Song Challenge: Driving Instructions

Subject: Song Challenge: Driving Instructions
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 22 Oct 09 - 05:09 PM

My friend wanted to get from Toowoomba (Charlotte St) to elsewhere in Toowoomba, somehow, Google thought she was in the USA... (ASS-U-Meptions!)

There's gotta be a song here!!!! :-)

See nos 38 53 & 117

oh - and WHY are we taken on a tour of Japan?


Driving directions to Herries St, Toowoomba City, QLD
15,829 mi – about 55 days 22 hours
Suggested routes

        
        
Charlotte, NC
USA
1.        Head southeast on S Tryon St toward W 4th St        0.5 mi
2.        Turn right at W Hill St                0.1 mi
3.        Take the ramp onto I-277 S                0.6 mi
4.        Continue on US-74 W                6.2 mi
5.        Turn left onto the Interstate 485 Inner N ramp                1.0 mi
6.        Take exit 10B to merge onto I-85 S toward Gastonia/Spartanburg Entering South Carolina        6.0 mi
7.        Take exit 70 to merge onto I-26 W toward Asheville Entering North Carolina 57.8 mi
8.        Continue on US-74 W                0.7 mi
9.        Merge onto I-40 W Entering Tennessee 104 mi
10.        Slight right at US-25W N (signs for I-640 W/US-25W/I-75 N/Lexington)                0.4 mi
11.        Continue on I-640 W                6.6 mi
12.        Take exit 3A to merge onto I-75 N toward Lexington Entering Kentucky                172 mi
13.        Continue on I-64 W                68.7 mi
14.        Take exit 5A on the left towards I-65/Nashville/Indianapolis                0.2 mi
15.        Merge onto I-71 S                0.3 mi
16.        Take the exit onto I-65 N toward Indianapolis Entering Indiana 260 mi
17.        Take the exit onto I-80 W/I-94 W/US-6 W toward Chicago                6.3 mi
18.        Take exit 5 for IN-912 N/Cline Ave                0.8 mi
19.        Merge onto Cline Ave/IN-912 W                9.9 mi
20.        Merge onto I-90 W
Partial toll road
Passing through Illinois
Entering Wisconsin 253 mi
21.        Continue on I-94 W
Entering Minnesota 163 mi
22.        Slight right at US-10 W (signs for I-35E N/US-10 W)        0.6 mi
23.        Merge onto I-35E N                4.9 mi
24.        Slight left at US-10 W                0.5 mi
25.        Merge onto I-694 W                18.0 mi
26.        Continue on I-94 W
Passing through North Dakota
Entering Montana 818 mi
27.        Merge onto I-90 W
Passing through Idaho
Entering Washington 815 mi
28.        Take exit 10 to merge onto I-405 N toward Bellevue                3.5 mi
29.        Take exit 14 for State Route 520 E toward Redmond                0.2 mi
30.        Keep left at the fork, follow signs for State Highway 520 W/Seattle and merge onto WA-520 W        5.8 mi
31.        Take the Montlake Blvd exit                0.5 mi
32.        Merge onto Montlake Blvd E                446 ft
33.        Montlake Blvd E turns slightly left and becomes Montlake Bridge                0.2 mi
34.        Slight left at NE Pacific St                0.8 mi
35.        Slight left at NE Northlake Way                0.1 mi
36.        Slight left at 6th Ave NE                95 ft
37.        Slight right at NE Northlake Way        1.0 mi

38.        Kayak across the Pacific Ocean
Entering Hawaii
                
2,756 mi

39.        Continue straight                0.1 mi
40.        Turn left at Kuilima Dr                0.5 mi
41.        Take the 3rd right on to HI-83 W/Kamehameha Hwy                12.4 mi
42.        Continue on HI-99 S                8.6 mi
43.        Take the Interstate H2 S ramp to Honolulu                0.2 mi
44.        Merge onto I-H-2 S                7.9 mi
45.        Merge onto I-H-1 E                4.7 mi
46.        Take exit 13B toward Halawa Hts. Stadium                0.3 mi
47.        Merge onto I-H-201 E                4.1 mi
48.        Merge onto I-H-1 E                4.1 mi
49.        Take exit 23 for Punahou St toward Waikiki/Manoa                0.2 mi
50.        Turn right at Punahou St                0.1 mi
51.        Take the 1st right on to S Beretania St        0.1 mi
52.        Take the 1st left on to Kalakaua Ave        1.9 mi

