• Day 3 – lots of rain – Bad Bramstedt

    Day 3 – lots of rain – Bad Bramstedt

    Today I got to test my rain gear – rain all day. Didn’t make much progress (~50miles). The trails were too muddy and I decided to mostly stay on paved roads… Found roads with good bike paths. Still took me a long time – I guess you don’t move that fast in the rain ……

  • Senkoji Temple – driving to Takatsuki

    Senkoji Temple – driving to Takatsuki

    Leaving the house this morning I saw this interesting way of locking your bike .. Before taking off we visited Senkoji temple above Onomichi … Very creative gutter work … I wonder if each oulet in the temple needs its own power wire …. Part of the temple is high on the cliff … Getting…