{"id":1212,"date":"2009-05-18T21:28:59","date_gmt":"2009-05-18T12:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2009-05-18\/1212"},"modified":"2009-05-18T21:28:59","modified_gmt":"2009-05-18T12:28:59","slug":"ishigaki-day-2-morning-pineapples-and-the-tamatorisaki-lookout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2009-05-18\/1212","title":{"rendered":"Ishigaki Day 2, Morning: Pineapples and the Tamatorisaki Lookout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class='resize_warning' id='arw1212'>\n<b>NOTE<\/b>: Images with an <img class='raw' width='19' height='18' src='\/i\/s\/red_zoomup.gif'\/> icon next to them have been artificially shrunk to better fit your screen; click the icon to restore them, in place, to their regular size.\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"016319\" href=\"\/i\/JF7_016319.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF7_016319_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Enjoying the Day Tamatorisaki Lookout, Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan \u7389\u53d6\u5d0e\u5c55\u671b\u53f0, \u77f3\u57a3\u5cf6 -- Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i016319\"\nphotostream=\"misc\"\ntitle=\"Enjoying the Day Tamatorisaki Lookout, Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan \u7389\u53d6\u5d0e\u5c55\u671b\u53f0, \u77f3\u57a3\u5cf6 -- Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 160 mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>3200 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/4, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF7_016319.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF7_016319.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Enjoying the Day<\/span>\n<br\/>Tamatorisaki Lookout, Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan\n<br\/>\u7389\u53d6\u5d0e\u5c55\u671b\u53f0, \u77f3\u57a3\u5cf6\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The second day of <a href=\"\/blog\/2009-05-07\/1204\"\nclass='quiet'>our trip to Ishigaki Island<\/a> in the far south of Japan was\nthe one <span class='nobr'>I was<\/span> really looking forward to, because we planned to just drive\naround and check out the views.<\/p>\n\n<p>Ishigaki is an oddly-shaped island that's about 21 miles long at its longest diagonal....<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic'>\n<iframe width=\"690\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"\nmarginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ie=UTF8&amp;ll=24.491035,124.277690&amp;spn=0.002537,0.006845&amp;z=10&amp;iwloc=A&amp;output=embed\"><\/iframe><br\n\/><small><a class='quiet'\nhref=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ie=UTF8&amp;ll=24.491035,124.277690&amp;spn=0.002537,0.006845&amp;z=10&amp;iwloc=A&amp;source=embed\"\nstyle=\"color:#0000FF;text-align:left\">View Larger Map<\/a><\/small>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<p>And it has generally wide, modern roads, so getting around is quick if\nyou ignore the ridiculous 25mph speed limit. <span class='nobr'>Our hotel<\/span> was in the\nsouth-west, so for today's trip we planned on cutting <span class='nobr'>a diagonal<\/span> through the\nmain part, then up the panhandle that is sometimes only <span class='nobr'>a few<\/span> hundred yards\nacross.<\/p>\n\n<p>It may be small, but you can drive for quite some time through the\ncentral lower part without seeing water...<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic tight'><a name=\"016277\" href=\"\/i\/JF7_016277.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF7_016277_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Pineapple Field and Mountains -- Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i016277\"\ntitle=\"Pineapple Field and Mountains -- Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 50 mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>125 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/13, ISO 500 &mdash;\n<a href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF7_016277.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF7_016277.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Pineapple Field and Mountains<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>We stopped at the spot above because of the pretty vista, only then\nnoticing that the foreground was <span class='nobr'>a field<\/span> of baby pineapples, each about the\nsize of <span class='nobr'>a fist.<\/span>..<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"016285\" href=\"\/i\/JF7_016285.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF7_016285_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Baby Pineapples -- Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i016285\"\ntitle=\"Baby Pineapples -- Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 70 mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>500 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/7.1, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF7_016285.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF7_016285.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Baby Pineapples<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>When then proceeded to our first destination, the Tamatorisaki Lookout\n<span class='nobr'>(\u7389\u53d6\u5d0e\u5c55\u671b\u53f0),<\/span> <span class='nobr'>a place<\/span> I'd seen on Google Earth while scoping out the\nisland, and Fumie had seen in her guidebooks. Even the view from the\nparking lot was wonderful...<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"016294\" href=\"\/i\/JF7_016294.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF7_016294_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"View from the Parking Lot Tamatorisaki Lookout, Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan -- Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i016294\"\nphotostream=\"summer\"\ntitle=\"View from the Parking Lot Tamatorisaki Lookout, Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan -- Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 27 mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>500 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/18, ISO 1600 &mdash;\n<a href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF7_016294.