BEE Japan

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2010 Beneficiaries Decided

The beneficiaries for the 2010 Bee Ride have been determined!  This year, we’ll be raising funds in support of Japan for Sustainability, and Bicycles for Humanity – Tokyo Chapter.  Japan for Sustainability was a beneficiary in 2009, and we are happy to be supporting them this year as well!  Bicycles for Humanity – Tokyo Chapter [...]

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RECENT ENTRIES

Day off today»

Well, no training for me today…
All ferries to/from Ojika have been cancelled for the 3rd day in a row.  The wind and waves are just too intense.  Tomorrow looks no better.  The weather is very strange this week.  Possible snow and hail is not the norm for a sub-tropical island in March!
As I was just [...]

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2010 ride planning has begun!!»

The 2010 BEE ride planning is underway!
So far we have 5 members signed on for this year’s ride, and everyone is excited and enthusiastic to be a part of this year’s event.
We have been planning behind the scenes up until now, and things are looking great for this summer’s ride.  I think it’s going to [...]

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BEE 2010 Rider applications now up!»

Hey again everyone!
Sorry for the delay, but BEE 2010 applications are ready and right here to download.
If you want to know more about what becoming a BEE rider entails, please check out our Join and Q and A pages here on the website, or read posts from past teams about their experiences.  No doubt that [...]

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Are you BEE 2010 material?»

The 2009 Tour finished earlier this month, and all of us are busy as…dare I say it…BEEs…trying to readjust to “normal” lifestyles.  Ashley, Heraldo, and I have all returned to the US, all unemployed and though I can’t speak for all of us I’m pretty sure we’re happy to be back.  Rocio and Lindsey are [...]

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It’s already over? BEE 2009 Final Report»

The morning of Monday, August 3rd, didn’t start off the way one who is about to engage on a 10 week bicycle journey hopes: rain.  The skies of Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost city, were gray and trickling down slowly trying to dampen our departure on the BEE Japan 2009 Ride.  Not the best omen, but [...]

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Minamata: Hard to witness, but easy smile»

“After cycling everyday for over 6 weeks, what part of the body hurts the most?”
This is a question we put on a recent BEE pub trivia game that we used to raise money while in Hiroshima. Most people made good guesses: legs, knees, lungs. All have certainly ached at one time or another (sorry, the [...]

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BEE 2009 Route - Kumamoto to Kagoshima 熊本から鹿児島