Loitering- the act of remaining in a particular public place for a protracted time...under certain circumstances it is illegal.
This something that we do a lot of here in Japan. The act occurs the majority of the time in front of 7-11, Lawson or other type convenience stores. Drop your pre-concieved notions folks, convenience stores in Japan are so much more than just convenient. Along with free wi-fi sessions, they serve fresh, good coffee, delicious rice squares called Onigiri, fresher snacks then you would ever find in the States, and last but certainly not least they have fabulously clean bathrooms with all the trimmings (including the famous Japanese toilets with the bidet feature). We end up in front of one of these places at least a few times a day, generally trying to map out the coming day's ride or in an effort to figure out where in this part of the world we will be hanging our riding shorts at the end of the hot, sweaty days. Since leaving South Korea we have had some difficulty procuring reasonably priced accommodation in Japan as it is the high season for vacation travel here for the local population. This has been ok with us for the mmost part, as we enjoy camping and have been camping a lot since our arrival to Japan. However, with guerilla camping (meaning we are not always in "designated campgrounds" ) we have not always had regular wifi access. And though we are able to do a fair amount while sitting on the scorching hot pavement, sipping another coffee, coke, or Pocari Sweat (yes, actually the name of a popular "Ion Drink") in front of the Lawson, without consistent wi-fi access we are not able to post to this blog. Hence we come to the culmination of this long explanation as to why we have been lacking on the blog posts. We have many already written, and we wil be posting them throughout the next few days as we are splurging on a room here in Takamatsu, Japan. Stay tuned! xo, Chiara
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