wornout

If you buy a PDA, get more than 2 MB of memory AND get one with a backlight and a better screen than an entry level ZIre. I have been using the entry level Zire (Pre Zire 21) for 6 months now and it only has 2 mb of memory. I use Plucker and Cache Log. I have to constatntly clean it up because I am always bumping the memory limit. I purged most of the Palm programs to free up memory. It got so bad I ordered a Tungsten last Friday which should be here tomorrow. I want color and memory. Good luck.

I think it is time we all wrote in and asked if this could be made a priority. I would love to have a PQ to generate waypoints within a certain distance of a route/highway.

Baja California

We happened upon our worst nightmare, WE GOT LOST. Yep, there we were in the Hills of Alamo, CA, in a park, lost. We were doing a nighttime only cache named 'Wait Until Dark'. The coordinates listed are for the parking area. After that you follow reflectors to find the cashe. I figured why would I need a GPS so I left it on the dash of the truck. I did take my backpack and the cache description with us (this turned out to be useful later). Off we went flashlights in hand. Hiked up and down the hills followed the reflectors and found the cache. This was around 10pm. Started hiking back and, you guessed it, we took the wrong trail. (Well, all the trails look the same at night). About 15 minutes into the return trip my friend comments, 'this area doesn't look familiar'. I said 'that is because it is dark and we are going the other way'. When we hit the foot bridge he said it again, 'this area doesn't look familiar, we never crossed a foot bridge on the way up'. At that point he had me convinced since we DID NOT cross a foot bridge on the way up. I saw some lights, through the trees, from the homes below and said there are the houses, let's continue on. We did and then we hit the parking lot, the wrong parking lot. It is now around 10:30pm. It was at this point that I remembered I had my etrex GPSr in my backpack (I use the Garmin III in the truck and the etrex when I leave the vehicle). I had the cache sheet and therefore the coordinates. I punched in the coordinates and sure enough know I knew where we were in relation to the truck, 3/4 a mile away. The only problem is nothing but dead end streets between here and there. Finally at 11pm, at the end of yet another court, a car approached. I grabbed my grandson and put him in front of my buddy and I (as people will always stop for a kid). She did, asked us what we were doing after 11pm wondering around in her neighborhood (did I mention these are million dollar homes?). I asked her if she knew what geocaching was. She said no and graciously offerer to drive us to where she thought we parked. She did and we were reunited with our wives. The lady asked my grandson if he learned anything as of a result of this experience and he said, 'yea, geocaching is sure a lot of fun'. So there you have it, and yes, the cache description does mention to take your GPSr because the reflectors will lead you in but not out. Lesson learned, 'take the GPS with you!'

Glad you found a solution and it doesn't sound as if it was that much money. I did try the Keyspan first and then bought a Belkin. Looks like I didn't buy enough adapters, LOL. At any rate, I needed a PC to run the DirectWay Satellite System I am about to buy because, yes I know you have heard this as I have for years, they don't have a Mac version of the software. Good luck, sounds like you will be able to get a solution yet.

I tried for months to get my GPS and Palm to talk to my Mac. I bought James Associate program (save your money and put it towards a PC). I have been a Mac user from the days of Classic. I even tried to get Virtual PC to work. I finally bit the bullet and bought a laptop. It was the best day of my life. Believe me, that is had to say for this Mac user but I wanted to be able to download waypoints to the GPS and pages to my Palm. It just wont happen on the Mac. I did all but buy the latest versions of Virtual PC and upgrading to the latest version of Mac OS X. I figured if I had to buy OS X versions of everything, why not just buy a PC and then be able to do what I wanted to do for geocaching. Most of the problems with Virtual PC is the Mac eating the com port Virtual PC needs and not giving it up. Anyway, I use the PC, EasyGPS, Plucker, Watcher, CacheMate and it all works great. I don't enter waypoints by hand anymore nor do I print out cache sheets.

Just wanted to add my two cents worth about ordering screen protectors from that web site. They stiffed me. I ordered and after 4 weeks I sent an email. Of course I was at another address then and they claimed they shipped them to the new address. The mail carrier never saw the package...It is a court with 7 mailboxes on it. They were very good in their email promises but not the shipping of their product! Oh well.

Just wanted to add my two cents worth about ordering screen protectors from that web site. They stiffed me. I ordered and after 4 weeks I sent an email. Of course I was at another address then and they claimed they shipped them to the new address. The mail carrier never saw the package...It is a court with 7 mailboxes on it. They were very good in their email promises but not the shipping of their product! Oh well.

How about a Baja Cachers Forum, anybody out there? Yes, this is in the West and Southwest area but if I do it in the Mexico Forum, they all speak Spanish, and rightfully so since it is Mexico. I am retired and living in San Felipe and though maybe someone else living in the area is out there, let me know. Wornouts

Have you tried Buxley's Mexico Map? Here is the url: http://www.brillig.com/geocaching/mexico.shtml We live in San Felipe, Baja, Mexico and find it helpful when we travel down the Baja. Good luck....wornout

When people find out Magellan is make by a French Company, they may just give them away. Warren & Debbie Sundquist wornout@telnor.net http://www.geocities.com/wornout_99 (011-52) 686-576-0044 Half the people you know are below average.