Cycling Hokkaido

I'm stoked I got to do this ride again. From Sea to Shining Sea is my ride where I start out the day with my feet in the Sea of Japan here in Ishikari and I ride down to Atsuma and have my feet in the Pacific Ocean. I just think there's something really cool about have my feet in both those bodies of water in the one day. Plus it's a 'super ride' for me which is always a fun thing to do. Along the way I had some gorgeous scenery as I rode through the horse ranches in Abira. A horse ranch always makes for beautiful scenery when you're on your bike, eh!? As always folks, I hope you like this episode.

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For this episode I was super lucky to sit down in Otaru and have a chat with Vera & Carsten of The Cyclists of Oz Instagram page. They are on a most excellent 6 month cycling tour of Japan on a kind of an unconventional route from Cape Soya to Cape Sata. I love following people's adventures like this and our conversation just 3 weeks into their tour was a lot of fun. We discussed things like Hokkaido campsites, convenience store food, onsens, tunnels, bikepacking and all kinds of things that make the cycling experience what it is. As always, I hope you find value in this episode.

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This episode celebrates a full 2 years of the Cycling Hokkaido podcast. Thank you all VERY much for coming along on this journey. In this episode you'll find a real hodge podge of topics from what new countries are listening to the show to how to properly cook Hokkaido brown bear meat. There are also some really cool people out there doing some really cool things. As always, I hope you find value in this episode and are having fun out there!

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This week has been great! There were trips to Noboribetsu to see family and Jigokudani, Hell Valley, and the boys are home. Doing a little sightseeing in the place you are actually from is always a good idea, eh!? Then there was also Otaru this week and a surprise in seeing the Japanese training boat the Kaiwo Maru. One of my favourite rides, that I make sure to do every year, the Gokibiru bike'n'hike got done as well. Being out in nature is the best. Cycling aside, one of my favourite things to do during summer vacation is to get a summer movie in with my boys. F1 on ScreenX did NOT disappoint....that was AWESOME!! We've still got a bit of time left in summer holidays. Have fun out there, folks. Summer on!!

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And I stopped in at Debbie's cycling rest house on the Ororonline as well and enjoyed some delicious snacks and air conditioning. You can find Debbie at.....

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This is a beautiful place that is well worth a visit. By bicycle it's super easy to get to from Sapporo, it's just straight up rte.275, sure it's about 100km up rte.275 but it's a great ride and a great destination if you're looking to do a big ride from Sapporo. Of course, you can always drive it if you're with the family. I'm always very impressed how beautiful the place is but I was even more impressed with it when I dug into it's history a little bit more. And Texas Doug and I had another hike up Mt.Moiwa. This summer is shaping up to be one of the greats! I hope you're having fun out there and I hope you like this episode.

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Oh man, oh man...my Scottish family are the best! They are wild, adventurous and unhinged. This episode of the podcast features my cousin Deborah, who is an absolute wonderful person...somebody I wish I could spend more time with. Honestly, my Scottish cousins being in Japan this year has made me a VERY happy person. Jim, you are an absolute legend of a man!! Thank you for the laughs!! Scotland, thank you for coming to Japan this year! We ate the Hokkaido food, saw Furano, Biei, Lake Toya, Sapporo and all of it....an amazing trip. Thank you! As always, I hope you all enjoy this episode of the podcast. Have fun out there. Scotland rules!!

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I can't believe I've made it to episode 100. 100 straight weeks of doing the Cycling Hokkaido podcast has been a lot of fun. In this episode I talk about the show hitting 80th in the rankings for sports podcasts in all Japan, a new milestone, new places that have tuned in to the show, a new account on 'Ride with GPS', the Sapporo Odori Park Beer Gardens and give thanks to all who have been a part of or tuned in to the show. Thank you all very much for being a part of 100 episodes!! There will be more!! Have fun out there.

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Furano has so much to offer for cycling, hiking and sightseeing. It's no wonder it's one of the most popular tourist spots in Hokkaido. I am super stoked I got to see it by bike with Bradley Paul Bennet. Brad is a professional/licensed guide who is based in both Furano and Tokyo. He is also the founder/owner/operator of the guiding company Freewheeling.jp. We'd been trying to get together for a ride for about a year and finally the stars aligned and we had an epic ride all over Furano, Biei, Nakafurano and more. On our ride we saw Farm Tomita, Hinode Park, cycled the Roller Coaster Road and Panorama Road, ate some great food at Chiyoda Farm and Kaneko Coffee Farm......what can I say it was a most excellent day. There was a lot of climbing, beautiful weather and gorgeous scenery. Brad knows his way around Furano!! Folks, if your thinking of visiting the area for cycling, hiking or winter sports get in touch with Freewheeling.jp you will not be disappointed. I hope you all enjoy this conversation I had with Brad shortly after our ride around Furano. And folks, this is episode 99......the Gretzky episode! IYKYK

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I can't believe it has taken me all this time before I hiked up Mt.Moiwa. It's a beautiful place with a much richer history than I could have imagined. Who knew it was a 'Natural Monument of Extraordinary Academic Value'?? If you've spent any time at all in Sapporo you have seen Mt.Moiwa, but did you take a minute to delve into it's history? Well, just in case you didn't, have a listen to this episode. As always, I hope you like it. Have fun out there, folks!

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A Super Ride to my friends and I is a ride over 200km in a day. A Super Ride to Shakotan is always a great day. That was the first time the Englishman or I had ever done a Super Ride with another person, usually they're lone wolf type adventures, sure it took longer but it was an awesome day! From Sapporo, Teine to Otaru to Yoichi to Furubira to Shakotan and all the amazing sights along the way that is an amazing ride to do. Coastal scenes to forest greens, that is an awesome ride. Plus I had to get some new tires and went about a new way of getting them. As always, I hope you enjoy this episode. Have fun out there, folks!

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