Gordon: Our guidebook says "If you visit only one of the Yaeyama islands (the islands of the Ishigaki group) make it Iriomote. This is where the wild things roam". An invitation like that cannot be ignored, so we are spending most of a week on this UNESCO designated island. The poster child of the wild things is the Iriomote cat, a housecat sized feline found ...
Gord tried the goat sashimi but I stuck with the beef. The beautiful North peninsula! January 5, 2026 - near Hirara, Miyakojima to Shiraho Beach, Ishigaki - 25 kms - Plus Life Shiraho January 6, 2026 - Shiraho Beach - 51 km day ride - Plus Life Shiraho January 7, 2026 - Shiraho Beach - 28 km day ride - Plus Life Shiraho - island ...
January 2, 2026 - Bora, Miyakojima - 59 km day ride - Minnkayado Intoparitosura January 3, 2026 - Bora to near Hirara, Miyakojima - 28 kms - Hotel Pink Hibiscus January 4, 2026 - near Hirara, Miyakojima - 40 km day ride - island count: 13, with the addition of Kurimajima - total distance cycled: 873 kms Ruth: We have been having fun every day ...
Our host with the Kagami Mochi. December 30, 2025 - NW Miyakojima to Bora, Miyakojima - 30 kms - Minnkayado Intoparitosura December 31, 2025 - Bora, Miyakojima - 37 km day ride - Minnkayado Intoparitosura January 1, 2026 - Bora, Miyakojima - rain and wind day, no cycling - Minnkayado Intoparitosura - total distance cycled: 746 kms Ruth: 2026 arrived in Japan while people back ...
December 28, 2025 - Miyakojima - 48 km day ride to Ikemajima - Guesthouse Re-Spect December 29, 2025 - Miyakojima - rain day, no riding - Guesthouse Re-Spect - total distance cycled: 679 kms - island count: 12, with the addition of Ikemajima Ruth: Awamori is a distilled rice drink that is central to the Ryukan culture on Miyako island. Whether you are a participant ...
December 26, 2025 - Naha, Okinawa to Miyakojima - 11 kms - Hotel Pink Hibiscus December 27, 2025 - day ride from Miyakojima to Irabujima and Shimojishima - 47 kms - Hotel Pink Hibiscus - total distance cycled: 631 kms - Island count: 11, with the addition of Miyakojima, Irabujima and Shimojishima Gordon: Yesterday we flew 300 kilometres southwest of Naha to the island of ...
December 21, 2025 - Ada to Kouki Beach - 60 kms - Best Western Kouki Beach December 22, 2025 - Kouki Beach to Uruma - 45 kms - Seatopia House December 23, 2025 - Uruma - 49 km day ride - Seatopia House December 24, 2025 - Uruma to Naha - kms - 36 kms - Chura Ghana House December 25, 2025 - Naha - ...
December 18, 2025: Motobu to Kunigami - 48 kms - Okuma Beach Resort December 19, 2025: Kunigami to Ada - 55 kms - Ada Garden Hotel - December 20, 2025 - near Ada - Rain day, no riding - Ada Garden Hotel - Island count: 5, with the addition of Sesoko and Yagaji - total distance cycled: 383 kms Gordon: If you look at a ...
First day out on the Vistula Ruth: We have completed our journey and cycled 3200 kms in Poland. It's now time to weigh in on the experience of cycling in Poland. Years ago I did a search about cycling in Poland and encountered reports that complained of either aggressive drivers and traffic, or worse, deep sandy tracks. Two years ago we talked to a cyclist ...
July 17, 2025 - Dukla to Gorlice - 47 kms (in the rain) - U Schabińskiej - Pałac w Gorlicach July 18, 2025 - Gorlice to Tarnów - 59 kms - K2 Apartment Ruth: The small cities of Poland are the places to be. Far from the crowds of Krakow, Tarnow is my new favourite city. Some describe it as a mini Krakow, with its ...