[nagdu] Learning new routes with a guide dog.

[melissa R green]

I agree with you Katran.
I love my trecker breeze.

I am also very happy that owners of the breeze can download the mapts for 
your country free.  I love the fact that I can put other U.S. maps in there.
I was able to get O&M lessons through my Rehab office.  It helped a lot.
That is just another  suggestion.
Have a blessed day.
Many Blessings, Warmly,
Melissa and Pj
I never change, I simply become more myself.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Katrin Andberg" <katrin.andberg at gmail.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 11:26 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Learning new routes with a guide dog.


I do a fair amount of learning new routes.  It's gotten much easier to get
un-lost since I started using a Trekker Breeze.  I found one used on-line
for $70, I had to order a new power cord, battery and maps for it but all
told cost to me was still less than half of what one would have cost me new.
And that thing is worth its weight in gold in my opinion.  Around my local
area I don't use it as often, mostly when I'm doing a lot of sidewalk-less
travel and finding the turns to the streets can be tough but when I have to
go into Boston or Providence, then yes that thing is invaluable.



Sometimes when learning routes if I can get a friend or one of my parents to
drive to route and tell me where sidewalks are then that's helpful since
sidewalks around here often are not designed logically with actual
pedestrian traffic in mind.  I do a lot of looking routes up on line before
hand as well.  Rarely do I find asking a person I find on the route for help
to actually be helpful.  Most people are so out of touch with the
environment on a pedestrian level that they don't give anywhere near useful
or accurate info if one is not traveling by car.



Katrin



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