Google's erm, directions...
So, I got an email at some point that said, try getting driving directions from New York City to London on Google Maps. Being the geek that I am, I HAD to try it... All was well until step #24...
Drive: 3,938 mi (about 29 days 10 hours)
1. Head southeast on Chambers St toward Broadway: 0.2 mi 1 min
2. Turn right at Centre St: 0.1 mi
3. Slight left at Park Row: 210 ft
4. Sharp left at Frankfort St: 0.3 mi 1 min
5. Turn left at Pearl St: 56 ft
6. Turn right onto the F.D.R. Dr N ramp: 0.4 mi 1 min
7. Merge onto FDR Dr N: 7.7 mi 12 mins
8. Take exit 17 on the left for Triboro Bridge/Grand Central Pkwy toward I-278/Bruckner Expy: 0.4 mi 2 mins
9. Merge onto Triborough Bridge: Partial toll road 0.4 mi 1 min
10. Merge onto I-278 E via the ramp to I-87 N/Bronx/Upstate N Y/New England: 0.6 mi 1 min
11. Take exit 47 to merge onto Bruckner Expy/I-278 E toward New Haven: 1.9 mi 2 mins
12. Take the I-278 E exit toward New Haven: 0.3 mi
13. Merge onto Bruckner Expy: 5.0 mi 6 mins
14. Continue on I-95 N: Partial toll road, Entering Connecticut 62.1 mi 1 hour 12 mins
15. Take exit 48 on the left to merge onto I-91 N toward Hartford: 36.8 mi 37 mins
16. Take exit 29 for US-5 N/CT-15 toward I-84/E Hartford/Boston: 0.4 mi
17. Merge onto CT-15 N: 1.7 mi 2 mins
18. Merge onto I-84 E: Partial toll road, Entering Massachusetts 40.7 mi 38 mins
19. Take the exit onto I-90 E/Mass Pike/Massachusetts Turnpike toward N.H.-Maine/Boston: Partial toll road 56.0 mi 56 mins
20. Take exit 24 A-B-C on the left toward I-93 N/Concord NH/S Station/I-93 S/Quincy: 0.4 mi 1 min
21. Merge onto Atlantic Ave: 0.8 mi 3 mins
22. Turn right at Central St: 0.1 mi
23. Turn right at Long Wharf: 0.1 mi
24. Swim across the Atlantic Ocean: 3,462 mi 29 days 0 hours
Pardon me? What?
25. Slight right at E05: 0.5 mi 2 mins
26. At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto E05/Pont Vauban: 0.1 mi
27. Turn right at E05: 5.7 mi 10 mins
28. Take the exit onto A29/E44 toward Amiens: Toll road 27.8 mi 23 mins
29. Take the exit toward Dieppe/Amiens/Calais/A151/Rouen: Toll road 1.1 mi 1 min
30. Merge onto A29/E44: Toll road 22.6 mi 19 mins
31. Take the exit onto A28/E402: 45.6 mi 37 mins
32. Take the exit onto A16/E402 toward Boulogne/Calais: Toll road 44.3 mi 38 mins
33. Take exit 29 toward Boulogne-Centre/Outreau/Le Portel: 0.6 mi 1 min
34. Merge onto N416 1.1 mi: 1 min
35. At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto N1: 0.4 mi 1 min
36. At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit and stay on N1: 0.1 mi 1 min
37. At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit and stay on N1: 0.9 mi 2 mins
38. At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit: 0.6 mi 1 min
39. Slight left at Rue Ferdinand Farjon: 427 ft
40. At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit: 0.4 mi 1 min
41. Slight right at Dover - Boulougne-sur-Mer: 30.1 mi 1 hour 50 mins
42. Continue on Dover - Boulogne-sur-Mer: 0.2 mi
43. Continue on Eastern Service Rd: 0.3 mi 2 mins
44. Turn right at E Ramp: 0.4 mi 2 mins
45. Slight right at Dock Exit Rd: 0.1 mi
46. At Eastern Docks Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A20: 0.6 mi 2 mins
47. Slight left to stay on A20: 0.3 mi
48. At Prince of Wales Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A20/Limekiln St: 0.2 mi 1 min
49. At Limekiln Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto A20: 0.3 mi 1 min
50. At Western Heights Roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on A20: 7.0 mi 8 mins
51. Continue on M20 (signs for M20/London/Ashford): 49.7 mi 47 mins
52. Continue on A20 (signs for London (SE)/Lewisham): 9.7 mi 15 mins
53. At Clifton's Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A20: 2.2 mi 6 mins
54. At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit and stay on A20: 1.3 mi 4 mins
55. Slight left at A2: 0.7 mi 2 mins
56. Slight right at A2/Kender St: 72 ft
57. Turn right at Kender St: 0.3 mi 1 min
58. Turn left at A2: 1.9 mi 5 mins
59. At Brick Layers Arms, take the 1st exit onto A201/New Kent Rd: 0.6 mi 2 mins
60. At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto A302/St George's Rd: 0.4 mi 1 min
61. Turn left at A3203/Lambeth Rd: 0.6 mi 3 mins
