Start

I got up a little earlier than usual, and ate breakfast like usual. I left my dormitory by bicycle as usual, with same clothes as usual. my baggage is a little bigger than usual. (Most was sent by parcel delivery service.)
I can't feel as realistic event that I will not go to the office in the riverbank in Tama River but go the opposite side of the earth. Furthermore, I can not recognize that today is not an ordinary weekend but the first day of summer vacation. All I can recognize with my body is the coach I get now will take me to Narita airport and I must do some tiring procedure.

One of the big problems in this trip is how to bring my bicycle, but it is solved at least to Narita airport. I went to YCAT (Yokohama City Air Terminal) from my dormitory by bicycle, take apart to front wheel, get into bicycle bag, and pass to the coach. Since it takes without a change to Narita, it is comfortable.

Another big problem is accommodation of first night. Fortunately, I can book youth hostel in Nice with using IBN service.(International Booking Service) A week ago I accessed, there was no bed available. In that case, I must search camping area near Airport.
But I could book 3days ago. I think someone cancelled before cancellation fee occurs, same case often happens in Japan.

But I don't say now which is more comfortable and safer.
First, I must find how to go youth hostel, for it is far from airport to hostel.
Second, I expect campsite in country side is more safer than hostel in city. But this is only exception, I will know after arrival. Overview from hostel seems nice, so I am looking forward.

9:00AM, I arrive at Tokyo countryside-international airport. 90 minutes after Yokohama.
Although I expected, procedure did not progress so smoothly. My travel style seems different from other people. It is 40kg when it is going to deposit all of my bicycle, tent, cameras, etc. but baggage limit is 23kg, so I must pay almost 100,000 yen for over weight. It is far from reasonable. I paid so much for air ticket.
After all, I bring some of them into airplane (limit 12kg) and no extra charge.

Anyhow, I must process every one problem. Now, 30 minutes before flight.

(2004 8/7)