Monthly Archives: May 2013

We woke today to rain. Harder rain than the previous days. Just as well today’s destination was back home to Sapporo. Just as well, also, that we had a spacious pagoda all to ourselves to keep out of the rain. Of course the time came when we had to venture […]

GW Cycle-Camping | Day 4: Naganuma to Sapporo (Hokkaido, Japan)

6 May, 2013

Getting up before dawn is not always easy for those who do not usually get up before dawn. But is it even harder when ‘before dawn’ is 3:45am, as it is in Hokkaido even at this time of the year. But before dawn it was this morning, as we hoped […]

GW Cycle-Camping | Day 3: Tsukigata to Naganuma (Hokkaido, Japan)

5 May, 2013

Another perk of the Shinotsu Park Camping Ground is a free morning soak in the New Shinotsu Golf Course onsen. Nothing quite like a hot spring soak in the morning… Post-soak and post-breakfast (porridge and apple for Haidee and I), we got on the road. Michel, our Czech rider, was […]

GW Cycle-Camping | Day 2: Shinotsu Park Camping Ground to ...

4 May, 2013

The first week of May in Japan is fantastic. Four national holidays converge upon one week, meaning that if you play your cards right, you can get up to a week off work. Aptly, the week is referred to as Golden Week, or GW for short. While Golden Week in […]

GW Cycle-Camping | Day 1: Sapporo to Shinotsu Park Camping ...

3 May, 2013