tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582124947210486019.post5767328449219093814..comments2024-03-28T08:18:47.657-04:00Comments on random notes: geographer-at-large: Haha-jima, the Galapagos of the East [*]Map Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03799927167426727749noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582124947210486019.post-7111850533029495662011-09-28T16:48:52.189-04:002011-09-28T16:48:52.189-04:00Yes, I noticed that division of the sexes, too! V...Yes, I noticed that division of the sexes, too! Very interesting! I like your idea of the group trip. But only if we could go by private helicopter from Tokyo or someplace even closer. (if there IS any place closer?) I hear the max range on those helicopters is about 600 miles, which would just about get us there without running out of fuel and plunging into the Pacific (we hope!) I'm not so crazy about the idea of 26 hours on a freighter in open ocean. In my last over-nighter on a freighter, we ran into the worst storm (the locals told us) since 1952, and I would never want to relive THAT experience! I never knew a ship could roll and toss in so many disparate directions at once! And the noises! It sounded like the ship was going to break in two! Oh, no, I'll take the air over the seas ANY DAY!Map Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03799927167426727749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582124947210486019.post-39702038617687152272011-09-28T15:33:06.979-04:002011-09-28T15:33:06.979-04:00funny how the island names are grouped by sex. chi...funny how the island names are grouped by sex. chichi-jima (father island) is with ani-jima (older brother island) and ototo-jima (younger brother island). meanwhile, haha-jima (mother island) is with ane-jima (older sister island) and imoto-jima (younger sister island). i'm looking at some pictures, and this place is incredibly beautiful. group trip!! http://www.panoramio.com/photo/14104872who else?!noreply@blogger.com