BEE Japan

So friends, we`ve finished it. All the way. We`re done. Yesterday morning we rode up and down the last few hills and ended at Cape Sata, the southernmost point of Kyushu. It was a rather melancholic moment as we looked out over the sea, reflected on the things we`ve learned and experienced during the last [...]

After a delicious brunch provided by the Fukuda winery, we rode 130 kilometers through the rain today. That`s our longest day yet! (except for Colin Hood, who rode in circles one day until he had ridden a century)
A group of friendly local JETs welcomed us and watched as we rather deliriously celebrated our arrival. We [...]

Hello everyone. We are currently on our second night of WWOOF homestays in a row in Kyushu. Yesterday and today we rode through heavy rain but each night we have been greeted by warm beds and good food. We are a little worried about the Typhoon heading our way but hopefully we can make it [...]

A brief explanatory introduction:
This blog post is fictional, based on an idea that stemmed from our inspiring experiences at Fuji Eco-Park.
Mercedes is Amiena`s mom. We`ve all heard many wonderful stories about her mettle and spunk – and we get to see it in Amiena every day – but none of us have met her, though [...]

It was supposed to be a nice short ride to the meeting point with our solidarity riders for the day. We had all been looking forward to the so called “shima-nami kaido”, a line of islands connected by bridges all the way from Shikoku to Honshu accross the Seto Inland Sea.
But what started as a [...]

It is only because I am on the BEE tour that one week and one day before we are to arrive at our goal of Sata Misaki (the southern most point of Japan’s 4 main islands), it seems perfectly normal that I sit in the living room o a person I have never met, surrounded [...]