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| Current canine companion Samba contemplates path |
The Netherlands city of Enschede (population about
160,000), where I am doing a house and
dog sit, is a very green city with many foot and bicycle paths. Some paths are for bicycles and pedestrians
to share but many, if not most, are for one or the other. Some are paved and
some not.
This network of paths is amazing or maybe a-maze-ing is
more accurate after yesterday’s adventure on one of our dog walks. Taking a
path I had not previously been shown, I thought I had in mind how to return. At
least the sun was shining so I could identify the directions. However, at some
point I realized I must be off the simple neighbourhood map I was carrying.
When I
could actually find a street on the map, I saw I was to the north of “home” but
which of the many winding and intersecting streets and paths in the area, few of which were labelled or even present on the map, would get me back I could
not determine.
Finally I showed my map to a man trimming some
shrubbery who gave me a few simple directions that put me on the right street. By
then I was not very far from the house and it had been a scenic walk with many
lovely gardens along the way. Maybe GPS would be useful for dog walks.
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