End of Day Two Update
Day two was very tough. We had the wind against us almost all of the day and a couple of heavy downpours of rain. And to top it all we had the mountains. With no gears and weighted down with bags, sleeping bags and a tent; we had no option but to trek up most of them. Of course that ate up our time and sapped our energy. The gods or whoever still seem with us though, as we managed to get first to Minamata, Kumamoto by 14:30 and then made it to Izumi City and finally Akune City, both in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Today, weather and mountains permitting, we are hoping to arrive in Kagoshima City before sunset.
昨日山登りの後は阿久根市に着いました、今日は鹿児島市に行きます(＾ｰ^)ノ
Challenge stats:
Mountains/big hills conquered: 6
Roadkill: 4
Gloves on side of road: 5
Shoes on side of road: 1
Bottles of piss on side of road: 3
Fake severed heads hanging from tree: 1
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Friday, April 29, 2011
Photos - 写真
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End of day one - Day two!
今から八代市に出ます、もし出来るなら出水市か鹿児島市へ行きます！
昨日、145km 出来たら、115km ぐらいに乗りました！
今日も頑張ります！
Finally made it to Yatsushiro at about 7pm last night. Slept under a bridge next to a homeless old lady. She shared some of her homemade booze with us. Today we plan to cycle to Izumi then decide whether to make a run to Kagoshima or play it safe!
Weather was fine yesterday, but a bit windy - looking cloudy so far today :(
Challenge Stats:
Pocari Sweats: 3
Flies in eye: 7
Flies in mouth: 4
Sore knees: 4
Waves: 17
Cheers: too many to count!!!
昨日、145km 出来たら、115km ぐらいに乗りました！
今日も頑張ります！
Finally made it to Yatsushiro at about 7pm last night. Slept under a bridge next to a homeless old lady. She shared some of her homemade booze with us. Today we plan to cycle to Izumi then decide whether to make a run to Kagoshima or play it safe!
Weather was fine yesterday, but a bit windy - looking cloudy so far today :(
Challenge Stats:
Pocari Sweats: 3
Flies in eye: 7
Flies in mouth: 4
Sore knees: 4
Waves: 17
Cheers: too many to count!!!
Thursday, April 28, 2011
長洲港
今長洲港にフェリーを待ってます！
お尻が痛い‼
Just arrived at nagasu port, travelled over 47kms so far!
Sore arse and knees, but the journey has only just begun.
Challenge Stats:
Roadkill: 1
Waves: 6
Accidents: 0
Pocari sweats: 1
お尻が痛い‼
Just arrived at nagasu port, travelled over 47kms so far!
Sore arse and knees, but the journey has only just begun.
Challenge Stats:
Roadkill: 1
Waves: 6
Accidents: 0
Pocari sweats: 1
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Newspaper...
I have yet to see it, but apparently there is an article in today's Saga newspaper!
So far we have raised over 40000yen - we are hoping to raise more, so please get in contact if you wish to donate or just promise to donate :)
Only one more day to go and so much to do.
So far we have raised over 40000yen - we are hoping to raise more, so please get in contact if you wish to donate or just promise to donate :)
Only one more day to go and so much to do.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Newspaper Article - 佐賀新聞
There is an article and photo about our upcoming challenge on today's Saga newspaper website - not in the newspaper sorry!
you can read it below in Japanese or see it on the website here
http://www.saga-s.co.jp/news/saga.0.1886151.article.html
We are still planning to leave Saga Station on April 29th at around 9am. on the first day we are hoping to cycle as far as Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture. We will collecting donations before we leave but also any pledges of money, which will be collected if we return, can be made by mailing me at grnj@hotmail.com or at gareto1976@i.softbank.jp
佐賀駅から出発は4月29日9時ごろです。最初の日には八代までに行きたい。頑張ります！！
you can read it below in Japanese or see it on the website here
http://www.saga-s.co.jp/news/saga.0.1886151.article.html
We are still planning to leave Saga Station on April 29th at around 9am. on the first day we are hoping to cycle as far as Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture. We will collecting donations before we leave but also any pledges of money, which will be collected if we return, can be made by mailing me at grnj@hotmail.com or at gareto1976@i.softbank.jp
佐賀駅から出発は4月29日9時ごろです。最初の日には八代までに行きたい。頑張ります！！
| 外国人講師がママチャリで九州一周「募金集めの旅」へ | ||
| 佐賀県内の大学や中学で外国人講師を務めているイギリス人のガレス・ニューボードさん（３４）＝佐賀市＝とジェームズ・ファウルさん（２８）＝同＝が２９日から、ママチャリで九州一周「募金集めの旅」に挑戦する。東日本大震災の被害に心を痛めた２人は「親切にしてくれた日本人のために力になりたい」と決意。行く先々で募金を呼びかける。 ２人には東北で被災したり、災害ボランティアとして懸命に活動するＡＬＴ（外国語指導助手）仲間も多く、「自分たちも何かしたい」と大型連休を含めた１０日間の募金集めを思い立った。 九州一周はおよそ９００キロ。一日１００キロ近く走る強行日程で、坂道で力が出にくいママチャリのため困難も予想されるが、「被災地はもっと大きな困難に立ち向かっている」とあえて“いばらの道”に挑むつもりだ。 ２９日早朝に佐賀駅を出発、長崎から反時計回りに九州を一周する予定。道中は寝袋で生活し、来月８日に帰佐する。ブログやツイッターで情報発信する。ブログはｈｔｔｐ：／／ｋｙｕｍａｍａｃｈａ．ｂｌｏｇｓｐｏｔ．ｃｏｍ／ | ||
| 2011年04月27日更新 |
「がんばれ東北」のＴシャツと旗を携え、２９日から九州一周「募金集めの旅」に出発するガレスさん（左）とジェームズさん
Thursday, April 21, 2011
The Tour...
Details
Myself and James are planning to ride our Mamacharis (granny bikes!) around Kyushu Island to raise awareness and money for all those affected by the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. All proceeds raised will be donated to the Japanese branch of the Red Cross. If you live nearby then please sponsor us in person prior to our journey or by donating at one of the many boxes placed around Saga. Alternatively if you want to show your support then please donate online at
http://www.jrc.or.jp/english/relief/l4/Vcms4_00002070.html if living in Japan - or contact your local branch of the red cross for details of how to help! Many national Red Cross associations are also now accepting text-based donations.
About our ride.
We are currently planning our route, but we are definitely going to be cycling to all seven prefectures on Kyushu. Okinawa will have to wait until next time. We are aiming to cover more than 800 kilometers over about 8 or 9 days, from Friday April 29th until Saturday May 7th/Sunday May 8th.
Myself and James are planning to ride our Mamacharis (granny bikes!) around Kyushu Island to raise awareness and money for all those affected by the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. All proceeds raised will be donated to the Japanese branch of the Red Cross. If you live nearby then please sponsor us in person prior to our journey or by donating at one of the many boxes placed around Saga. Alternatively if you want to show your support then please donate online at
http://www.jrc.or.jp/english/relief/l4/Vcms4_00002070.html if living in Japan - or contact your local branch of the red cross for details of how to help! Many national Red Cross associations are also now accepting text-based donations.
About our ride.
We are currently planning our route, but we are definitely going to be cycling to all seven prefectures on Kyushu. Okinawa will have to wait until next time. We are aiming to cover more than 800 kilometers over about 8 or 9 days, from Friday April 29th until Saturday May 7th/Sunday May 8th.
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