The world is a lot bigger than the horizon from your tiny boat. You go
out for 10 months but don't get more than a few hundred miles from home.
Some of us do more sailing in a 3 week vacation than you do in a year!
Actually, that program has poor resolution in most of the places you
would sail. It is mainly for people who still have contact with the
real world; it would be of no interest to you.
Capt. NealŪ wrote:
I have no desire to take a virtual voyage. I'd rather
sail, walk or ride a bike and see things up close and
personal.
Those who rave about the software are confirming
the fact that they are pretend sailors and armchair
sailors.
Shame on you.
CN
"Jeff Morris" wrote in message ...
Scout wrote:
Google's Keyhole software is pretty cool.
7 day free trial.
Type in an address and it flies to it. Zooms in close enough that I could
see my vehicles.Some neat features too.
Scout
Curse you Scout ... I just spent hours (and $30) flying around the world.
That's the neatest software I've seen in a long time! It helps that
they have most of my home state (MA) at 1/2 meter resolution, and the
city I lived in half my life (Cambridge) at the highest res in their
database: 3 inches.
Here's a pic from it of the lock in the Shinnecock Canal:
http://www.sv-loki.com/shinnecock.jpg
Damn, that reminds me - mow I have to check out the Waterford Flight on
the Erie Canal ...