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Originally Posted by zcaveman
Did any of you think that this might be one of his first days here and he has not had time to go out and buy a map?
At the Springdale resident-only gate there is a sign in front of the gate that says if you are not a resident use the Briar Meadow South gate - without an arrow pointing you north to the gate.
And I just looked at the map and the entry gates at the circles are not labeled anyway.
My instructions always say go around xxx half circles (go straight) and then go xxx quarters around the next circle and go into the gate that says Springdale on the wall.
It can get confusing.
Z
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You are RIGHT.
After getting up at 3 a.m. for the airport to fly to Orlando, getting through that huge mess; getting the rental car, etc.........husband minus his cigarettes for a long stretch at airport and during flight and airport again, the ride north was nice, however, he totally got lost and went in circles plus back and forth over the bridge looking for the rental office (the big building in Lake Sumter Landing).......and he had his brand new smart phone.
After that first exhausting day, we learned the main routes and everything went well..........we were also told that you can just press the button so that we could get into our second rental home (for which we didn't yet have the keys)..........but for newbies or those just arriving, especially those from a small town, it is overwhelming at first.
Vermont towns are not as hard to navigate as TV is. It is huge and everything looks the same.
I had several of the maps from the Mercantile Store; however, him being exhausted, lacking nicotine, etc.......and trying to drive the "roundabouts", he couldn't look at the map and drive.
He later programmed it all into the navigational system.......and we were all set...once we got our bearings. Traveling to TV is exhausting in and of itself; mostly the two airports, waiting for the luggage and waiting for the gals at the rental car counter.
Next time will be easy. But, you are right about newcomers finding it overwhelming. I'll bet many get lost. Plus we were starving as all they give you on flights nowadays are pinky nail sized graham crackers. So, not thinking totally straight. Next time we'll drive our own car down and "overnight" at the top of Florida, to arrive "fresh and alert".