Finally, Some Updates

Well we haven`t posted much since our original postings and the reasons for that are many. One is that bicycle touring is pretty demanding and doesn`t leave all that much time for lollygagging on the internet. Another reason is that while Japan is a very techno-savy country, much of our time is spent in the countryside between cities and there is not much internet access out in those parts. And I will admit that when we were in Kyoto last week I couldn`t figure out how to change the language on the computer to English. But since we have a few days off of riding here in the city of Osaka I will try to put down some of the notes I`ve taken over the last three weeks.