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benhenry

06-17-2005, 12:10 PM

MaKa

06-17-2005, 01:47 PM

Would you please elaborate? Can't figure out where the next
destination could be. Thanks.
MaKa

benhenry

06-17-2005, 04:27 PM

Phileas, start the clock! Brave Buck, good friend, the Call of the Wild is upon us! Mush! Welcome aboard any and all Intrepid Adventurers who dare to sweat and sail and soar around the Earth with us at MPC!

The Rules? As few as we can, as little as we need. And we'll break them all if we please! A turn should be 0-400 miles (~650 km). No two consecutive turns by the same fellow traveler. Oceans or seas or pack ice, or other maelstrom unforeseen may be traversed in a turn from Port to Port or coastal city through the magic of MPC simply with the wish and will to do so. The ONE who first manages to return to Omaha after we have circumlocuted the Earth is the CHAMPION TRAVELER! (But we all will win who strive here.)

Helpful Links: (and probably many more along the way)

CIA-The World Factbook: (http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)
Standard and Metric conversion freeware (http://www.joshmadison.com/software/)
Distances Between Cities(USA): (http://www.greatbeartransport.com/FindDistance.asp)
Great-Circle distance- Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great-circle_distance)
Country Maps A to Z (http://www.atlapedia.com/online/country_index.htm)

Format:
origin, destination and distance, and interesting fact/link/or wish to be there.

START

Omaha to Omaha, 0 miles, Home of the College World Series (http://www.cwsomaha.com/html/tickets/index.asp)

Omaha to Wichita, 309 miles, "Keeper Of The Plains" (http://www.theindiancenter.org/)

Wichita to Amarillo, 419 miles, Helium Capital of the World (http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/A/Am/Amarillo,_Texas.htm)

Hi Maka... anywhere within a 400 mile or approximately 650km radius! That's the fun of the game... from Amarillo, you might want to go to a Port or a coastal city on the gulf of Mexico, if you like, and someone after you could jump to another continent if they liked... or you could head farther inland going west on the way to the pacific... or maybe south to Mexico, or towards the northeast from where you are to try to get to the eastern seaboard, just pick a city you like within range, and post the mileage, an interesting link, or fact about it, or a brief statement explaining why you picked that destination for your turn.... there should be some kind of bonus, I think, if you can manage to land in your own home city, ( a strategy might perhaps be to always be shading the direction when you can take a turn until you get close enough from someone else's turn to choose it), but no prizes or rewards have been set yet, there is plenty of time for that, we have far to go... it's time to roam wherever you like! :thumbs:

Eve

06-18-2005, 07:15 AM

Amarillo to Farmington, New Mexico, 372 miles, Home of the Connie Mack World Series (http://www.fmtn.org/city_government/parks_and_recreation/connie_mack_world_series.html)

Amie

06-18-2005, 08:31 AM

MaKa

06-18-2005, 09:01 AM

benhenry

06-18-2005, 01:28 PM

Thanks, Ben. I'm a tad rusty on Trig and Calculus. Will need to
watch for a while before taking the plunge. How would one
get to Hawaii from the continental US? Are there some buoys
along the way?
MaKa

No need to do the trig and calc yourself, MaKa... just plug in the lat. and long. here on the following link, or search by city if it is in their list:
How Far Is It by Indo.com (http://www.indo.com/distance/index.html)

I'm searching for a better great-circle calculator, I'm sure there are many similar out there...

A possible route to Hawaii from the continental U.S. would be:
San Diego to Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii (or any other Port or other coastal city) if someone leading us chooses San Diego as a destination, which is possible, because I think we are still heading west around the world that way, but of course we must follow every whim of our fellow sojourners... we might end up in Vancouver before we make an ocean jump!

Now as to your last question... I am afraid that you must assume full responsibility for locating buoys along your trip. :wink:

benhenry

06-18-2005, 03:13 PM

Omaha to Omaha, Nebraska, 0 miles, Home of the College World Series (http://www.cwsomaha.com/html/tickets/index.asp)

Omaha to Wichita, Kansas, 309 miles, "Keeper Of The Plains" (http://www.theindiancenter.org/)

Wichita to Amarillo, Texas, 419 miles, Helium Capital of the World (http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/A/Am/Amarillo,_Texas.htm)

Amarillo to Farmington, New Mexico, 372 miles, Home of the Connie Mack World Series (http://www.fmtn.org/city_government/parks_and_recreation/connie_mack_world_series.html)

Farmington to Lake Havasu City, Arizona, 377 miles Home of the London Bridge from England (http://www.outwestnewspaper.com/london.html)

Lake Havasu City, AZ to San Diego, Ca 199.7 miles, Mount Palomar Observatory (http://www.astro.caltech.edu/palomarpublic/overview.html)

San Diego to Visalia, California, 272 miles, Sequoia National Park (http://www.indospectrum.com/travels/sequoia.html)

You fellow travelers are great! We've already visited some of my favorite places on earth, thanks...

... hey we have a desert girl here somewhere... I know that I saw someone from the Mohjave here... she could land on her home if she takes a trip now, before we get too far away...