53.        Kayak across the Pacific Ocean
Entering Japan
        
3,879 mi

54.        Turn right toward 県道263号線                
0.3 mi
55.        Turn left toward 県道263号線                
0.2 mi
56.        Turn right at 県道263号線                
0.3 mi
57.        Slight left to stay on 県道263号線                
200 ft
58.        Turn left to stay on 県道263号線                
0.3 mi
59.        Turn right at 国道125号線                
0.4 mi
60.        Turn left at 亀城公園北（交差点） onto 国道354号線                
0.4 mi
61.        Slight left at 千束町（交差点） to stay on 国道354号線                
2.0 mi
62.        Turn right at 中村陸橋下（交差点） to stay on 国道354号線                
1.0 mi
63.        Take the ramp to 常磐自動車道
Toll road
                
0.3 mi
64.        Keep left at the fork, follow signs for 東京 and merge onto 常磐自動車道
Toll road
                
23.8 mi
65.        Take exit 三郷ＪＣＴ toward 首都高・銀座・湾岸線
Toll road
                
0.7 mi
66.        Merge onto 首都高速6号三郷線
Toll road
                
5.7 mi
67.        Take exit 小菅ＪＣＴ toward 湾岸線・銀座
Toll road
                
0.4 mi
68.        Merge onto 首都高速中央環状線
Toll road
                
0.4 mi
69.        Take exit 堀切ＪＣＴ on the right toward 銀座・箱崎
Toll road
                
0.3 mi
70.        Merge onto 首都高速6号向島線
Toll road
                
5.4 mi
71.        Take exit 江戸橋ＪＣＴ toward 新宿・北池袋
Toll road
                
0.4 mi
72.        Merge onto 首都高速都心環状線
Toll road
                
3.8 mi
73.        Take exit 谷町ＪＣＴ on the right toward 東名・渋谷
Toll road
                
0.3 mi
74.        Merge onto 首都高速3号渋谷線
Toll road
                
6.9 mi
75.        Continue on 東名高速道路
Toll road
                
189 mi
76.        Take exit 豊田ＪＣＴ toward 東海環状・伊勢湾岸道・豊田東出口・土岐ＪＣＴ・四日市・新名神
Toll road
                
0.3 mi
77.        Keep right at the fork, follow signs for 伊勢湾岸道・四日市・新名神 and merge onto 伊勢湾岸自動車道
Toll road
                
