Daimonji Hike with Kai-Kai and his Entourage

Anna's First Biwa-ichi

Mt. Aso, Day 4 (Osaka Port to home)

Mt. Aso, Day 3

Mt. Aso, Day 2

BLOG POST: http://regex.info/blog/2018-09-03/2870

So disappointing. I wanted to make the unbroken climb from the ocean to the top of Norikura (a 110km distance with 2,718m of climb), but was turned back 15km from the top for "too much" fog. As if I cared about fog. So disappointing. I prepared for this ride for months, but neglected to consider that they'd close the road at the drop of a hat (except that it _was_ open to buses, which pay more than 10,000 yen per trip.)

Sigh. And I was fighting wind much of the way. )-:

On the plus side, despite drinking over 9L (2.4gal), which weighs 9kg (20lb), and eating copious amounts, I still lost 3.8kg (8.4lb) over the 12 hours.

「日本最大登り」をするつもりでしたが、100kmを走って、ゴールまで１５キロのところで、道が通行止めになりました、霧のせいで。めっちゃがっかりです。このライドは二ヶ月準備しました。がっかり。

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My Super Disappointing Ride of Crushing Disappointment / がっかりばかりのライド

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