MaKa

06-18-2005, 03:25 PM

Lake Havasu City, AZ to San Diego, Ca 199.7 miles

benhenry

06-18-2005, 04:00 PM

Lake Havasu City, AZ to San Diego, Ca 199.7 miles

Omaha to Omaha, Nebraska, 0 miles, Home of the College World Series (http://www.cwsomaha.com/html/tickets/index.asp)

Omaha to Wichita, Kansas, 309 miles, "Keeper Of The Plains" (http://www.theindiancenter.org/)

Wichita to Amarillo, Texas, 419 miles, Helium Capital of the World (http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/A/Am/Amarillo,_Texas.htm)

Amarillo to Farmington, New Mexico, 372 miles, Home of the Connie Mack World Series (http://www.fmtn.org/city_government/parks_and_recreation/connie_mack_world_series.html)

Farmington to Lake Havasu City, Arizona, 377 miles Home of the London Bridge from England (http://www.outwestnewspaper.com/london.html)

Lake Havasu City, AZ to San Diego, Ca 199.7 miles, Mount Palomar Observatory (http://www.astro.caltech.edu/palomarpublic/overview.html)

San Diego to Visalia, California, 272 miles, Sequoia National Park (http://www.indospectrum.com/travels/sequoia.html)

Hi MaKa.. you forgot to put an interesting link or fact on your trip... I put in Mount Palomar for you... we can change it if you like... I think Mike is around San Francisco someplace... I wish he would come back here and make that trip... :) it would also be a good departure point to get us to Hawaii :wink:

Eve

06-19-2005, 04:53 AM

benhenry

06-20-2005, 01:56 AM

Staying in California this time as I would like to visit my friends in Carmel Valley. Now, he flies his own plane so we may get a lift to the next destination :jig:

Visalia to Carmel Valley,California, 134 miles, Visit Garland Ranch Regional Park (http://www.mprpd.org/garland.html)

Carmel Valley to the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, 131 miles,The Golden Gate Bridge (http://www.inetours.com/Pages/SFNbrhds/Golden_Gate_Bridge.html)

Thank you, Eve, and your friend for the flight north to the Bay on such a beautiful day. Pilots and travelers make good friends, in fact, I think it is a symbiosis of a sort. I was born near here. Near San Fransisco in San Jose, but only because Los Gatos did not have a hospital.

Los Gatos; the City of the Cats. That is the only animal I am nervous to introduce myself to. The creatures and I should have an affinity, you'd think, because of the city of my birth, but it has always been more of a relationship like a soft curse. I have always treated them with great respect, but also with reserve. They do not return the favor; they prefer to like me too much.

If I should happen to be near one of them due to a lack of my concentration, they attempt to rub themselves on me. I have to step carefully while they take their time pressing against my legs and getting involved with my traveling. If I stop, or sit, they react as if they had told me to do it, and then take advantage of my impeded progress by making noises and twisting their ears into the cuffs on my jeans.

They will walk back and forth in front of me, while I wait patiently, but then they start to stretch the forward parts out and down low, and put the backward parts way up into the air, in a very embarrassing manner. They might dip their heads against their front legs and twist their heads a little to see if they have my attention, and if I ignore them more, they proceed to yawn and will sit right in my path in front of me so I have to go around them.

I made the mistake of petting one of them just one time only, but it didn't work; instead of taking the gift I offered and going away, the thing wanted me to do it again and again whenever it felt like it, without regard to my feelings at all. I love dogs and when I had my Zorro they would leave us alone most times, but now that my beloved friend is gone they have started following me again.

I was minding my own business, and reading an interesting travel book one day when a particularly offensive type of cat with lots of whiskers and claws and spots started to insert itself into my peripheral vision. I gently avoided the thing, and shifted my position for better light, but the persistent creature would also move, and saunter again into my point of view. And then it started to push its nose into my pants leg and sniff like I hadn't done the laundry as often as I should, but I knew my pants were clean; until, of course the thing started to lick itself and then rub its fur against me. But I was getting stubborn then and pretended that I didn't feel the increasing, insistent pressure on my ankle and lower leg.

So what the animal does, is to start the whole thing over again, and I can feel it start to make some low trilling type of sounds and begin vibrating rapidly like an alarm clock that won't shut off. Then it attacks without warning and jumps right on top of my book, like my novel belonged to it and I couldn't read it anymore. When I still kept my composure and didn't complain in spite of the rude behavior it proceeded to open its mouth very wide and show me lots of wickedly pointed little teeth. I don't like being threatened, and I don't think I deserved it at all, but the animal then turned in a circle and sat down on me.

I got up as slowly and carefully as I could so that it wouldn't fall to the ground and hurt itself, but instead of cooperating, or being grateful in any way, it extended these sharp things like little nails out of its fingers and they caught in my jeans. No harm was done yet, but I could feel the sharpness of each of those many little points and I knew that if I pressed the issue, they might dig deeper and give me more problems.

So I crouched back down on the bench and hoped to get away later, if I could just bravely endure the lingering uncomfortable warmness in my lap. But the arrogant beast wouldn't just let me suffer in silence, it started to make those disturbing rumbling low sounds again and began writhing its tail near the end like it was a separated lizard apart from itself, or some other wiggly thing. When I didn't allow myself to be distracted by it, the cat finally moved off of me a little way away.
But then it stretched again in a shameful display of its underneath side while it looked at me like I was supposed to scratch it or something.

