Wednesday, February 29, 2012

From Here To There

Maps and directions on the internet. Handy and helpful, most of the time. A few days ago I was looking for a map of Pennsylvania. I forgot to click on the "map" button and clicked on "directions" instead.

This is what I got.  I now know how to get from Hawaii to Pennsylvania.  I love the completely straight line heading across the ocean from Hawaii to Washington.
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Of course, maps are made more clear by directions, especially turn-by-turn directions.  These are quite specific - sort of.

Here is the hilighted portion.  #11 is particularly interesting...
In case you can't quite make it out,this is what it says,
"Kayak across the Pacific Ocean
Entering Washington
About 14 days 5 hours"

Someone at Google has a good sense of humor!


ALOHA

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Sunday, July 26 2009

Sunday, July 26 2009
Remember this sign?
We have learned something really interesting about this "welcome sign" which we thought was a big billboard that was pasted onto an old overpass. It turns out that this is a defensive emplacement known as a rock drop. It is a big concrete box full of rubble and rocks. In the event of an invasion by North Korea the panels underneath the drop will be opened and release the rubble across the roadway, hampering movement into South Korea.

SOLAR ECLIPSE!

SOLAR ECLIPSE!
Might look like the moon - but it's the sun!
On Wednesday July 22 Asia experienced a solar eclipse and we got to see it! Miraculously the expected day of monsoon rain did not materialize and the sky was mostly clear for the duration. During the eclipse, which occured around 11:00 a.m., the sun was much too bright to view directly - we had to be satisfied with reflected images. But, as the sun began to re-appear, just enough clouds came in to allow us to look - and take a picture. It was quite something to behold and we feel lucky for the opportunity.

On A Clear Day...

On A Clear Day...
We had 2 days of church meetings in the Seoul area. Today the weather was remarkably clear and I was able to get a great view of the city skyline and the radio tower. Usually the sky is too hazy for a view like this. Pollution, rain, high humidity or dust storms are contributing factors.