"Hollie and her Geko"

Hi,

I just want to say I have a great time with your Garmin products. Over a year ago, I purchased an eTrex and had great fun collecting waypoints all around the island of Jersey in the Channel Islands where I live. When I showed the eTrex to my brother, he was hooked and never gave it back! I then graduated to a GPS 76, which has always been accurate and reliable.

Just recently, I purchased a Geko 101 for my 9-year-old daughter. This seemed to be an easy way of introducing her to navigation and have a bit of fun at the same time. Thinking that she may have problems understanding how to use the unit, I was prepared for some frustrations. How silly I was! In about 20 minutes, she was working the unit like she had used it for weeks! Thank you, Garmin, for producing a product that is so easy to use, with a minimal number of buttons. It's light in weight and small enough for tiny hands and pockets. And water resistant—what a bonus.

She was soon inputting longitude and latitude waypoints I had previously stored in my GPS 76, and then reading route directions to me while I drove the car, the Geko always being accurate. We now have games navigating to locations in our local park—a kind of "find the treasure" game. Most of the time I am too slow. She seems to be always tapping her feet and whistling when I finally get there.

There is a bigger reason for me purchasing the Geko for my daughter. I am a single parent and would die if anything happened to her. We are soon going on holiday to the U.S.A., and it is a big and unfamiliar place with large amusement parks. With the Geko, I can have the peace of mind that she will know where she is, where she should not be, and be able to make her way back home.

I am looking forward to purchasing the Forerunner. Having a GPS on your wrist at an affordable price—I can't wait.

Thanks for producing great GPS products.

B. L. L.
Jersey
Channel Islands