Our visitors staggered of the Swift at 2.30 after a rough crossing from Wales. It takes me 2 1/2 hours to get here from Dublin Port. So I got tea sorted for 5.30-6.00 giving them 3 hours.
I had given them a map and directions. At 6.00 they phoned from Loughrea, 12 miles away. At 6.45 they phoned me from the west end of our lane. I told them to turn off the sat nav turn round and would see them in 5 minutes. At 7.00 they were on top of the mountain in the dark heading in totally the wrong direction with the nav still on. Turning the thing off and turning round they arrived at 7.30. 1 1/2 hours to come 12 miles in the dark. 5 hours to get from Dublin after heading off in totally the wrong direction with a detour initially past Dublin Airport on the way to the M4??
I have a cure for GPS I call it a Hammer. either that or stick it in the oven with the ruined roast.
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Two rules for Ireland, Take your time & bring a sense of humour
Interesting. I was looking at a road atlas at the book store, with a 2009 publication date and wondered if there had been any road construction since then. Looks like there are some new motorways?