Jenny & Don Plus MASON and Kate!

Saturday, July 16, 2005

Temple in Taichung

This temple is in the middle of Taichung.

Flower In Taichung

I took a picture of this flower outside of a company I was visting in Taichung today.

Saturday, July 09, 2005

More pictures from Karatsu Castle

This is a view out of the castle.

Karatsu Castle in Saga Prefecture

We were able to do a little sightseeing on Saturday because we got the bulk of our business out of the way during the week. Our hosts from Toku were nice enough to spend their Saturday driving us to an old castle in the Saga Prefecture of Japan. It isn't a castle in the sense that we are accustomed to but it was used as a military stronghold for the local territory when Japan was a collection of feuding warlords. This particular castle is 600 years old but has been rebuilt since being damaged in WWII.

Festival Float in Fukuoka Japan

I'm on business in Fukuoka, Japan this week. In a few days the city will have their traditional festival where teams race around the city carrying these enormous floats that are ornately decorated and appear to be extremely heavy. This one is on display near my hotel, the Grand Hyatt.

Monday, May 23, 2005

The agony of defeat!!! This is me after blowing up on the first lap of two for my class. I technically rode more miles than a guy who wrecked and had a mechanical failure but a DNF is nothing to be proud of. There's always next month! I'm almost positive that those other guys were doping. :)

Jenny & Foster were great as moral support and didn't laugh too much when I came back licking my wounds.

I entered the Race to the River mountain bike series this past weekend (5/22/05) here in Columbia. I entered sport class in what proved to be an especially lackluster return to my racing days. Here I am getting ready for the race.