Day 6: (120K) Asahibetsu - Sapporo

(08/04/06)

We finally broke 100 km in a day. The ride from Asahibetsu to Sapporo was much nicer than expected, with very little urban sprawl. After just five days in the countryside, arriving at Sapporo Station at night was a bit of a shock--people, cars, and neon lights everywhere. It's really not that hectic of a station area, but after the rural calm it felt like Shinjuku at rush hour.

Tired and shell-shocked, we headed to the Peace Boat Center to meet our event hosts and have dinner. Afterwards, we split off to go to our host's places for a good hard sleep. Emily, Chay, Adam, and I stayed with Kaki, a laid back twenty-three year old from Osaka. Cool guy, cool post-collegiate bachelor pad, complete with a string of clothes drying inside and a dartboard. It felt cute, shich I suppose means I'm a little old for it. It would be fun to have a dart board though.