I swear I am at the limit of my patience with these obnoxious neighbors, and I have a plan. I will return to the city of my birth, Los Gatos, and fight the curse where it began. I will appear to be a friend to some of them, and even if they suspect me, I believe they are so overconfident that they will accept the bait I offer them, even if they are convinced it is a trap, because they mistake my kindness for acceptance of their dominance.

I will subdue my uneasiness as much as I can and I will pet some of them. Those that are first petted will think they own me now and will follow me as I walk away to make sure that their possession is not taken away by the other ones of their kind that they like to argue with so much. And as more of them see that some of them follow, then more will come along to show that they thought of it in the first place. And more and more will come I am sure, I have always had this unluck. The ones that are at the end don't know what is going on, but they have too much pride to allow for that and they will assume the air of those that have forerunners to do the hard work first because they are honored, they will slowly come at leisure to pick up the easy things that should be given to them at the end of the line.

Now I've got my plan and destination! They will follow me to the beautiful Golden Gate Bridge of San Fransisco, and I will walk along the bridge and out into the cold, gusty freshness of the coastal winds, and look lovingly at the deep green, and in that bay that day, I will plunge myself. The first ones after me, will get wet with me, because they won't want the followers behind to know that they didn't see it coming. And the rest will flow along the orange strands of steel, to make a running river of fur, rippling into the water. And at last I will be free and have saved humanity. :)

Eve

06-20-2005, 04:19 AM

:cjlol:
Ben, you must realise that the behaviour of these cats that have plagued you is perfectly normal - for cats at any rate :) Their resorting to tooth and claw is only because you refuse to see them for the wonderful creatures they are. The Egyptians knew, and revered them as is their right.

After the pyramids and the kohl painted eyes, almost nothing evokes more awe and mystery than the fascination ancient Egyptians had with cats.
They were not only the most popular pet in the house, but their status rose to that of the sacred animals and then on to the most esteemed deities like no other creature before them.
The Egyptian word for cat is Mau.

Of course this expectation of reverence has been passed down through the ages.

Your dastardly plan has been foiled ,because my Lucy, along with all the other fabulous furry felines that own MPC members have already sent telepathic massages to their counterparts in your area warning them of what is afoot (or should that be apaw?) When you lure these animals with your false affections they will appear to be convinced, and follow you. Will you pipe a tune like the Pied Piper? You should remember that Cats are have far superior intelligence to rodents. Then when you plunge from the Golden Gate Bridge into the icy water beneath, they will stop in their tracks, and form a line of fur along the rails, their eyes glinting in the sunlight, whiskers twitching, tails held high. And they will smile as only cats can, with superiority.And when you clamber out, cold and wet, they will again approach you with their meowing and purring. So you might as well give in now, and abandon this plan, it will never work.:)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v238/lynevempc/cats/catsrule.gif

L e s

06-20-2005, 04:02 PM

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, to Rapa Nui Navel of the World (http://www.netaxs.com/~trance/rapanui.html) one of the most isolated places on Earth. A triangle of volcanic rock in the South Pacific - it is best known for the giant stone monoliths, known as Moai.

A beautifully slow Ocean cruise

Omaha to Omaha, Nebraska, 0 miles, Home of the College World Series (http://www.cwsomaha.com/html/tickets/index.asp)

Omaha to Wichita, Kansas, 309 miles, "Keeper Of The Plains" (http://www.theindiancenter.org/)

Wichita to Amarillo, Texas, 419 miles, Helium Capital of the World (http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/A/Am/Amarillo,_Texas.htm)

Amarillo to Farmington, New Mexico, 372 miles, Home of the Connie Mack World Series (http://www.fmtn.org/city_government/parks_and_recreation/connie_mack_world_series.html)

Farmington to Lake Havasu City, Arizona, 377 miles Home of the London Bridge from England (http://www.outwestnewspaper.com/london.html)

Lake Havasu City, AZ to San Diego, Ca 199.7 miles, Mount Palomar Observatory (http://www.astro.caltech.edu/palomarpublic/overview.html)

San Diego to Visalia, California, 272 miles, Sequoia National Park (http://www.indospectrum.com/travels/sequoia.html)

Visalia to Carmel Valley,California, 134 miles, Visit Garland Ranch Regional Park (http://www.mprpd.org/garland.html)

Carmel Valley to the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, 131 miles,The Golden Gate Bridge (http://www.inetours.com/Pages/SFNbrhds/Golden_Gate_Bridge.html)

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, to Rapa Nui Navel of the World (http://www.netaxs.com/~trance/rapanui.html) A beautifully slow Ocean cruise

benhenry

06-20-2005, 04:59 PM

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, to Rapa Nui Navel of the World (http://www.netaxs.com/~trance/rapanui.html) one of the most isolated places on Earth. A triangle of volcanic rock in the South Pacific - it is best known for the giant stone monoliths, known as Moai.
A beautifully slow Ocean cruise

Well seen insightful L e s ! A great and soothing place for provisioning. We have started an awesome adventure already and always will be looking for additions to our arc, I hope. I will post a brief map of our progress to date....

