portereport: January 2011

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Is Google developing a sense of humor, or is this an inside joke amongst a few engineers? Either way, it's pretty funny, as far as Google Maps jokes go. Check it out...

1. Go to Google Maps and click get directions.
2. Enter "U.S.A." as your start point.
3. Enter "Japan" as your destination.
4. Go to the 31st point on your route

Driving directions to Japan

35 days 18 hours
I-84 W
8,828 mi

This route has tolls.

United States

	1. Head northeast toward 3900 Rd
		0.1 mi
	2. Turn right at 3900 Rd
		2.0 mi
	3. Continue onto Independence Ave
		0.6 mi
	4. Continue onto 3900 Rd
		1.2 mi
	5. Turn right at US-166 W
		12.2 mi
	6. Turn right at US-166 W/US-75 N
		2.7 mi
	7. Merge onto US-166 W via the ramp toSedan/Arkansas City
		45.0 mi
	8. Turn right at KS-15 N/243rd Dr
		24.8 mi
	9. Continue onto US-160 W/W 9th Ave
		19.6 mi
	10. Turn right to merge onto I-35 N towardWichita Toll road
		22.5 mi
	11. Take exit 42 to merge onto I-135 N towardI-235/Wichita/Salina/US-81 Partial toll road
		96.4 mi
	12. Take exit 95B to merge onto I-70 Wtoward Hays
		410 mi
	13. Take exit 289 toward Colo Springs/Ft Collins
		0.2 mi
	14. Keep right at the fork and merge onto E-470 N Partial toll road
		25.4 mi
	15. Take exit 47 to merge onto I-25 N towardFt Collins Partial toll road
		80.5 mi
	16. Take exit 8B to merge onto I-80 W towardLaramie
		388 mi
	17. Slight right at I-84 W (signs for Ogden)
		39.0 mi
	18. Merge onto I-15 N
		38.7 mi
	19. Continue straight onto I-84 W (signs forBoise)
		515 mi
	20. Take exit 179 to merge onto I-82 W towardUmatilla/Kennewick
		142 mi
	21. Continue onto US-97 N
		1.3 mi
	22. Merge onto I-90 W
		100.0 mi
	23. Take exit 10 to merge onto I-405 N towardBellevue
		3.5 mi
	24. Take exit 14 to merge onto WA-520 Wtoward Seattle
		6.0 mi
	25. Take the Montlake Blvd exit
		0.5 mi
	26. Merge onto Montlake Blvd E
		0.3 mi
	27. Slight left at NE Pacific St
		0.8 mi
	28. Continue onto NE Northlake Way
		0.1 mi
	29. Turn left at 6th Ave NE
		79 ft
	30. Turn right at NE Northlake Way
		1.0 mi
	31. Kayak across the Pacific Ocean
		2,756 mi
	32. Continue straight
		0.1 mi
	33. Turn left at Kuilima Dr
		0.5 mi
	34. Take the 3rd right onto HI-83 W
		12.4 mi
	35. Continue straight onto HI-99 S/Kamehameha Hwy
		6.5 mi
	36. Slight left at HI-80 S/Kamehameha Hwy
		2.1 mi
	37. Take the ramp onto I-H-2 S
		8.1 mi
	38. Merge onto I-H-1 E
		4.7 mi
	39. Take exit 13B toward Halawa Hts. Stadium
		0.3 mi
	40. Merge onto I-H-201 E
		4.1 mi
	41. Merge onto I-H-1 E
		4.1 mi
	42. Take exit 23 for Punahou St towardWaikiki/Manoa
		0.2 mi
	43. Turn right at Punahou St
		0.1 mi
	44. Take the 1st right onto S Beretania St
		0.1 mi
	45. Take the 1st left onto Kalakaua Ave
		1.9 mi
	46. Kayak across the Pacific Ocean Entering Japan
		3,879 mi
	47. Turn left toward 県道275号線
		0.4 mi
	48. Turn left toward 県道275号線
		358 ft
	49. Turn left toward 県道275号線
		0.2 mi
	50. Turn right at 県道275号線
		0.1 mi
	51. Turn left at 国道125号線
		499 ft
	52. Turn right at 県道24号線
		0.6 mi
	53. Turn left at 千束町（交差点） onto 国道354号線
		2.0 mi
	54. Turn right at 中村陸橋下（交差点） to stay on 国道354号線
		1.0 mi
	55. Take the ramp to 常磐自動車道 Toll road
		0.3 mi
	56. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for 東京and merge onto 常磐自動車道 Toll road
		23.8 mi
	57. Take exit 三郷ＪＣＴ toward 三郷出口・外環・松戸・大泉 Toll road
		0.2 mi
	58. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for 三郷西出口・外環・大泉 Toll road
		0.2 mi
	59. Take exit 高速三郷ＩＣ on the right toward外環・大泉 Toll road
		0.7 mi
	60. Merge onto 東京外環自動車道 Toll road
		17.3 mi
	61. Take exit 高速大泉ＩＣ on the right toward関越道・新潟 Toll road
		0.9 mi
	62. Merge onto 関越自動車道 Toll road
		47.7 mi
	63. Take exit 藤岡ＪＣＴ toward 上信越道・藤岡・長野 Toll road
		0.7 mi
	64. Merge onto 上信越自動車道 Toll road
		54.3 mi
	65. Take exit 高速東部湯の丸ＩＣ toward 県道81号線 Toll road
		384 ft
	66. Take exit 東部湯の丸ＳＡ on the right toward 東部湯の丸出口 Toll road
		0.6 mi
	67. Merge onto 県道81号線
		1.0 mi
	68. Turn right at 常田（交差点） onto 国道18号線
		2.4 mi
	69. Turn left at 県道483号線
		0.1 mi
	70. Turn right to stay on 県道483号線
		269 ft
	71. Turn right to stay on 県道483号線
		0.2 mi
	72. Turn left at 大屋駅前（交差点） onto 国道152号線
		2.5 mi
	73. Turn right at 下丸子（交差点） to stay on国道152号線
		446 ft
	74. Turn left to stay on 国道152号線
		7.2 mi
	75. Continue onto 中山道/国道142号線
		0.7 mi
	76. Slight left at 大和橋（交差点） onto 大門街道/国道152号線
		1.7 mi
	77. Slight left
		0.1 mi
	78. Turn left
		0.5 mi

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