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First ride of Spring

It has been a long winter. 6 months of cold and rain. A rare fine day arrived so I decided to try my luck at seeing Mt Fuji. I have a poor record on this after my first ride in Japan in 2008 it has been always been obscured by clouds when I have been passing but not today. I don’t want to sound too negative to begin but the ride did not get off to a great start. I chose to ride the shortest route

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