Omaha to Omaha, Nebraska, 0 miles, Home of the College World Series (http://www.cwsomaha.com/html/tickets/index.asp)

Omaha to Wichita, Kansas, 309 miles, "Keeper Of The Plains" (http://www.theindiancenter.org/)

Wichita to Amarillo, Texas, 419 miles, Helium Capital of the World (http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/A/Am/Amarillo,_Texas.htm)

Amarillo to Farmington, New Mexico, 372 miles, Home of the Connie Mack World Series (http://www.fmtn.org/city_government/parks_and_recreation/connie_mack_world_series.html)

Farmington to Lake Havasu City, Arizona, 377 miles Home of the London Bridge from England (http://www.outwestnewspaper.com/london.html)

Lake Havasu City, AZ to San Diego, Ca 199.7 miles, Mount Palomar Observatory (http://www.astro.caltech.edu/palomarpublic/overview.html)

San Diego to Visalia, California, 272 miles, Sequoia National Park (http://www.indospectrum.com/travels/sequoia.html)

Visalia to Carmel Valley,California, 134 miles, Visit Garland Ranch Regional Park (http://www.mprpd.org/garland.html)

Carmel Valley to the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, 131 miles, The Golden Gate Bridge (http://www.inetours.com/Pages/SFNbrhds/Golden_Gate_Bridge.html)

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, to Rapa Nui, Navel of the World (http://www.netaxs.com/~trance/rapanui.html)

L e s

06-20-2005, 05:03 PM

Well seen insightful L e s ! A great and soothing place for provisioning. We have started an awesome adventure already and always will be looking for additions to our arc, I hope. I will post a brief map of our progress to date....

To be completely honest, I have always fancied a cruise :thumbs:

benhenry

06-20-2005, 11:19 PM

To be completely honest, I have always fancied a cruise :thumbs:
I think I've got the log up to date; I don't know if I'd ever want to really leave the navel of the world but what the heck, we could always come back; I've attached a little diary map and a report of our progress; and since the rum is running low, :wink: I think it's time to go. :)

Omaha to Omaha, Nebraska, 0 miles, Home of the College World Series (http://www.cwsomaha.com/html/tickets/index.asp)

Omaha to Wichita, Kansas, 309 miles, "Keeper Of The Plains" (http://www.theindiancenter.org/)

Wichita to Amarillo, Texas, 419 miles, Helium Capital of the World (http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/A/Am/Amarillo,_Texas.htm)

Amarillo to Farmington, New Mexico, 372 miles, Home of the Connie Mack World Series (http://www.fmtn.org/city_government/parks_and_recreation/connie_mack_world_series.html)

Farmington to Lake Havasu City, Arizona, 377 miles Home of the London Bridge from England (http://www.outwestnewspaper.com/london.html)

Lake Havasu City, AZ to San Diego, Ca 199.7 miles, Mount Palomar Observatory (http://www.astro.caltech.edu/palomarpublic/overview.html)

San Diego to Visalia, California, 272 miles, Sequoia National Park (http://www.indospectrum.com/travels/sequoia.html)

Visalia to Carmel Valley,California, 134 miles, Visit Garland Ranch Regional Park (http://www.mprpd.org/garland.html)

Carmel Valley to the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, 131 miles, The Golden Gate Bridge (http://www.inetours.com/Pages/SFNbrhds/Golden_Gate_Bridge.html)

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, to Rapa Nui, 4572 miles, Navel of the World (http://www.netaxs.com/~trance/rapanui.html)

benhenry

06-21-2005, 03:22 AM

I think I've got the log up to date; I don't know if I'd ever want to really leave the navel of the world but what the heck, we could always come back; I've attached a little diary map and a report of our progress; and since the rum is running low, :wink: I think it's time to go. :)

What am I doing wrong guys? I'm trying (and tried previously) to attach a jpg image to a reply that shows the route and our total mileage to date. I click on the button that says "Manage Attachments", "Browse", and then "Upload", all right... then "close window"... and then "Submit Reply" but no joy ?

Eve

06-21-2005, 04:19 AM

I can see your attachment - wish-progress-around -the-world-so-far.jpg

benhenry

06-21-2005, 04:41 PM

I can see your attachment - wish-progress-around -the-world-so-far.jpg
Thank you... it's me Eve. It was me all along.
I think I know, now, Eve, I wasn't seeing some of AussieRon's photos either... it must be something in the format of the html table that holds attachments, that SlimBrowser isn't reading; I'm sure it isn't a cache problem... I don't see the whole table.. or box... just an empty area. I'll come back with a different tool and point of view. After I have a few.

benhenry

06-22-2005, 02:12 AM

Rapa Nui to Blowing Point, Anguilla, British West Indies, 3009 miles, Bali Hai Villa (http://balihaivilla.com/new/pages/island.htm)

RATS! (http://www.skyviews.com/anguilla/history.html)

I've gone and done it now...

we're blown off course and washed up here...

on this lonely...

... lovely ..... wait a minute....

