Every week people coming to New Vrindaban rely solely on GPS for directions and get lost.
Friday before the 24 Hour Kirtan ambulances came onto the ridge and turned around at the temple and left. They had gotten a call from some pilgrims on their way to New Vrindaban who told them they were near NV after having some heart issues and driving off the road.
Turns out they were near Dallas, West Virgina instead and had gotten there following the instructions on the GPS.
Please tell anyone who asks for directions to NV to NOT rely on their GPS — it will be wrong. Even if it gets you here it can send you down back roads instead of the main roads because it looks shorter to the GPS. Shorter isn’t necessarily quicker in West Virginia.
Tell them to follow the directions on the website.
http://newvrindaban.com/directions.html
Those will get them here the best way.
This is a generic problem in areas like West Virginia that aren’t laid out on a grid. Vidya brought me the attached picture. It was taken at a private lane near Oglebay Park, a large tourist destination on the north side of Wheeling.
So it isn’t only NV. :-)
June 25, 2011 at 3:02 am
Well, if I were to get lost other than lost in contemplation of Krishna and his past times, I would chose WV…it is after all, almost heaven. :) Clever sign.
June 25, 2011 at 6:43 am
My wife is the one who saw it. When she first saw it it was hand painted on a piece of plywood but when she went back is was a more professional version. I imagine the guy got tired of all these strangers shwoing up at his house day after day. :-)