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF7_016294.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>View from the Parking Lot<\/span>\n<br\/>Tamatorisaki Lookout, Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Because <a href=\"\/blog\/2009-04-14\/1187\"\nclass='quiet'>Anthony rides the city bus to school by himself<\/a>, we got\nhim <span class='nobr'>a cell<\/span> phone for emergencies. Generally, he's not even allowed to touch\nit unless there's an emergency, but, of course, he's <span class='nobr'>a kid<\/span> and itching to\nplay with it, so we decided that he can use its camera when we're all\ntogether traveling. This trip was one of the first times he could use\nit...<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"016292\" href=\"\/i\/JF7_016292.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF7_016292_sm.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"700\"\nalt=\"Say &amp;#8220;Cheese&amp;#8221; -- Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nclass=\"autoresize\"\nid=\"i016292\"\nonload=\"jeffs_autoresize(this, 'arw1212')\"\ntitle=\"Say &amp;#8220;Cheese&amp;#8221; -- Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a><img id='Ai016292'  class='unsize' onclick=\"jeffs_unautoresize('i016292', 466, 700, 'arw1212')\" src='\/i\/s\/red_zoomup.gif' width='19' height='18' onmouseover='this.src = \"\/i\/s\/white_zoomup.gif\"' onmouseout='this.src = \"\/i\/s\/red_zoomup.gif\"'\/>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 98 mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>500 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/18, ISO 2500 &mdash;\n<a href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF7_016292.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF7_016292.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Say &#8220;Cheese&#8221;<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"0186\" href=\"\/i\/PAP_0186.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/PAP_0186_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"518\"\nalt=\"Photo He Took Photo by Anthony Friedl -- Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Anthony Friedl\"\nclass=\"autoresize\"\nid=\"i0186\"\nonload=\"jeffs_autoresize(this, 'arw1212')\"\ntitle=\"Photo He Took Photo by Anthony Friedl -- Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Anthony Friedl\"\/><\/a><img id='Ai0186'  class='unsize' onclick=\"jeffs_unautoresize('i0186', 690, 518, 'arw1212')\" src='\/i\/s\/red_zoomup.gif' width='19' height='18' onmouseover='this.src = \"\/i\/s\/white_zoomup.gif\"' onmouseout='this.src = \"\/i\/s\/red_zoomup.gif\"'\/>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Photo He Took<\/span>\n<br\/><span class='subtle'>Photo by Anthony Friedl<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The view the other direction was much nicer....<\/p>\n\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"016295\" href=\"\/i\/JF7_016295.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF7_016295_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Looking North -- Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i016295\"\ntitle=\"Looking North -- Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 45 mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>500 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/9, ISO 400 &mdash;\n<a href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF7_016295.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF7_016295.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Looking North<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"016297\" href=\"\/i\/JF7_016297.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF7_016297_sm.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"700\"\nalt=\"Heading up to the Lookout -- Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nclass=\"autoresize\"\nid=\"i016297\"\nonload=\"jeffs_autoresize(this, 'arw1212')\"\ntitle=\"Heading up to the Lookout -- Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a><img id='Ai016297'  class='unsize' onclick=\"jeffs_unautoresize('i016297', 466, 700, 'arw1212')\" src='\/i\/s\/red_zoomup.gif' width='19' height='18' onmouseover='this.src = \"\/i\/s\/white_zoomup.gif\"' onmouseout='this.src = \"\/i\/s\/red_zoomup.gif\"'\/>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 24 mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>500 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 2000 &mdash;\n<a href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF7_016297.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF7_016297.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Heading up to the Lookout<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"016298\" href=\"\/i\/JF7_016298.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF7_016298_sm.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"700\"\nalt=\"Tiny but Pretty Pod\/Flower Thing seen along the way -- Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nclass=\"autoresize\"\nid=\"i016298\"\nonload=\"jeffs_autoresize(this, 'arw1212')\"\ntitle=\"Tiny but Pretty Pod\/Flower Thing seen along the way -- Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a><img id='Ai016298'  class='unsize' onclick=\"jeffs_unautoresize('i016298', 466, 700, 'arw1212')\" src='\/i\/s\/red_zoomup.gif' width='19' height='18' onmouseover='this.src = \"\/i\/s\/white_zoomup.gif\"' onmouseout='this.src = \"\/i\/s\/red_zoomup.gif\"'\/>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 70 mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>500 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 2200 &mdash;\n<a href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF7_016298.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF7_016298.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Tiny but Pretty Pod\/Flower Thing<\/span>\n<br\/>seen along the way\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"016300\" href=\"\/i\/JF7_016300.