Shikoku Shakedown
Road 30 looked nice. Road 30 was closed. Even better! I’ve learned in Hokkaido, a road closed-sign usually only means the gate across the road is closed. And the road will be perfectly rideable and beautifully […]
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Memorable Meetings of the Terrific and Terrifying kind
After sticking to roads for about three weeks I had the urge to get out, find a dirt track and see what else there is on Hokkaido. According to my logic there had to be […]
Festivals, Flowers, Food & Friends.
Shimokawa is a fairly inconspicuous little town in the middle of Hokkaido. When I rode into town one dreary afternoon I had no idea I wouldn’t cycle out for another 5 days. But that was […]
Avoiding Bears, Finding Beers and Going Bare
Where do you get shrimps on the barbie? Where do you sit around a fire drinking beer and singing songs? Where do you get a fright as you ride over a snake in the middle […]
About Traffic and Termites
Where my road met the Peninsula developmental Road the track became a little less funny. I found that a lot of people heading North on this large and long dirt track ride with a ‘highway […]
Cycling Dutch Girl 