OK, so the sun came out and I decided to put some GPS toys to the test and figure out a good work flow for mapping the area - especially public footpaths. So armed with a Garmin Forerunner 305 strapped on my wrist and my new HTC Desire phone, off I walked.

Now this is just a note to any Android users out there wanting to plot GPS and know where they are going - I've found a gorgeous app. I used OSMTracker for the tracking. Worked away in the background nicely, not using too much power and with easy to hit big buttons to record anything of interest.

Secondly I used BackCountry Navigator Pro for navigation. Wow. Caches the OS maps for off-line use (a real benefit where I live) and tracks your positions wonderfully. It too does record in GPX if needed. Cost? 6 GBP. Amazing. Poor old Garmin didn't get a look in although I know it's battery life is better than my phone.

Anyhow, it was a good, fun way of tracking that I will be using again once my feet have recovered!

Mapped out Shipdham, footpaths and Blackwater River using OS as ref. Phew.