My Japan travel reminds me of our second Africa trip wherein we had to manage luggage weight and size. Instead of wearing hiking boots 🥾 I am wearing cycling shoes. Hunkering down for my 14 hour flight ✈️.

It’s never just a ride.It’s much more than that. It’s a personal thing… It’s a lifelong pursuit of a fleeting moment.Of silence and balance. Of momentum and progression. Some days you feel it, some days you don’t.But whenever you get there, it’s always worth it. It’s seeing the early sunrise, cresting the first climb.It’s the…

Doraku 道楽 the path to happiness. It’s been over 25 years since I was last in Japan. Black is still my favorite color. My hair is now grey.