In the evening, we drove over to Burlington to look at tents at the Mountain Equipment Co-op store. They have a lot of really nice gear. Most of it is aimed at hikers, climbers and cyclists but that is usually the type of camping equipment motorcyclists like. Compact, light and durable. Tom and Heather wanted a new tent and had one in mind. After discussing their situation with a very knowledgeable young lady (who had both arms covered with spectacular body art), they changed their mind.
Tent in hand, we planned to visit a St. Louis Bar & Grill. The GPS said there was one not far away but the address put us right into a residential area with no watering holes in sight. As we maneuvered and discussed our fall-back choice, we discovered it in the next block hiding in a mini-mall. Turning left into a side street, I nearly hit a bicycle crossing the intersection at speed while traveling the sidewalks. Scary. The rider doesn't have the best survival skills in the world. On the plus side, the food at the restaurant was good enough that I expect we'll visit one again.
Here is Tom's account of the shopping trip.
From there, it was straight back to Heather and Tom's and early to bed.
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We find the GPS a very good tool for getting from one location to another. We have found that if the GPS doesn't take us specifically to the address we key in, it does take us very near the location. Recently, we purchased a lifetime of map updates. We hoped that updated maps would reflect 911 address changes taking place in the US. Disappointingly, the map updates are not keeping up with the 911 address changes.
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