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I’ve generally been able to plod my way through the software, but I don’t think I’m using the best methods to create a trip. Is there a simple “how to” YouTube or set of instructions somewhere?
I’m a little frustrated that it seems that waypoints and stops are treated as destinations for calculated mileage between them. Am I missing a difference somewhere?
As it is, if I add sight-seeing stops along the way, the daily mileage gets interrupted and I need to add together the sectional stops to get total daily mileage. The only way to get daily total is to “unroute” the looky-loos along the way.
It seems that if I enter a “waypoint” that should be a break along the way, but a “stop” is an overnight for dating purposes and for mileage purposes.
Right? Wrong?