Mike Pow 52 Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 Thanks GoodEgg. It is a beautiful little country. Link to post Share on other sites
Blimey cider 0 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Not too far from where I am. Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Pow 52 Posted June 4, 2013 Author Share Posted June 4, 2013 Definitely worth a visit, any time of the year. Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 I used to ride over to wales on my motorcycles many years ago, it was a nice 600 + mile run to Wales and back from East Anglia. Sometimes I did an over nighta other times I would go there and back for a day trip. Some beautiful places in Wales. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 As pretty as Wales is, when you can see it, I'll never forget a trip as a kid. Soaking wet and miserable in the middle of nowhere. I wanted to be anywhere but Wales that day! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 ^^trips to the British countryside have a knack of ending up like this!! Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Some parts more than others. Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Pow 52 Posted June 5, 2013 Author Share Posted June 5, 2013 As pretty as Wales is, when you can see it, I'll never forget a trip as a kid. Soaking wet and miserable in the middle of nowhere. I wanted to be anywhere but Wales that day! It happens far too often thanks to our maritime climate and the Gulf Stream That's why somewhere like Hokkaido is so good - consistency and predictability. In my experience 6 months of winter, 2 months of spring, 2 months of summer, 2 months of autumn. You can almost set your clock to the seasons. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 spring has to be the worst time up here Its just....shite. Not sunny, snow is melting, grey, cold n rainy. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Is it still coldish up there now? Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 not really......the weather recently has been pretty damn good actually.....in the past week or so its ranged from about 18-28 degrees. Sometimes theres a cold wind from the north or west that takes the heat off of the nice sunny days. The forecast looks good for the coming week as well, low 20's, as long as that wind stays away it'll be perfect for me. But April and the start of May were totally horrific.....it was like moving back home. I started to pine for my Shonan beach house! Link to post Share on other sites
Nisoko 6 Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 I like this time of year. Autumn beats it, but it's comfortable. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Its now getting nice....when its sunny, yeah its great. The local mountains are all vivid green and when the skies are blue its beautiful. Theres a river over the back of Maruyama, in the Miyanomori area of Sapporo that isn't so far from my house and its great on sunny days. Just the start of May sucked ass.....it was so grey and rainy I was shocked at how much I missed the sun Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Just be glad you're not right up on the northern coast or over near Nemuro or Kushiro. Even today most of areas along the northern coast barely got above 10 degrees. They remain very cool up there sometimes right through June. Some years around Kushiro they barely get much above 20 until August and then it's cooling down again in September. Ishikari region is positively balmy by comparison! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Yeah, Ishikari is balmy like Arbroath is balmy compared to Dornoch.....doesn't mean it's a nice spot to roll out beach towels!! Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Mountains > beaches anyway. Link to post Share on other sites
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