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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!
3 months agoDefinitely a well-placed comma!
3 months agoBrutalist is a good term for it. Thanks for the reminder.
3 months agoI’d like to come back to Japan just to experience stays like this again.
3 months 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.
3 months agoWell done for soldiering on. We're all supporting you from a distance! 🙂
3 months agoBeautiful！ I can imagine it will be even more beautiful in the Momiji season
3 months agoWhat a day！
3 months agoYour panniers look happy, ready to ride.
3 months agoWow, what a tough day. Too bad you can’t take a breather in Nikko. God luck with the roads and weather tomorrow.
3 months agoPersimmons!
3 months 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.
3 months agoNikko is great! Glad you finally find place to lodge in.
3 months 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.
3 months 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
3 months ago