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

[Karl Martin Adam]

Hi Kayla, yes compasses are awesome!  The only tricky thing 
really might be finding which place is yours again if you have a 
beech front hotel or condo or finding which of the roads leading 
to the beech is the right one.  If you're going to have your 
phone with you, you might try using the gps to mark where you 
start from so you can always find your way back.  Walking on the 
beech is actually really easy--you just keep the surf on one side 
of you for a while and then turn around and keep it on the other 
side.

Hope this helps,
Karl

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Kayla Weathers via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
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Date sent: Sat, 7 Feb 2015 12:30:22 -0500
Subject: [nabs-l] Tips/advice of how to stay oriented when 
walking on thebeach

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

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