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Yes, Jackie, you've described the novelty-familiarity cycle (no pun intended) very succinctly. It must be true that many of us tour to keep things fresh!
5 days agoDefinitely a well-placed comma!
6 days agoBrutalist is a good term for it. Thanks for the reminder.
6 days agoI’d like to come back to Japan just to experience stays like this again.
6 days agoOne reason I love touring is I get to ride my bike somewhere I haven’t ridden dozens of times before. By the time fall arrives, I’m bored with my local rides—even if I’ve been away touring in the spring.
1 week agoWell done for soldiering on. We're all supporting you from a distance! 🙂
1 week agoBeautiful！ I can imagine it will be even more beautiful in the Momiji season
1 week agoWhat a day！
1 week agoYour panniers look happy, ready to ride.
1 week agoWow, what a tough day. Too bad you can’t take a breather in Nikko. God luck with the roads and weather tomorrow.
1 week agoPersimmons!
1 week agoI enjoyed your description of the challenges of sidewalk riding. One of our most memorable days was riding the sidewalks of Highway 2 through Osaka, with the sidewalk crowded and folks coming in from all the side alleys and doorways. It felt like we were characters in an arcade game.
1 week agoNikko is great! Glad you finally find place to lodge in.
1 week agoOne way to find out, but it is really risky... Photos of fungi are quite intriguing but with the variability of fungi and so many look alikes that are deadly, I usually avoid trying to ID them.
1 week ago
It’s nice that some things never change: https://www.cycleblaze.com/journals/japan2007/day-10-matsumoto-to-narai-into-the-kiso-valley/#2966_1147995_P1040400
2 days ago