The Bike was the biggest workout of the week! We biked 57km around Rishiri Island off the Northern most point of Hokkaido in just under 4 hours. The first 15km sucked because we were riding into the wind and through a seagull nesting area, but there were dead bird carcasses EVERYWHERE. It was very eerie! And the official bike trail ended after 20km. So then we were on the roads with traffic, but it was much easier going from then on. The last 10-15km was hard on my ass, literally!! It HURT! I need biking underwear! Seriously!
Luckily there were no accidents, just fun pictures! Amy (below) started her across Japan bike ride from Wakkanai last week. She should be somewhere near Sapporo by now.
Rafting on the Mukawa was the most fun we had all week!! The water wasn't super high, but the river was pretty technical. And our guide, Pat, is a rafting guru....lots of first descents, runs multiple rafting companies around the world, and lots of crazy stories of close calls! But a great guide. He made sure to flip us a few times. We also did a day of canyoning. It wasn't technical at all. I was hoping for a bit more. But it involved water and was outside...so I was a happy camper!
Our last two days were spent on a lake near Sapporo. We attempted a few hikes but a typhoon several years ago had ruined the trails! Boo hoo!! Instead of intense heart pounding adrenaline induced activity we just sat on the beach and enjoyed the sun and reading! Never a bad option!
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