found it much easier with my trusty Refidex! 'Roger' seemed to take us on a very roundabout route!
Beth54 said
06:20 PM Mar 19, 2012
I've always used a map for general navigation, but if I was trying to find a particular address, I'd have to keep stopping to read the map.
I wish I'd had 'Roger' when I was trying to find a cousin in Townsville last year!
Anyway, I have fun talking to Roger along the way, and he tells me when I'm over the speed limit.
Chris, you're description of 'the dirty little perve' had me giggling!
-- Edited by Beth54 on Monday 19th of March 2012 06:22:30 PM
Landfall said
09:33 PM Mar 19, 2012
We purchased a new Garmin 1490T last year to go from Hobart to Maroochydore via Adelaide and Broken Hill.
No matter how it was programmed it managed to take us the most awkward, longest way possible.
I had always wanted to see Fremantle, Broome and Darwin?
Even from the caravan park in Marrochydore, to the shopping centre and return, it managed to go in a different direction there and back?
The ultimate instruction was given on the overpass in Brisbane, "turn right in 300metres, turn right!" We just happened to be on top of the overpass and the road beneath was not a road we needed to be on?
Needless to say, I flogged it on eBay as soon as we got home.
The new replacement, Uniden Trax 5000 is one that I have tested around home. It actually seems logical, gives clear precise, accurate instructions and it will be interesting to see how it performs this year?
Hopefully, it will help us find our way to Cobb $ Co, Nine Mile Creek, Gympie.
Dusty
Happywanderer said
10:14 PM Mar 19, 2012
My sister and her daughter came up to Echuca from Geelong this last weekend. My niece said hers sent her into dirt paddocks along the way. How can they get is so wrong. I can find my way without needing one at all.
Cruising Granny said
10:57 PM Mar 19, 2012
I don't trust Tom with blind faith. The dirty little perve tries to mislead me at every opportunity sending me to the back blocks. Heading south in Qld at Christmas I ended up in the ranges on a dirt road, not a bad road, and I really enjoyed the terrain, so it wasn't a total loss. Lucky I wasn't in a hurry. When I'm travelling through unknown country I set Tom from point A to point B, rather that from origina to destination. Not very wise. I set it from Border Village to Pt. Augusta, but I know I have to take Yorkey's Crossing. That really confuses the little perve. He tells me to turn around until I get out at the other end, reset him to Broken Hill or somewhere, then to Cobar, then to Bourke etc. Never from home to destination. That's how I got into trouble between Goulbourn to Bathurst. I won't do that again. I also refer to a map to get my bearings. GPS is handy to log mileage, how far to go etc, and in cities. They are updated from time to time, but in SA the new Northern Expressway is still an unknown road on Tom. So a little local knowledge or common sense reference to a map is still advised.
Rip and Rosie said
04:28 PM Mar 20, 2012
We have "Nola" - the know all.
She does okay really, and REALLY cuts down the arguments, well mostly.
It took me a while to sort her out though.
Recently in Melbourne, she took me left through a major intersection, and the told me to do a U turn at the next traffic lights........... Now, that set me into a spin as its illegal in NSW, but sure enough there at the lights was a light controlling U turns and a special U turn lane.
However, by the time I got to the intersection, I had cracked it and refused to even think about U turning at lights in mega-traffic, and so we continued straight.
Now, Nola didn't seem to mind my outburst directed at her, and politely gave me new instructions in her calm well mannered way, and got us back on track.
Rosie
Beth54 said
06:59 PM Mar 20, 2012
That's funny Rosie, and exactly the type of conversations I have with Roger. According to mine he's actually Brendon, but Roger sounded better to me. I chose a male voice because I could hear 'him' better than 'her'.
Mind you, when you have a friend in the car and you're chatting, he can be rather rude, constantly interrupting us!
Rip and Rosie said
11:51 PM Mar 20, 2012
I got sick of Nola once, and changed her to a bloke, but I must of hit the language setting as well, and it was all in Italian.
Problem was I couldn't understand him, but he sounded sexy that it impacted my concentration in traffic.
Nola's back now but she knows to behave or I''ll swap her for cool latin lover!
