A few weeks ago my wife and I went to visit England for our 20th Anniversary. It was a great trip and we enjoyed the time together exploring. After a couple of days in London using public transportation we rented a car and started out. At the car rental office we asked if they had any GPS units to rent… no luck. How about maps of England that we could buy… strike two. Then the gal at the counter pulls out this old beat up map book, and I mean book. Damage could be done on someones head with this volume! As we wait for the car to be brought to the front door, I start going through the map to; a) figure out where we are, b) figure out where we want to be, c) figure out how to get from “a” to “b.”
Just as I start to get my brain around how the map/book is organized, the guy shows up with the car. “Nice little feature, in this car… manufacturer installed sat-nav.” HOME RUN!
We get our luggage loaded and then start figuring out the gps system. Plug in our destination, allow it to go through the exact same process I did with the map and off we went! The gps processed the information and route so much faster than I could have with a map! With an incredible amount of trust, we followed every directive that gps unit commanded. As we drove along I remember thinking, “God I told you I want you to be the gps in my life, but thanks for providing one in the car!”
First stop, Stonehenge… or as my wide referred to it: a pile of rocks!
