Hokkaido Touring Day 28: Suddenly it's over.

English | 日本語 I went to bed last night just after midnight, but woke up at 5:30 as usual. It wasn't that comfortable, but I did get some sleep. Today I tried the free morning set from the Kaikatsu Club. The Free version is a bit small in quantity, so I added 100 jpy to get a double size. After the meal, clean up and replenish the drinks and pack. Since it was raining,...

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Hokkaido Touring Day 27: To Sendai City

English | 日本語 It rained quite a bit in the middle of the night. In the morning, it seemed to have stopped raining, so I decided to clean up the tent and hang it out to dry first. Then I ate breakfast with bread and coffee. As the sun was starting to shine, I dried off just in time to leave at 7:30 AM. It seems unlikely that the running dry machine (=my bike) will work...

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Hokkaido Touring Day 26: Recovery day

English | 日本語 Last night the sound of the rain was so loud that it was hard to sleep. I learned on this trip that it's also camping to have to sleep in variety of environments, such as pretty noisy, with loud waves, rain, and car sound. Earphones alone do not work as earplugs, so it's just as well if I played a little music. I also experienced that when it's cold, I have...

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Hokkaido Touring Day 25: Rain and Rain

English | 日本語 I woke up at 5 AM. The rain from yesterday is still falling. My tent is soaked in both fly and groundsheet. I'm trying to keep the inner tent dry, but it's a futile effort as I have to put it in one compression bag (sighs). Can I just put the inner tent away? The baths open at 6:00, so I take my laundry and put it in the dryer for 30 minutes for 100 jpy. In...

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Hokkaido Touring Day 24: Cycling in Aomori

English | 日本語 (For some reason I didn't take many pictures today.) I woke up at 5:30, not needed to wake up call. Charging is almost complete for all devices. I drunk coffee and its stock was over. I left a little after 6:30 and arrived at the ferry terminal before 7:00. Since I wasn't flying, I spent only ten minutes to fold up my bicycle. I paid the 2,600 jpy for the...

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Hokkaido Touring Day 23: Toward Hakodate

English | 日本語 I woke up at 5 AM. It was raining again this morning, so I didn't use a fire, but breakfasted on bread and bananas. The tent doesn't seem to be able to dry, so I gave up and folded it up while it was still wet. I put on my rain gear and left at 7:00. I stopped at a Lawson store on the way to buy iced-pet bottle and breads for supplying and take out the...

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Hokkaido Touring Day 22: Along Uchiura Bay

English | 日本語 The sound of rain wakes me up. I hurriedly took in the laundry. I ate only bread and banana for breakfast, as it was too much of a hassle to boil coffee in the rain. As it was continuing rain, I packed up in the tent. It was written on the signboard that I had to pay 700 JPY to the instructor for this park, but the instructor didn't show up. I couldn't wait...

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Hokkaido Touring Day 21: Lake Toya

English | 日本語 I drank a lot last night, so I went right back to bed and got up once in the middle of the night to write in my journal. I woke up a little later than usual this morning because I didn't have to take down the tent, etc. I had bread and coffee as a breakfast and left at 7 AM. First I bought a bottle of ice to keep foods cold and water at the convenience...

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Hokkaido Touring Day 20: Lots of gifts

English | 日本語 I wake up naturally when the outside goes light. It's hard to wake up early when I'm at home, but when I go camping, I can wake up almost at sunrise. It's strange. I made a cup of coffee in the pavilion and ate melon bread as a breakfast. The laundry was dry. My last washed long-sleeved t-shirt was a little damp, so I decided to just put it on the bike...

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Hokkaido Touring Day 19: Furano - A majour tourist spot

English | 日本語 In the morning, I took a breakfast (bread and coffee) with the neighbor. He told me that he and his wife were driving around Hokkaido while climbing the mountains. They came here by ferry from Shikoku on July 19, and today they are going up to Tokachi. The laundry isn't dry yet, but it's been a beautiful morning, so it will dry on my bike as the running...

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