[nabs-l] Tips/advice of how to stay oriented when walking on thebeach

[Karl Martin Adam]

Hi=20Kayla,=20yes=20compasses=20are=20awesome!=20=20The=20only=20tricky=20t=
hing=20
really=20might=20be=20finding=20which=20place=20is=20yours=20again=20if=20y=
ou=20have=20a=20
beech=20front=20hotel=20or=20condo=20or=20finding=20which=20of=20the=20road=
s=20leading=20
to=20the=20beech=20is=20the=20right=20one.=20=20If=20you're=20going=20to=20=
have=20your=20
phone=20with=20you,=20you=20might=20try=20using=20the=20gps=20to=20mark=20w=
here=20you=20
start=20from=20so=20you=20can=20always=20find=20your=20way=20back.=20=20Wal=
king=20on=20the=20
beech=20is=20actually=20really=20easy--you=20just=20keep=20the=20surf=20on=
=20one=20side=20
of=20you=20for=20a=20while=20and=20then=20turn=20around=20and=20keep=20it=20=
on=20the=20other=20
side.

Hope=20this=20helps,
Karl

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20Kayla=20Weathers=20via=20nabs-l=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Sat,=207=20Feb=202015=2012:30:22=20-0500
Subject:=20[nabs-l]=20Tips/advice=20of=20how=20to=20stay=20oriented=20when=
=20
walking=20on=20thebeach

Hi=20NABS,
I=E2=80=99ll=20be=20traveling=20to=20the=20beach=20in=20a=20few=20weeks=20a=
nd=20was=20just=20
looking=20for
advice/tips=20on=20how=20to=20best=20stay=20oriented=20as=20beaches=20don=E2=
=80=99t=20have=20
many
landmarks=20apart=20from=20sun=20clues,=20the=20sound=20of=20the=20surf=20i=
n=20relation=20
to
where=20I=20am,=20and=20the=20direction=20of=20the=20wind.=20I=20typically=
=20like=20to=20be=20
out
in=20the=20morning=20before=20it=20gets=20too=20hot,=20or=20in=20the=20even=
ing=20as=20the=20
sun=20is
setting,=20so=20I=E2=80=99m=20not=20sure=20how=20many=20people=20I=E2=80=99=
d=20come=20across=20to=20
ask=20for
directions=20if=20I=20get=20a=20bit=20disoriented.=20I=20usually=20go=20to=
=20the=20beach=20
in
the=20company=20of=20family=20or=20friends,=20but=20it=20would=20be=20nice=
=20to=20be=20able=20
to
just=20get=20up=20and=20take=20a=20walk=20on=20a=20whim=20whenever=20I=20wa=
nted.=20I=20also
thought=20that=20the=20compass=20on=20my=20iPhone=20could=20come=20in=20han=
dy.=20I
appreciate=20any=20advice/suggestions.
Thanks,=20Kayla

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