19.8 mi
78.        Take the ramp onto 伊勢湾岸自動車道
Toll road
                
12.1 mi
79.        Take exit 四日市ＪＣＴ toward 東名阪道・大阪・伊勢道
Toll road
                
0.6 mi
80.        Merge onto 東名阪自動車道
Toll road
                
13.8 mi
81.        Take exit 亀山ＪＣＴ toward 新名神・京都・大阪
Toll road
                
0.6 mi
82.        Merge onto 新名神高速道路
Toll road
                
30.9 mi
83.        Take exit 草津ＪＣＴ toward 草津ＰＡ・名神・京滋・京都・大阪
Toll road
                
0.2 mi
84.        Take exit 草津ＰＡ on the right toward 名神
Toll road
                
0.5 mi
85.        Merge onto 名神高速道路
Toll road
                
30.1 mi
86.        Take exit 吹田ＪＣＴ toward 中国道・山陽道・宝塚・岡山
Toll road
                
1.1 mi
87.        Merge onto 中国自動車道
Toll road
                
18.8 mi
88.        Take exit 神戸ＪＣＴ toward 山陽道・岡山・徳島
Toll road
                
0.9 mi
89.        Merge onto 山陽自動車道
Toll road
                
192 mi
90.        Take exit 廿日市ＪＣＴ toward 山陽道・岩国・北九州
Toll road
                
0.9 mi
91.        Merge onto 広島岩国道路
Toll road
                
7.3 mi
92.        Take the ramp onto 山陽自動車道
Toll road
                
59.2 mi
93.        Take exit 山口ＪＣＴ toward 中国道・下関・北九州
Toll road
                
0.8 mi
94.        Merge onto 中国自動車道
Toll road
                
39.9 mi
95.        Continue on 関門橋
Toll road
                
5.9 mi
96.        Continue on 九州自動車道 (signs for 九州道・福岡・熊本)
Toll road
                
59.1 mi
97.        Take exit 鳥栖ＪＣＴ toward 大分道・大分・長崎道・長崎・佐賀
Toll road
                
0.3 mi
98.        Keep right at the fork, follow signs for 長崎道・長崎・佐賀 and merge onto 長崎自動車道
Toll road
                
75.0 mi
99.        Take exit 高速長崎ＩＣ toward ながさき出島道路・（長崎市街）
Toll road
                
0.6 mi
100.        Merge onto ながさき出島道路/国道324号バイパス
Toll road
                
1.8 mi
101.        Take the ramp onto 出島海岸通り/国道499号線
Partial toll road
                
0.4 mi
102.        Turn left at 玉江橋（交差点）                
0.2 mi
103.        Turn left                
482 ft
104.        Take the 長崎~奈良尾~奈留島~福江 ferry
Partial toll road
                
60.8 mi
105.        Continue straight                
0.2 mi
106.        Turn right toward 国道384号線                
243 ft
107.        Turn right toward 国道384号線                
0.2 mi
108.        Turn left at 東浜町（交差点） onto 国道384号線                
1.3 mi
109.        Slight left at 馬責馬場（交差点） onto 県道27号線                
3.3 mi
110.        Turn left to stay on 県道27号線                
3.7 mi
111.        Turn left at 県道31号線                
0.4 mi
112.        Continue on 県道164号線                
4.8 mi
113.        Turn left to stay on 県道164号線                
0.2 mi
114.        Slight left at 国道384号線                
2.9 mi
115.        Turn left                
0.2 mi
116.        Turn right                
0.4 mi

117.        Kayak across the Pacific Ocean
Entering Australia (Northern Territory)
                
3,358 mi

118.        Turn right at Myilly Tce                
0.2 mi
119.        At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Kahlin Ave                
0.2 mi
120.        At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Gilruth Ave                
1.1 mi
121.        Turn right at Goyder Rd                
0.2 mi
122.        Turn left at Stuart Hwy                
598 mi
123.        Turn left at Barkly Hwy
Entering Queensland
                
395 mi
124.        Turn left to stay on Barkly Hwy                
74.8 mi
125.        Continue on Flinders Hwy                
9.1 mi
126.        Turn right at Landsborough Hwy                
207 mi
127.        Turn left to stay on Landsborough Hwy                
0.7 mi
128.        Turn right to stay on Landsborough Hwy
Go through 2 roundabouts
                
177 mi
129.        Turn right to stay on Landsborough Hwy                
257 mi
130.        Slight left at Warrego Hwy                
57.2 mi
131.        Turn right to stay on Warrego Hwy                
0.1 mi
132.        Turn left to stay on Warrego Hwy                
0.9 mi
133.        Turn right to stay on Warrego Hwy                
13.9 mi
134.        Turn left to stay on Warrego Hwy                
39.1 mi
135.        Turn left to stay on Warrego Hwy                
0.5 mi
136.        Turn right to stay on Warrego Hwy                
212 mi
137.        Slight right at Troys Rd                
1.0 mi
138.        At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Toowoomba Cecil Plains Rd                
0.6 mi
139.        Turn left at Hursley Rd
Go through 1 roundabout
                
4.0 mi
140.        At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Anzac Ave                
492 ft
141.        Turn right at Herries St
Destination will be on the right
                
1.1 mi
        
Herries St, Toowoomba City, QLD 4350