End of the Road

I guess this is the end... we finally made it to Tokyo after a few days of cold and rainy weather. Trevor absolutely hated it. He was super slow and had trouble seeing in the rain. In fact (and I know my mom is going to not like this and then send me an email saying 'Kevin, I do not like what I am reading...'), Trevor fell off his bike in the middle of the road in the dark. Yes, I didn't see it as I was far ahead but it could have been bad news had there been a vehicle close behind him. He tells me he ran over a bamboo stick in the dark and then just fell off and then was sprawled out in the middle of the road waiting to be run over. He got a few cuts but lived to see another day. Wasn't fun riding in the dark but last night we had no choice as we left the city of Kofu late afternoon thinking there would be accommodation in the next town some 30 km ahead. There wasn't... and the next town after that... nothing. As such we had to ride another 30 km to the next. Bottom line it wasn't fun. Rain and the cold are not fun while biking... especially in the dark.

It is kind of weird being done now. No more planning routes, cycling hours on end, worrying about where we are going to sleep, etc... right now the only thing left is to figure out how to send the bikes back home. I have decided not to do what I did in Paris, that is leaving my bike on the side of the street after cycling it from London. Nope, too much sentimental value here. And also that bike didn't cost much...

A lot of good times were had on this trip. Met lots of nice people along the way and ate like kings most of the way... once we hit South Korea and Japan we had to ease up on the grub big time...

Not sure if this will be my last bike touring trip... It is neat cycling through countries... you obviously see a whole lot more.

Anyways, I am tired... probably should sleep... need rest. But before I daze off, here are a few pictures...

Pic 1: To add to Trevor's unhappy times in Japan, he busted one of his brakes. Luckily we had a spare brake cable and luckily Trevor actually knew how to fix it! I was impressed and gave him a round of applause afterwards (really).

Pic 2: Me (yes that is me even though it is tough to see me) at the Tokyo Tower. I did the same thing hoisting my bike in front of the Eiffel Tower so I thought I would do that again... I am very creative I know.

Pic 3: After 76 days, well over 10,000 km logged, finally in Ginza... finally in Tokyo! Sorry I had to give off the stats there but I am proud! Proud I say!!!