Last Weekend

The weather for January has been outstanding. With very little snow and higher than average temperatures, it’s been a great winter so far. It doesn’t bother me that its gloomy and rainy, as long as there’s no snow on the roads. I know a lot of people are missing out on their snow sports but it sure has been nice not having to shovel the driveway, scrape the ice off my windshield and getting stuck in traffic backups.

Last weekend it was so nice I decided to do some Geocaching. I checked for a nearby cache and set out to enjoy hiking in the woods on a beautiful day. I got to the park early, switched on my handheld GPS unit and found the battery was almost drained. Crap. Then I realized my car has a built-in NAV unit, maybe I could use it to find the hidden geocache in the woods.

At first the trail was easy to follow in the car but farther into the woods, it got narrower and muddy. But I trudged on. I was finally within a few yards of my goal and the car got stuck. Fortunately I had my cell phone and was able to call a tow truck. You should have heard the guy when I explained my Chrysler 300c was stuck in the mud in the middle of the woods. He thought I was an idiot. I couldn’t understand why but I remained calm and polite with him despite his joking about my lack of judgement.

Eventually he got the car out and I washed it up good as new. The scratches from the trees along the trail will hopefully rub out. I guess I’ll just stick to the handheld unit from now on.