..... this might be all right beach. :)

Omaha to Omaha, Nebraska, 0 miles, Home of the College World Series (http://www.cwsomaha.com/html/tickets/index.asp)

Omaha to Wichita, Kansas, 309 miles, "Keeper Of The Plains" (http://www.theindiancenter.org/)

Wichita to Amarillo, Texas, 419 miles, Helium Capital of the World (http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/A/Am/Amarillo,_Texas.htm)

Amarillo to Farmington, New Mexico, 372 miles, Home of the Connie Mack World Series (http://www.fmtn.org/city_government/parks_and_recreation/connie_mack_world_series.html)

Farmington to Lake Havasu City, Arizona, 377 miles Home of the London Bridge from England (http://www.outwestnewspaper.com/london.html)

Lake Havasu City, AZ to San Diego, Ca 199.7 miles, Mount Palomar Observatory (http://www.astro.caltech.edu/palomarpublic/overview.html)

San Diego to Visalia, California, 272 miles, Sequoia National Park (http://www.indospectrum.com/travels/sequoia.html)

Visalia to Carmel Valley,California, 134 miles, Visit Garland Ranch Regional Park (http://www.mprpd.org/garland.html)

Carmel Valley to the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, 131 miles, The Golden Gate Bridge (http://www.inetours.com/Pages/SFNbrhds/Golden_Gate_Bridge.html)

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, to Rapa Nui, 4572 miles, Navel of the World (http://www.netaxs.com/~trance/rapanui.html)

Rapa Nui to Blowing Point, Anguilla, British West Indies, 3009 miles, Bali Hai Villa (http://balihaivilla.com/new/pages/island.htm)

Eve

06-24-2005, 07:14 PM

We seem to be stranded in Anguilla. Very nice it is too but hadn't we better get moving?

Eve

06-25-2005, 06:06 AM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v238/lynevempc/anguilla.jpg
Good Bye Anguilla.

Now for a very long flight to Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory. Perhaps it may be a jumping off point to somewhere near Aussie Rons place :jig:
This sounds a nice way to spend a Sunday evening
People begin arriving at Mindil Beach market around dusk on Thursday and Sunday nights during the dry season. They bring tables, chairs, rugs, grog and kids and settle under the coconut palms to watch the sunset and decide which of the tantalising food-stall aromas has the greatest allure.
Here we are flying in to Darwin :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v238/lynevempc/Darwin.jpg

Omaha to Omaha, Nebraska, 0 miles, Home of the College World Series (http://www.cwsomaha.com/html/tickets/index.asp)

Omaha to Wichita, Kansas, 309 miles, "Keeper Of The Plains" (http://www.theindiancenter.org/)

Wichita to Amarillo, Texas, 419 miles, Helium Capital of the World (http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/A/Am/Amarillo,_Texas.htm)

Amarillo to Farmington, New Mexico, 372 miles, Home of the Connie Mack World Series (http://www.fmtn.org/city_government/parks_and_recreation/connie_mack_world_series.html)

Farmington to Lake Havasu City, Arizona, 377 miles Home of the London Bridge from England (http://www.outwestnewspaper.com/london.html)

Lake Havasu City, AZ to San Diego, Ca 199.7 miles, Mount Palomar Observatory (http://www.astro.caltech.edu/palomarpublic/overview.html)

San Diego to Visalia, California, 272 miles, Sequoia National Park (http://www.indospectrum.com/travels/sequoia.html)

Visalia to Carmel Valley,California, 134 miles, Visit Garland Ranch Regional Park (http://www.mprpd.org/garland.html)

Carmel Valley to the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, 131 miles, The Golden Gate Bridge (http://www.inetours.com/Pages/SFNbrhds/Golden_Gate_Bridge.html)

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, to Rapa Nui, 4572 miles, Navel of the World (http://www.netaxs.com/~trance/rapanui.html)

Rapa Nui to Blowing Point, Anguilla, British West Indies, 3009 miles, Bali Hai Villa (http://balihaivilla.com/new/pages/island.htm)

Anguilla to Darwin, Australia, approx 11000 miles http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/australasia/darwin/index.htm

benhenry

06-27-2005, 07:21 PM

Hi fellow travelers; I am so glad we are moving again!

L e s asked me about the previously posted mileage between Rapa Nui and Anguilla and I will reconcile those figures soon.

Also, I think it might be a good time now to mention that I would be happy to help anyone at any time with finding facts, or coordinates, or distances for the log about any destination they would like to pick when they play the game... just pick a destination, provide a link or reason for wanting to visit, or both, and I will work out the details for the log later... and I will also keep the log and diary map up to date as reasonably often and as competently accurate as possible without getting as neurotic or obsessive as I would like.

So come on, one and all,
all are welcome;
and all are called,
and all can come along.

Wish Around the World with us...

Now, that tricky question of distances from point to point on the Earth. I will be posting some links to nice and/or convenient calculators that you can use to "plug in" the coordinates of a location and destination and determine the distance, assuming the Earth is a perfect sphere (or nearly so).

This would be the most convenient method for us (or me, if you want me to help with your 'turns') to use. I had originally planned to take into account that the earth is actually better described as an oblate spheroid... fatter around the middle, and flattened at the poles. This is due to the rotation of the earth on its axis, the early formation of Earth from spinning gas and debris, bombardment of the earth by other celestial objects during the early development of the solar system, and heating and reheating of the surface of the earth into liquid and semi-solid states during intense geological activity in the past.