Rosie
Beth54 said
01:08 AM Mar 21, 2012
Son once had Sean Connery on his, but he was a bit hard to understand.
Pam said
03:07 PM Mar 21, 2012
Re: dirt roads. I thought you could put settings i n to avoid them.
Here's one for those who have a child-like faith in GPS... http://www.baysidebulletin.com.au/news/local/news/general/how-not-to-get-to-straddie/2490049.aspx
Some mothers do 'ave 'em!
I have a Japanese sister-in-law so I know how they can get it so wrong.
No, I don't have that blind faith in my GPS.
When my friend was visiting recently, she had a voucher for a cafe at Bardon, Brisbane. I only had a rough idea of where Bardon was, so used my navigator. I suspect I'd have found it much easier with my trusty Refidex! 'Roger' seemed to take us on a very roundabout route!
I've always used a map for general navigation, but if I was trying to find a particular address, I'd have to keep stopping to read the map.
I wish I'd had 'Roger' when I was trying to find a cousin in Townsville last year!
Anyway, I have fun talking to Roger along the way, and he tells me when I'm over the speed limit.
Chris, you're description of 'the dirty little perve' had me giggling!
-- Edited by Beth54 on Monday 19th of March 2012 06:22:30 PM
We purchased a new Garmin 1490T last year to go from Hobart to Maroochydore via Adelaide and Broken Hill.
No matter how it was programmed it managed to take us the most awkward, longest way possible.
I had always wanted to see Fremantle, Broome and Darwin?
Even from the caravan park in Marrochydore, to the shopping centre and return, it managed to go in a different direction there and back?
The ultimate instruction was given on the overpass in Brisbane, "turn right in 300metres, turn right!" We just happened to be on top of the overpass and the road beneath was not a road we needed to be on?
Needless to say, I flogged it on eBay as soon as we got home.
The new replacement, Uniden Trax 5000 is one that I have tested around home. It actually seems logical, gives clear precise, accurate instructions and it will be interesting to see how it performs this year?
Hopefully, it will help us find our way to Cobb $ Co, Nine Mile Creek, Gympie.
Dusty
Heading south in Qld at Christmas I ended up in the ranges on a dirt road, not a bad road, and I really enjoyed the terrain, so it wasn't a total loss. Lucky I wasn't in a hurry.
When I'm travelling through unknown country I set Tom from point A to point B, rather that from origina to destination. Not very wise.
I set it from Border Village to Pt. Augusta, but I know I have to take Yorkey's Crossing. That really confuses the little perve.
He tells me to turn around until I get out at the other end, reset him to Broken Hill or somewhere, then to Cobar, then to Bourke etc.
Never from home to destination. That's how I got into trouble between Goulbourn to Bathurst. I won't do that again.
I also refer to a map to get my bearings. GPS is handy to log mileage, how far to go etc, and in cities.
They are updated from time to time, but in SA the new Northern Expressway is still an unknown road on Tom. So a little local knowledge or common sense reference to a map is still advised.
She does okay really, and REALLY cuts down the arguments, well mostly.
It took me a while to sort her out though.
Recently in Melbourne, she took me left through a major intersection, and the told me to do a U turn at the next traffic lights........... Now, that set me into a spin as its illegal in NSW, but sure enough there at the lights was a light controlling U turns and a special U turn lane.
However, by the time I got to the intersection, I had cracked it and refused to even think about U turning at lights in mega-traffic, and so we continued straight.
Now, Nola didn't seem to mind my outburst directed at her, and politely gave me new instructions in her calm well mannered way, and got us back on track.
Rosie
That's funny Rosie, and exactly the type of conversations I have with Roger. According to mine he's actually Brendon, but Roger sounded better to me. I chose a male voice because I could hear 'him' better than 'her'.
Mind you, when you have a friend in the car and you're chatting, he can be rather rude, constantly interrupting us!
Problem was I couldn't understand him, but he sounded sexy that it impacted my concentration in traffic.
Nola's back now but she knows to behave or I''ll swap her for cool latin lover!
Rosie
Son once had Sean Connery on his, but he was a bit hard to understand.
I thought you could put settings i n to avoid them.