Jody standing with our first night's host, Matthew, a fellow ALT, in Bifuka. I took this picture at 7:35 a.m. on September 14, just as we were about to start Day 2. We planned to get an early start and indeed were getting one, which set a positive tone for all of C2C. Comparatively, B2B was a disaster, since we usually just got up whenever.
The road on the morning of Day 2 was practically deserted.
Here's Jody struggling to open up one of his first onigiris. Unfortunately for him, he failed to follow the instructions (Steps 1, 2, 3) and therefore had a bit of trouble with the packaging. Instances like these are what add to the fun of being in a foreign country.
Jody's wearing his arm warmers in this shot, taken at 7:54 a.m. Lucky for him, the temperature quickly shot up from the low 60's to the low 70's within the next hour, so he could go back to riding sleeveless. This shot reminds me a bit of one of the colder mornings that we had on B2B. I never had to worry about losing Jody in northern Hokkaido because of all the arrows that pointed right at him.
This logging truck was another reminder for both Jody and me of riding through Washington on B2B. This truck was pretty harmless, but later on during the ride, we had quite a few close calls with truckers.
Here's a view of beautiful northern Hokkaido, somewhere between Bifuka and Asahikawa.
Jody inventing another unconventional way to mount his bike, as he did on B2B.
As we got closer and closer to Sapporo, the relatively quiet road we were on took on more and more of a highway look, giving us a preview of things to come.
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