richard does a pump

portia zips off into the distance.

portia gets a ride on a jetski

holland island

on the way to holland island

pizza in rikuchiyamada

forced to tie the bikes up from miyako to rikuchiyamada

hanging with the peach woman in miyako market

peaches - 100yen

roppongi hills aquarium

eating hoya

tastes nice at first, then leaves a soapy aftertaste.

ほや （hoya）

delicacy of miyako 宮古

buying melons

live scallops squirting water around

crazy old lady

of the miyako youth hostel

knackered after day 1

typical scenery

after 60km, 342km to sendai

stopping for lunch at 1030 after 5 hours on the road

had sashimi - great seafood

leaving hachinohe's hotel shita

o shita hotel room

passing through sendai

just like lord of rings, 3 towers

bikes on the train

on the platform going to hachinohe.

tokyo bay fireworks

everyone wore yukatas

tokai city fireworks

shin maiko beach nagoya

XRoss with ed

weird karaoke couple

skinny and chubby, chubby on backup vocals

gaienmae fireworks

doesnt griz look nice!

got a nice yukata

right before gaienmae fireworks

dog in the house

nakameguro dance festival

house nice and clean for the bbQ

amazing finale

arakawa fireworks （荒川花火大会）