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Japan this is not. Rock Island's one time owner was heavily influenced by Japanese culture.
Sun sets on the boathouse, which was once the site for large parties. It was built in 1926 and restored in the 1960's.
Fraser Island is the largest sand island in the world. This is a great place to take a tour or to rent a four-wheel drive and explore the island.
The Naval Museum at Karlskrona is really worth a visit. I was there for a conference in October, and the venue was one of the highlights of the trip.
Sapelo Island is located off the coast of Georgia, roughly midway between Brunswick and Savannah. The few residents of the island are African American descendants of gullah/geechee African communities, brought to the island as slaves.
The fragile environment of Brooklyn's mermaids is under threat of development.
Used to warm Australian waters, Colin Delaney had a crack at surfing Canada's Vancouver Island.
One of the smaller of many small islands in the Georgia Strait, which lies between Vancouver Island and the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Even the largest of the car ferries that ply the waters of the Straight of Georgia give grand views of the small islands that dot it.
The highest point of the San Juan Islands is Mount Constitution in Moran State Park at 2,409 feet. In 1936, the Civilian Conservation Corp built the observation tower from which this photo was taken.