62. At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto A3203: 0.2 mi 1 min
63. At Horseferry Rd, take the 3rd exit onto A3212: 0.4 mi 1 min
Drive: 3,938 mi (about 29 days 10 hours)
1. Head southeast on Chambers St toward Broadway: 0.2 mi 1 min
2. Turn right at Centre St: 0.1 mi
3. Slight left at Park Row: 210 ft
4. Sharp left at Frankfort St: 0.3 mi 1 min
5. Turn left at Pearl St: 56 ft
6. Turn right onto the F.D.R. Dr N ramp: 0.4 mi 1 min
7. Merge onto FDR Dr N: 7.7 mi 12 mins
8. Take exit 17 on the left for Triboro Bridge/Grand Central Pkwy toward I-278/Bruckner Expy: 0.4 mi 2 mins
9. Merge onto Triborough Bridge: Partial toll road 0.4 mi 1 min
10. Merge onto I-278 E via the ramp to I-87 N/Bronx/Upstate N Y/New England: 0.6 mi 1 min
11. Take exit 47 to merge onto Bruckner Expy/I-278 E toward New Haven: 1.9 mi 2 mins
12. Take the I-278 E exit toward New Haven: 0.3 mi
13. Merge onto Bruckner Expy: 5.0 mi 6 mins
14. Continue on I-95 N: Partial toll road, Entering Connecticut 62.1 mi 1 hour 12 mins
15. Take exit 48 on the left to merge onto I-91 N toward Hartford: 36.8 mi 37 mins
16. Take exit 29 for US-5 N/CT-15 toward I-84/E Hartford/Boston: 0.4 mi
17. Merge onto CT-15 N: 1.7 mi 2 mins
18. Merge onto I-84 E: Partial toll road, Entering Massachusetts 40.7 mi 38 mins
19. Take the exit onto I-90 E/Mass Pike/Massachusetts Turnpike toward N.H.-Maine/Boston: Partial toll road 56.0 mi 56 mins
20. Take exit 24 A-B-C on the left toward I-93 N/Concord NH/S Station/I-93 S/Quincy: 0.4 mi 1 min
21. Merge onto Atlantic Ave: 0.8 mi 3 mins
22. Turn right at Central St: 0.1 mi
23. Turn right at Long Wharf: 0.1 mi
24. Swim across the Atlantic Ocean: 3,462 mi 29 days 0 hours
Pardon me? What?
25. Slight right at E05: 0.5 mi 2 mins
26. At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto E05/Pont Vauban: 0.1 mi
27. Turn right at E05: 5.7 mi 10 mins
28. Take the exit onto A29/E44 toward Amiens: Toll road 27.8 mi 23 mins
29. Take the exit toward Dieppe/Amiens/Calais/A151/Rouen: Toll road 1.1 mi 1 min
30. Merge onto A29/E44: Toll road 22.6 mi 19 mins
31. Take the exit onto A28/E402: 45.6 mi 37 mins
32. Take the exit onto A16/E402 toward Boulogne/Calais: Toll road 44.3 mi 38 mins
33. Take exit 29 toward Boulogne-Centre/Outreau/Le Portel: 0.6 mi 1 min
34. Merge onto N416 1.1 mi: 1 min
35. At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto N1: 0.4 mi 1 min
36. At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit and stay on N1: 0.1 mi 1 min
37. At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit and stay on N1: 0.9 mi 2 mins
38. At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit: 0.6 mi 1 min
39. Slight left at Rue Ferdinand Farjon: 427 ft
40. At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit: 0.4 mi 1 min
41. Slight right at Dover - Boulougne-sur-Mer: 30.1 mi 1 hour 50 mins
42. Continue on Dover - Boulogne-sur-Mer: 0.2 mi
43. Continue on Eastern Service Rd: 0.3 mi 2 mins
44. Turn right at E Ramp: 0.4 mi 2 mins
45. Slight right at Dock Exit Rd: 0.1 mi
46. At Eastern Docks Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A20: 0.6 mi 2 mins
47. Slight left to stay on A20: 0.3 mi
48. At Prince of Wales Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A20/Limekiln St: 0.2 mi 1 min
49. At Limekiln Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto A20: 0.3 mi 1 min
50. At Western Heights Roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on A20: 7.0 mi 8 mins
51. Continue on M20 (signs for M20/London/Ashford): 49.7 mi 47 mins
52. Continue on A20 (signs for London (SE)/Lewisham): 9.7 mi 15 mins
53. At Clifton's Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A20: 2.2 mi 6 mins
54. At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit and stay on A20: 1.3 mi 4 mins
55. Slight left at A2: 0.7 mi 2 mins
56. Slight right at A2/Kender St: 72 ft
57. Turn right at Kender St: 0.3 mi 1 min
58. Turn left at A2: 1.9 mi 5 mins
59. At Brick Layers Arms, take the 1st exit onto A201/New Kent Rd: 0.6 mi 2 mins
60. At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto A302/St George's Rd: 0.4 mi 1 min
61. Turn left at A3203/Lambeth Rd: 0.6 mi 3 mins
62. At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto A3203: 0.2 mi 1 min
63. At Horseferry Rd, take the 3rd exit onto A3212: 0.4 mi 1 min