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF7_016300_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Getting Steeper -- Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i016300\"\ntitle=\"Getting Steeper -- Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 70 mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>500 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 560 &mdash;\n<a href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF7_016300.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF7_016300.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Getting Steeper<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"016302\" href=\"\/i\/JF7_016302.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF7_016302_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"View from the Top looking South -- Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i016302\"\ntitle=\"View from the Top looking South -- Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 24 mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>1250 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/4, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF7_016302.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF7_016302.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>View from the Top<\/span>\n<br\/>looking South\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='ic tight'><a name=\"016303\" href=\"\/i\/JF7_016303.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF7_016303_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"someone's Self-Independent Photo Op -- Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i016303\"\nindexhint=\"right\"\ntitle=\"someone's Self-Independent Photo Op -- Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 58 mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>500 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/4, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF7_016303.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF7_016303.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/>someone's\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Self-Independent Photo Op<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>For some reason, everywhere on this island during the entire trip,\npeople almost never asked someone else to take <span class='nobr'>a photo<\/span> of them. Often, when\nyou're in scenic places like this, you get asked to take <span class='nobr'>a photo<\/span> for\nsomeone, and vice-versa, but on this trip, it was rare, with people often\nspending an inordinate effort to set up little shaky collapsible tripods,\npropping cameras on rocks, etc..<\/p>\n\n<p>We had no qualms about offering to take <span class='nobr'>a picture,<\/span> nor about asking....<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic tight'><a name=\"016305\" href=\"\/i\/JF7_016305.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF7_016305_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Us -- Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i016305\"\ntitle=\"Us -- Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 29 mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>500 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/4, ISO 450 &mdash;\n<a href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF7_016305.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF7_016305.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Us<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>We came out really dark in the photo, so <span class='nobr'>I tried<\/span> to lighten us up <span class='nobr'>a bit<\/span>\nin Lightroom, but didn't spend much effort on it and it shows, sorry.<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"016310\" href=\"\/i\/JF7_016310.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF7_016310_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Boat -- Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i016310\"\ntitle=\"Boat -- Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 130 mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>500 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/9, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF7_016310.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF7_016310.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Boat<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>We eventually made our way back to the parking lot, where we availed\nourselves of <span class='nobr'>a guy<\/span> selling ice cream....<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic tight'><a name=\"016323\" href=\"\/i\/JF7_016323.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF7_016323_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Ice Cream with Mommy a kid's heaven on earth -- Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i016323\"\nphotostream=\"anthony\"\ntitle=\"Ice Cream with Mommy a kid's heaven on earth -- Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f\/2.8 @ 110 mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>800 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF7_016323.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF7_016323.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Ice Cream with Mommy<\/span>\n<br\/>a kid's heaven on earth\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><i><a href=\"\/blog\/2009-05-21\/1213\" class='quiet'>Continued here...<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second day of our trip to Ishigaki Island in the far south of Japan was the one I was really looking forward to, because we planned to just drive around and check out the views.<\/p> <p>Ishigaki is an oddly-shaped island that's about 21 miles long at its longest diagonal....<\/p> <p>And it has generally wide, modern roads, so getting around is quick if you ignore the ridiculous 25mph speed limit. Our hotel was in the south-west, so for today's trip we planned on cutting a diagonal through the main part, then up the panhandle that is sometimes only a few [...]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,22,3,6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1212"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1212"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1212\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}