We were on the road to Myrtle beach and we knew it was farther than we wanted to go in one day. So we looked at the map as we were driving south trying to determine approximately where we should stay. We decided to stay at a park near Surf City. As we approached where we thought Surf City was following the directions in Woodalls we realized that we were not where we wanted to be. No problem, fire up the GPS, and enter in the address. No go. The GPS did not recognize the street name. No problem, enter in the Lat/Long coordinates, listed in Woodalls. Viola! A route was determined that at first seemed to be logical. Then it started to take us in a direction that seemed totally wrong. We were supposed to be going to the beach and the road we were on was going inland. Since all the GPS tells you the next turn and how far away it is, I was not sure of the final destination. After about 20 miles we finally determined that the Lat/Long coordinates were obviously wrong. So we turned around and retracted our steps, and got out the maps, and finally found our way. I’m not saying that the GPS made the mistake, but one has to use common sense to use one. This day it turned a 25 minute trip into a 2 hour trip.
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