This affects the accuracy of the calculating engines, especially over distances that cross the poles, or tropics, or run nearly parallel to the equator. There are also 'built in" adjustments to distances from some engines that calculate courses and flight paths, adjusting for prevailing winds, currents, and weather, and fuel consumption, and estimated travel times. I was playing around with my own algorithms for making adjustments but my answers kept varying unacceptably as I experimented with different initial conditions.

The best approximation for our purposes... (fun!) seems to be this one:
(No, I now believe the Haversine tool is better... for longer distances, and we will be traveling very far on our trips, I hope!)

Assuming a constant radius of the earth: http://www.wcrl.ars.usda.gov/cec/java/lat-long.htm

I will be using this as a default choice...
The Haversine method: (Most commonly used for wide ranging inputs):
http://www.movable-type.co.uk/scripts/LatLong.html

The Vincenty formula: (Most accurate for initial conditions without extreme variance):http://www.movable-type.co.uk/scripts/LatLongVincenty.html

I'm going to adjust the distances I originally posted and use the more widely available, and most commonly used methods for our calculations... It will increase the length of our journey, but maybe also, I hope, the fun!

benhenry

06-27-2005, 11:46 PM

Omaha to Omaha, Nebraska, 0 miles, Home of the College World Series (http://www.cwsomaha.com/html/tickets/index.asp)

Omaha to Wichita, Kansas, 309 miles, "Keeper Of The Plains" (http://www.theindiancenter.org/)

Wichita to Amarillo, Texas, 419 miles, Helium Capital of the World (http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/A/Am/Amarillo,_Texas.htm)

Amarillo to Farmington, New Mexico, 372 miles, Home of the Connie Mack World Series (http://www.fmtn.org/city_government/parks_and_recreation/connie_mack_world_series.html)

Farmington to Lake Havasu City, Arizona, 377 miles Home of the London Bridge from England (http://www.outwestnewspaper.com/london.html)

Lake Havasu City, AZ to San Diego, Ca 199.7 miles, Mount Palomar Observatory (http://www.astro.caltech.edu/palomarpublic/overview.html)

San Diego to Visalia, California, 272 miles, Sequoia National Park (http://www.indospectrum.com/travels/sequoia.html)

Visalia to Carmel Valley,California, 134 miles, Visit Garland Ranch Regional Park (http://www.mprpd.org/garland.html)

Carmel Valley to the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, 131 miles, The Golden Gate Bridge (http://www.inetours.com/Pages/SFNbrhds/Golden_Gate_Bridge.html)

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, to Rapa Nui, 4572 miles, Navel of the World (http://www.netaxs.com/~trance/rapanui.html)

Rapa Nui to Blowing Point, Anguilla, British West Indies, 4410 miles, Bali Hai Villa (http://balihaivilla.com/new/pages/island.htm)

Anguilla to Darwin, Australia, approx 11000 miles, Flying to Darwin, Australia (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destina...arwin/index.htm)

Ready to roll.

Eve

06-28-2005, 12:59 AM

I had trouble calculating the Anguilla to Darwin distance Ben so you may like to correct it if it is not right. Anything to do with numbers makes me go blank in the brain department, and I needed a cup of tea after reading your post about distances :)
This is a handy distance calculator place although it does not do all places
http://www.indo.com/distance/index.html

benhenry

06-29-2005, 12:44 AM

... you may like to correct it if it is not right. ...

Eve, I got 18130 km ~11265.46 miles, which agrees very well with your figure.

ooo jeez... Not commenting on your shape, Eve, I just didn't want to mention "numbers" and have you go blank like you said in your post. ooo jeez, Well it's too late now, if you read this... because I had to mention "numbers" to distinguish it from the "figure" that I originally used to keep from using the word... well, you know, and then I got worried because I mentioned your figure;

...You might think I was talking about your shape, as women on this hemisphere use the word "figure" in that context, apart from its use as a reference to a specific quantity, or ... well, nevermind that, to refer to the general proportions of themselves, and I certainly would not want to bring that up, unless I had to and not until we were safely on the ground anyway.

So there is no need to change your figure.

ooo jeez, Something about that doesn't seem to convey just exactly the meaning I was hoping for, but I hope you will understand and forgive me, because I didn't want to mention that other thing, you know, that makes you go blank.

And which mine of days might just now be all used up. :)

Eve

06-29-2005, 05:31 AM

11265.46 miles, which agrees very well with your figure
:cjlol: :cjlol:
Thanks to the Bear your name suggests gentleness so I shall take your word that the mention of the f word was to save me the horrors of brain blankness caused by the n word. Of course the figure word in conjunction with 11265.46 miles creates even worse horrors and I now have a compulsion to tear around the house in a manic manner, covering all mirrors. My mother had a saying 'once round her twice round the gasworks' and that comes to mind now :) Before the brain blankness descended I calculated that would make 'her' one half the girth of the gasworks, but of course as I have no mathematical ability that could well be wrong. The little man who sits behind closed doors calculating my Visa account total seems to have the same problem, and he is in cahoots with my husband who also has a banking backgound. They both get it wrong every time, but two against one, so I have to pay, as my inability to add up is well known.
Anyway, thank you for caculating the distance to Darwin. I hope someone comes along soon and sends us all somewhere else. Preferably a place without mirrors. :jig:

