BEE Japan

Tokyo

megan — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:54:17 +0000

Since the Earth Celebration on Sado Island, we’ve passed through Nagano, Gunma, and Saitama. We stayed with Rocio (BEE 2009 member) in Takasaki, and had a nice curry dinner while we listened to some live Japanese Folk music. In Saitama we visited Alishan (long-time BEE sponsor) and helped with a river clean-up. We also had [...]

Earth Celebration

Brett Rasmussen — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:06:50 +0000

Well, much has happened since the last post on this blog, so hopefully you have been following our twitter feed to get the latest updates. It has proved more difficult than I imagined to find internet connections, or the time to use them in order to make a long post. Twitter definitely seems like the [...]

Shimokawa!!

malley — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:00:22 +0000

Hey everyone! The BEE team has just arrived in shimokawa, we have just finished four days of riding in a row! our legs are hurting! we stayed at Akiko and Yasunari’s place in Bifuka last night and helped them pick tea leaves, we all had a lot of fun! Just for the record, Akikos cooking [...]

At the rider`s house

Brett Rasmussen — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:16:09 +0000

Last night the full team spent the night at Wakkanai`s “Rider`s House”, with the Bath house next door. Its a nice little place for the $10 per night fee. It was quite busy last night, and we had a good time talking with folks who were in the midst of trips of their own. Most [...]

In Sapporo tonight

Brett Rasmussen — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:38:07 +0000

Well, Chris, Megan, and I made it up to Sapporo this evening. We were lucky enough to get in contact with a couch surfer named Mark that is letting us stay at his place. The three of us are pretty wiped out tonight after a few long days of traveling and waking up early. I [...]

Whoo Hoo!

Brett Rasmussen — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:59:10 +0000

Yeah! Chris is in Tokyo, and his bike is successfully on it’s way to Wakkanai. My bike just got picked up by Sagawa Transport half an hour ago. For some reason I couldn’t get my front tire in the box, and I had no time, so I’ll be carrying that with me on the train! [...]

It’s almost time!

Brett Rasmussen — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:32:32 +0000

I sit here at the computer, trying to escape the summer heat. The rainy season has ended on Ojika, and the sun and cicadas are out. Tuesday marked my last day of work at the schools. From here on out, I’ll be finishing ride preparations, attending farewell parties, and getting things ready for the next [...]

New BEE Logo

Brett Rasmussen — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 06:08:50 +0000

Eddy whipped up a new logo for us to use this year. Check it out!

BEE around the world!

malley — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 15:22:25 +0000

The BEE team spans across all sides of the earth! Thats me in the photo (Chris), this is Brighton pier and I live two minutes away from it. Its along this coast that I have been training, I did a 40km ride last week and afterwoods nearly collasped! Its all good preperation, though I think [...]

2010 Jersey!!

Brett Rasmussen — Fri, 21 May 2010 06:53:57 +0000

The 2010 jersey design is ready! Once again, we have Eddy Tang to thank for a great design. Thanks Eddy! We’ll be taking limited orders for these jerseys soon, and we’ll have them with us on the road, too. We’ll make another post and put up a paypal link when they are available for purchase. [...]