POI...

No, not the Hawaiian food made from the root of the taro plant.  POI, as in: Points of Interest.  We are liking the new GPS unit.  It already has a couple gazillion points of interest (restaurants, gas stations, post offices, hospitals, etc, etc), but we like to add some custom POIs that fit our travel style: Passport America RV parks, Good Sam RV parks, Escapees RV parks, Flying J and Pilot truck stops, Wal-Mart and Sam's Club... all the important stuff.

Even though the unit was new, there was already a map update available for it.  With our phone/hotspot connection, it was saying it would take 3 hours for the update; since we were having supper at Steph and Dan's, we decided to bring the computer along and update there... their wireless is faster than ours.  Still, it took an hour.  Then, some time to find and install the custom POIs.  We got to visit with the kids before, during, and after.  Plus, we brought some fine looking steaks... they turned out fine tasting, too... I got to use my new grill pad that we picked up at the Sports Show on Friday.  Works good.

The GPS is great for us as we wander around the Phoenix area... nice to know where the nearest In & Out Burger is.  ;-)