L e s

06-29-2005, 06:30 AM

From Darwin an internal flight to Uluru, the distance being slightly longer than our normal limit because of the great distances in Australia

http://www.auinfo.com/australia-pictures/Ayers-Rock/uluru.jpg

Omaha to Omaha, Nebraska, 0 miles, Home of the College World Series (http://www.cwsomaha.com/html/tickets/index.asp)

Omaha to Wichita, Kansas, 309 miles, "Keeper Of The Plains" (http://www.theindiancenter.org/)

Wichita to Amarillo, Texas, 419 miles, Helium Capital of the World (http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/A/Am/Amarillo,_Texas.htm)

Amarillo to Farmington, New Mexico, 372 miles, Home of the Connie Mack World Series (http://www.fmtn.org/city_government/parks_and_recreation/connie_mack_world_series.html)

Farmington to Lake Havasu City, Arizona, 377 miles Home of the London Bridge from England (http://www.outwestnewspaper.com/london.html)

Lake Havasu City, AZ to San Diego, Ca 199.7 miles, Mount Palomar Observatory (http://www.astro.caltech.edu/palomarpublic/overview.html)

San Diego to Visalia, California, 272 miles, Sequoia National Park (http://www.indospectrum.com/travels/sequoia.html)

Visalia to Carmel Valley,California, 134 miles, Visit Garland Ranch Regional Park (http://www.mprpd.org/garland.html)

Carmel Valley to the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, 131 miles, The Golden Gate Bridge (http://www.inetours.com/Pages/SFNbrhds/Golden_Gate_Bridge.html)

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, to Rapa Nui, 4572 miles, Navel of the World (http://www.netaxs.com/~trance/rapanui.html)

Rapa Nui to Blowing Point, Anguilla, British West Indies, 3009 miles, Bali Hai Villa (http://balihaivilla.com/new/pages/island.htm)

Anguilla to Darwin, Australia, approx 11000 miles http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/australasia/darwin/index.htm

Darwin to Uluru, Australia, approx 1111 miles, Uluru (Ayres Rock) (http://www.auinfo.com/ayres-rock.htm)

benhenry

06-30-2005, 04:58 PM

From Darwin an internal flight to Uluru, the distance being slightly longer than our normal limit because of the great distances in Australia

This trip just keeps getting better all the time. I love this location. Thanks L e s.

This walkabout is one I would like to make physically sometime in my life, beyond a wish, a dream of mine. This spiritual place that is both fun and profound at the same time to so many is also very important to me. I hold it in my heart as a symbol of gratitude for some Australian folks who did me a very good turn one day when I was hoping so strongly for a dream... and it came true.

But I was so overwhelmed by the suddeness of the thing, and I was alone on a high, rugged and steep mountain switchback foot trail with my young son... a very kind Australian couple on their honeymoon vacation to the states aided me and my son; with companionship, and some kit, water, and friendship, that were much needed and greatly appreciated.

Ever since that day when I had a dream come true for me, and that cheerful couple helped me and my son savor and safely enjoy it... I have had a great predisposition to like everything about Australia- the upside down, down under land, the refreshing people, the traditions, the cultures, and also the spirituality and hope of the DreamTime.

I have gone walkabout many times since then and have always wanted to take a spiritual pilgrimage of sorts to that magic land. And it is so appropriate for us to stop and enjoy our dreams and the dreamings of others since our odyssey is weaved with wishes.

Uluru, Australia to Alice Springs, Australia, 207 miles, DreamTime Art (http://www.jintaart.com.au/pass/Indigenous_Art_of_the_Dreamtime/artists_janetf.htm)

Our itinerary so far, in reverse order so new destinations can be added at the top:

Uluru, Australia to Alice Springs, Australia, 207 miles, DreamTime Art (http://www.jintaart.com.au/pass/Indigenous_Art_of_the_Dreamtime/artists_janetf.htm)

Darwin to Uluru, Australia, approx 1111 miles, Uluru (Ayres Rock) (http://www.auinfo.com/ayres-rock.htm)

Anguilla to Darwin, Australia, approx 11000 miles, Flying to Darwin, Australia (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destina...arwin/index.htm)

Rapa Nui to Blowing Point, Anguilla, British West Indies, 4410 miles, Bali Hai Villa (http://balihaivilla.com/new/pages/island.htm)

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, to Rapa Nui, 4572 miles, Navel of the World (http://www.netaxs.com/~trance/rapanui.html)

Carmel Valley to the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, 131 miles, The Golden Gate Bridge (http://www.inetours.com/Pages/SFNbrhds/Golden_Gate_Bridge.html)

Visalia to Carmel Valley,California, 134 miles, Visit Garland Ranch Regional Park (http://www.mprpd.org/garland.html)

San Diego to Visalia, California, 272 miles, Sequoia National Park (http://www.indospectrum.com/travels/sequoia.html)

Lake Havasu City, AZ to San Diego, Ca 199.7 miles, Mount Palomar Observatory (http://www.astro.caltech.edu/palomarpublic/overview.html)

