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japanbikeride

  1. Check out the baby gorilla naming competition, part of World Environment Day. Submit your ideas at www.unep.org/wed
  2. We made it. Sho and I reached Cape Sata today after 67 days riding bikes across Japan.
  3. Day 64 of our ride! We're in Miyazaki in Kyushu.
  4. In Hiroshima today. Visited the Peace Park and memorial with Sho.
  5. We ride today across the beautiful Shimanami Kaido bike route. Should be great!
  6. Danced the night away at Tokushima's Awa Odori last night. Fun!
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  8. Just spent 2 days in a Buddhist temple on Mount Koya - cool!
  9. Typhoon with violent wind and rains headed our way. Sho keeps singing, Rain, rain, go away...
  10. We spent the past 2 days in Kyoto and are now in Nara.
  11. Headed to Gujo Hachiman through 93 degree temps. We'll dance Bon Odori tonight.
  12. We are now in Shirakawa Go.
  13. Sho and I slept on the top of a mountain last night!
  14. ... So did the Japan Alps. Need to rest.
  15. Sumo wrestler kicked Charles' butt...
  16. In Takayama. Sho knocked sumo wrestler out of the ring!
  17. biking from Matsumoto to Narai now. Sunny and hot...
  18. visited Matsumoto Castle this morning - cool place
  19. We start to ride up mountains tomorrow toward Nagano
  20. Saw awesome fireworks in Kashiwazaki tonight.