I guess my life depended on it, because we were back on route 6, again. To our surprise, we found that we could get smog all over our bodies…. We followed the sidewalk most of the way into the city. However, riding on the road or sidewalk were equally as dangerous. I was almost smashed [...]
Rach and I are definitely crazy. We got up at 3:30 so we could make it to Moriya by the time of our event. We actually made it, too! BUT, it wasn't fun. Rachel was such a trooper and kept a ridiculous pace all day even with a broken seat and a rack that jutted [...]
Today was not the best of days. Bad roads that were 'all' uphill, a fall a piece (don't worry mom's, both Rach and I are ok!), a 30k jaunt in the wrong direction and RAIN. We followed Route 6 which I would only go on again if my life depended on it. It's horrible. It [...]
Now in Fukushima Prefecture and we were greeted by rain ALL day. It wasn't just a nice misty rain but a steady pour. However we made great time and the route was flat, scenic and low traffic all day. IF only it was sunny! Going out of Sendai was actually very nice. We took the [...]
We had a busy morning of getting rid of a BOB (trailer), an interview with the Yamagata Shimbun, farewell`s to Tamara`s employers at Higashine City Hall, and a huge breakfast made by Mina and Joe. (Thank you!! Thank you!!) We were joined by our 5th rider, James. Joe and Taka also rode with us for [...]
