2500 kms in 31 days of riding; 25 or more different islands (we lost count); several ferry rides but two (very) long ones; 9 rest days; and 36 kms of climbing (the most vertical per km of riding of our other long haul rides in Canada, New Zealand, Tasmania or SE Asia). Our assessment? A […]
The riding continues to be amazing here. But there’s more. If you are into WWII history, this leg of the tour is rife with WWII history. The city of Kure houses one of the largest shipyards of Japan. It was here that the Yamato was built during WWII. The Yamato was (and still is) the […]
The Island of Shikoku will be hard to beat. Endless winding single lane roads through dense forest with scattered valley openings of carpeted agricultural plots as we came down to a beautiful coastal route. Quaint fishing towns in various states of activity were located all along the spectacular coast. Picture perfect. The fields we cycled […]