Well the Black Diamond staff crew and myself set out for what turned out to be a tour of Hokkaido. We had a pretty awesome weekend to say the least. Here's a mini recap:
Friday we started the road trip off at Teine resort. A little hidden gem bordering the massive city of Sapporo, with beautiful views of the city. The light, fresh snow helped make it a good day as well.
Clay with the ocean in the background at Teine
Friday night we did the typical Susukino Sapporo night party downtown. Karaoke, good food, good times, good people, etc were all to be had. Then the siren calling us from across the downtown area shone brightly: Club Booty. Club Booty is an awesome bar that we make it to quite often because the owner/killer DJ Sebastian and laid-back bartender Jimmie make it fun every time. Not to mention there are some attractive women there as well, which always helps.
My drink with Susukino, Sapporo in the background
The "all you can drink" that ended in an "all you can karaoke"
Saturday night was unexpected to say the least. There's a small town on the northwestern coast of Hokkaido known as Rumoi. It's a shrining fishing town with some amazing people. The endless amounts of snack bars proved to be a little too much and we stumbled upon this tiny upstairs bar the "Peace Park". As far as Saturday nights go, it was one of the better ones I have had in Japan. Clayton and I met some very friendly locals and listened to some of Rumoi's own homemade music. A lot of the music played was reggae, which is always cool with me. They started with the classics (Bob Marley, Gregory Isaacs, Beres Hammond, etc) and then moved onto their own reggae songs, which were actually really good.
Peace Park!
Sunday and Monday were exploring days. We revisited a skiing spot that the Polish guys and I went to last week. Unfortunately we got turned around multiple times and didn't actually end up skiing. We did get a pretty good sled day in though.
The entourage
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