Wind is the invisible enemy. Gravity has its rules and it plays by them; sometimes they’re harsh but they are always fair. Wind on the other hand has no rules […]

Everyone likes to know the numbers behind the bigger picture so each week I’ll give you a little run down. Total Distance: 1050km Total money raised: $300 (thank you!) Days […]

Yesterday’s marathon 152km was not to be surpassed today but I still had a over 100km to Mima. Mima is a fairly standard small town in the Shikoku mountains with […]

Today was all about the kilometers. Nothing at all interesting happened. I was on route 56 all day (and was for most of yesterday) so with nothing better to do […]

Ehime smells of fish, old ladies fart mid conversation without even blinking, and beautifully constructed organic lives fall apart in one fell swoop. Yawatahama is a port town so it […]

Woke up feeling refreshed after crashing out on Dokken’s sofa as he played Final Fantasy in the next seat. Dokken is on the JET program and has signed the papers […]

Toshinobu sent me on my way with a 4 pack of home made rice balls and a yogurt jelly drink to help me face my biggest challenge so far – […]

After arriving at the Akari international hostel on Friday afternoon I was shown to my dorm room on the fourth floor. Now, I’m usually alright with stairs. I’ve climbed the […]

Everyone likes to know the numbers behind the bigger picture so each week I’ll give you a little run down. Total Distance: 439km Total money raised: $250 (thank you!) Days […]