Google Maps Suggests a Paddling Trip

Someone on the Kayak Building Bulletin Board pointed out that if you get driving directions from Google Maps to go from somewhere in the U.S. to somewhere in Japan, the site will gladly provide those directions. Directions from Eugene, OR to Osaka, for example produces directions which include the following:

2. Kayak across the Pacific Ocean Entering Hawaii  2,756 mi
26. Kayak across the Pacific Ocean Entering Japan  3,879 mi

As these are driving directions, I would assume the best strategy is to rent a car on the land portions of the journey rather than taking the car along on the paddling legs of the trip.