How good is your sense of direction?

I do have a reasonably good sense of direction. My ex, on the other hand, was not. She once said, "Don't tell me North, South, East, West. Tell me up, down, left, right."

"And now for something completely different"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYvbaqfq9mI

 

Never been lost, and was able to override others opposite opinion when nearly so.
Any map that is not oriented so that the top is North- messes me up.
Possibly- it is easier to navigate up here, where the sun is out longer- mostly?

 

mine has always been good. it was made even better with my training as a geologist. i routinely made maps so i can immediately orient myself north-south; whether in the field or indoors, even deep underground. i find it hilarious whenever i ask someone for directions while inside an office building. they point to a supposed landmark farther up or down the road and they point in the opposite direction. i correct them, "you mean 'that' way."

 

I'm paraphrasing, but in his old age an admirer once asked Daniel Boone if he'd ever gotten lost. He replied that he been badly confused for weeks at a time, but never lost.

 

IMO, triple canopy jungle is the hardest terrain to navigate in.

 

Does moss grow in a triple jungle.
...Pretty sure this prairie boy could not handle 90%+ humidity. Extreme cold, hot and dry- no problem. Jungle- just leave me for the enemy. I'll try to hold them off for as long as i can. Then- boom.