Сибирский Велосипедист
Trans-Siberia Bike Expedition, 2002-2003 Winter
Letter From Magadan
Final Camp at Okhotsk Sea May, 2003
This report is released from Magadan city when I completed my long journey on May 2003.
The Journey of 250 days with 14927 km!
Japanese cyclist Hiro Andow
finally arrived at
Okhotsk Sea of Pacific Ocean!
I arrived at Magadan on 6 th May at night.
Okhotsk Sea was still
frozen at shore line. I
stand up on the ice of Sea at Beceraya
Bay near Magadan city. I could see Ocean first time in this 230
days after I left Sankt-Peterburg on last September. My
Trans-Siberia bicycle touring was completed and it was 8
months
and 14927 km long travel from Murmansk! I did not relay on any
motorized vehicle even 1
millimeter on the way.
I carried the sea water from Sankt Peterburg on Finland Bay which
connected to Atlantic Ocean. I returned this water to the sea at
Okhotsk Sea of Pacific Ocean. I could complete my Trans-Siberia
touring from Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean!
I stayed and slept at that night on the frozen sea ice in the
tent, final camping night of my long journey. I thought about my
long journey in the tent. It was my holly night.
I met many people on the way. Peoples in Siberia were so friendly
and attractive. Also I could see many
beautiful scenery, frozen
Baikal lake, Lena river, Taiga forest, Ice Mountains. Frozen
Siberia had also very severe climate condition, lower than minus
40 degree, many snow, clack on the ice. But
everything are good
memory for me now. It is difficult to explain all the fact at
this mail. I will report more in detail with my many picture at
my web-sight homepage after I back to Japan.
News about my completed bike touring was broadcasted on TV at
Magadan city and also introduced at Japanese news papers. I know
I could not complete my travel without your kind cooperation.
From here Magadan, I wanted to visit
Kamchatka. But there are no
direct flight so I will fly to
Khabarovsk at early next week. Then
fly to
Kamchatka or run by bike to
Vladivostok. I think I will
back to Japan on June.
Anyway thank you very much for your help on the way. I hope I can
see you again in the future!
Frozen Okhotsk Sea, May 2003
Andow returned to Japan on 5th June!
Hiro Andow
Last Up Date : 2003/11/21.