😄 That's hilarious!
I've been thoroughly lost 3 times. Usually I'm a very good navigator, and learned how to read maps early on, thanks to my father. Good sense of the compass points too, which helps even if I do get a bit lost.
The last time was on my road trip to North Carolina, going through Memphis. I had no idea it was so HUGE! Wayz, the GPS app, went haywire on me just as I was entering Memphis. It was night, too, which didn't help 😬. Had to stop and ask directions from someone to get back on the right freeway, but before that, I hadn't the faintest idea where I was, driving around the city, everything completely unfamiliar. I drove over a huge bridge that seemed to last forever and it wasn't until this ordeal was over and I posted about it Ksp informed me I'd driven over the Big Muddy!
Another time, many years ago, I'd smoked pot and although I wasn't all that far from home (maybe 20 miles) and in theory knew exactly where I was, I had no idea how to get back. So had to stop at a gas station, pretend I was from out of town and get the directions. Weird feeling knowing intellectually I wasn't lost, but in fact being lost. I'm not a fan of pot!
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GlenEllyn (21592)
6 years ago
I remember some of your adventures during your NC trip. Being lost at night, in a strange city is pretty scary, I think. I've never been to/through Memphis, but a couple of years ago I drove through Nashville and Chattanooga on my way to Columbia, SC. Driving through the mountains at night was a bit nerve-wracking.
Yours is a good example of why I'd rather rely on an actual map and my brain. Technology's great - when it works. I think we forget sometimes that there are still "black holes" in this country where you can't get a signal for your phone.
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Catbookss (13664)
6 years ago
It really is scary. I'll never travel again at night, if there's a choice.
Driving through Nashville and Chattanooga, at night, through all those mountains? 😨
I drove through both, but during the day! Did end up having to drive through all the scary mountains on I40 after dark, on the last leg to Asheville.
I'm still not sure what went wrong. If the problem was my phone wasn't getting a signal or what. Whatever it was, I agree, relying on GPS stinks. At night, when I'd check into a motel, after the Memphis debacle, I tried to remember to look at an actual map of the next day's journey so at least I'd have some notion of exactly where I was in relation to the next stop.
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