It wasn’t until after I left months of solitude, locked down in a Colombian town I had never b
It wasn’t until after I left months of solitude, locked down in a Colombian town I had never been to before, that I realized my phone— my navigation— had completely failed. Apparently my model of iPhone had been recalled, which became apparent as it would not even show me where I was located on a map. It seemed there was some failure in communicating with satélites, so even offline maps wouldn’t work. I was a long way from any city where I could try to get my phone replaced (turns out Apple is only replacing the recalled phones in the countries where the defective model was sold anyways, the US and Hong Kong) so really my only option for navigating was the paper maps I carry with me and my compass. Though it was frustrating in the moment, and pulling over on the side of the road to check a large paper map made me feel more vulnerable, I’m grateful for this low tech experience. I think it would be a good practice to do a trip without technology (or at least a large portion of it), to really pay attention to landmarks, the directional arrow of a compass, and to ask for directions from locals. @indianmotorcycle @rolandsandsdesign Photo by @sebaschamorroph https://www.instagram.com/p/CHxsHKTB865/?igshid=18ru3wdv40khi -- source link