the newest ryu

::: introducing the newest member of our family :::

• name: HIKE
• weight: approx a ton, give or take a few hundred lbs
• height: shorter than claire
• birthplace: japan, daihatsu factory; from the website, we think HIKE was born in the shiga (ryuo) plant, 2nd district
• birthyear: same year claire graduated from university (1997)
• adoption date: march 20, 2006

...hope our examiner doesn't have the same look as eric's when we go for our japanese driver's license in a few months...

...hike did great during the long roadie from karuizawa to kobe...come and visit us...we'd love for you to meet hike!