Farmington to Lake Havasu City, Arizona, 377 miles Home of the London Bridge from England (http://www.outwestnewspaper.com/london.html)

Amarillo to Farmington, New Mexico, 372 miles, Home of the Connie Mack World Series (http://www.fmtn.org/city_government/parks_and_recreation/connie_mack_world_series.html)

Wichita to Amarillo, Texas, 419 miles, Helium Capital of the World (http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/A/Am/Amarillo,_Texas.htm)

Omaha to Wichita, Kansas, 309 miles, "Keeper Of The Plains" (http://www.theindiancenter.org/)

Omaha to Omaha, Nebraska, 0 miles, Home of the College World Series (http://www.cwsomaha.com/html/tickets/index.asp)

Eve

07-04-2005, 08:40 PM

BUMP

Are we stuck in Dream Time?

Breezy

07-05-2005, 04:08 PM

This is all beyond me, looks like I am stuck in Elverta, CA!:eek:

benhenry

07-05-2005, 04:24 PM

Eve

07-07-2005, 07:03 PM

Could someone get us out of Dream Time? Please:)
Here is something to help with distances
http://www.wcrl.ars.usda.gov/cec/java/lat-long.htm

benhenry

07-07-2005, 08:40 PM

Could someone get us out of Dream Time? Please:)
Here is something to help with distances
http://www.wcrl.ars.usda.gov/cec/java/lat-long.htm

I'm trying, Eve. I'll start again when the song stops (http://www.wadidge.com.au/), if I can.

benhenry

07-11-2005, 12:26 AM

The summer is near the middle of my endurance. I think I might winter in the tropics, and then for spring... maybe; I would like to try anyway....

April 2006 (?) (http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/Gallery/Anzac/Anzacday.htm)

benhenry

07-11-2005, 02:18 PM

If no one objects too strenuously, I thought I might bend the rules a bit here and change my virtual trip around the world into an adventure with more substance than dreams. I might set some goals and consider suggested directions and/or destinations. We will see.

I will try to post some chronicles of my journeys; as frequently as reasonable per conditions, location, etc.... And if there are any that are worth interest. :wink:

L e s

07-11-2005, 05:26 PM

Alice Springs to Sydney .. 1740 Miles

Sydney Opera House (http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/sydneyoperahouse/)

http://www.sydney.com.au/images/boat.jpg

Our itinerary so far, in reverse order so new destinations can be added at the top:

Uluru, Australia to Alice Springs, Australia, 207 miles, DreamTime Art (http://www.jintaart.com.au/pass/Indigenous_Art_of_the_Dreamtime/artists_janetf.htm)

Darwin to Uluru, Australia, approx 1111 miles, Uluru (Ayres Rock) (http://www.auinfo.com/ayres-rock.htm)

Anguilla to Darwin, Australia, approx 11000 miles, Flying to Darwin, Australia (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destina...arwin/index.htm)

Rapa Nui to Blowing Point, Anguilla, British West Indies, 4410 miles, Bali Hai Villa (http://balihaivilla.com/new/pages/island.htm)

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, to Rapa Nui, 4572 miles, Navel of the World (http://www.netaxs.com/~trance/rapanui.html)

Carmel Valley to the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, 131 miles, The Golden Gate Bridge (http://www.inetours.com/Pages/SFNbrhds/Golden_Gate_Bridge.html)

Visalia to Carmel Valley,California, 134 miles, Visit Garland Ranch Regional Park (http://www.mprpd.org/garland.html)

San Diego to Visalia, California, 272 miles, Sequoia National Park (http://www.indospectrum.com/travels/sequoia.html)

Lake Havasu City, AZ to San Diego, Ca 199.7 miles, Mount Palomar Observatory (http://www.astro.caltech.edu/palomarpublic/overview.html)

Farmington to Lake Havasu City, Arizona, 377 miles Home of the London Bridge from England (http://www.outwestnewspaper.com/london.html)

Amarillo to Farmington, New Mexico, 372 miles, Home of the Connie Mack World Series (http://www.fmtn.org/city_government/parks_and_recreation/connie_mack_world_series.html)

Wichita to Amarillo, Texas, 419 miles, Helium Capital of the World (http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/A/Am/Amarillo,_Texas.htm)

Omaha to Wichita, Kansas, 309 miles, "Keeper Of The Plains" (http://www.theindiancenter.org/)

Omaha to Omaha, Nebraska, 0 miles, Home of the College World Series (http://www.cwsomaha.com/html/tickets/index.asp)

Eve

07-11-2005, 09:07 PM

At Last and good, I love Sydney :)
Now we have learnt about the Opera House I think we should stay a while, explore The Rocks http://www.rocksvillage.com/ and maybe wait until the Coffee Festival starts later this month. Perhaps they would start it early just for us :)

Eve

07-13-2005, 05:25 AM

:)July 12 - American travellers have voted Sydney the world's best city for the eighth time.
http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/050712/16/3tf4m.html

benhenry

07-13-2005, 06:20 AM

:)July 12 - American travellers have voted Sydney the world's best city for the eighth time.
http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/050712/16/3tf4m.html

:thumbs: :thumbs: :bud: :thumbs: :thumbs:

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