Since the Earth Celebration on Sado Island, we’ve passed through Nagano, Gunma, and Saitama. We stayed with Rocio (BEE 2009 member) in Takasaki, and had a nice curry dinner while we listened to some live Japanese Folk music. In Saitama we visited Alishan (long-time BEE sponsor) and helped with a river clean-up. We also had [...]
Well, much has happened since the last post on this blog, so hopefully you have been following our twitter feed to get the latest updates. It has proved more difficult than I imagined to find internet connections, or the time to use them in order to make a long post. Twitter definitely seems like the [...]
Hey everyone! The BEE team has just arrived in shimokawa, we have just finished four days of riding in a row! our legs are hurting! we stayed at Akiko and Yasunari’s place in Bifuka last night and helped them pick tea leaves, we all had a lot of fun! Just for the record, Akikos cooking [...]
Last night the full team spent the night at Wakkanai`s “Rider`s House”, with the Bath house next door. Its a nice little place for the $10 per night fee. It was quite busy last night, and we had a good time talking with folks who were in the midst of trips of their own. Most [...]
Well, Chris, Megan, and I made it up to Sapporo this evening. We were lucky enough to get in contact with a couch surfer named Mark that is letting us stay at his place. The three of us are pretty wiped out tonight after a few long days of traveling and waking up early. I [...]
