Ruth: Apologies for getting this summary out so late. There has been a lot to process after the recent deaths of both of my parents. We started and ended our cycling and island hopping adventure on Okinawa. After a week on the island of Kumejima we returned to explore Okinawa by bike. Yambaru National Park in the North of the Island was a particular highlight. ...
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 - ...
Ruth: We are spending three nights at Uncle's House near the end of the Motobu peninsula. It is located on a hill just above a small fishing village, overlooking the sea. From the outside it resembles many modern houses in Japan: unattractive and utilitarian. However, when you step inside you enter the Zen calm of what we all imagine a Japanese home should look like. ...
December 4, 2025 - Hotel at Haneda Airport, Tokyo December 5, 2025 - Chura Gahna House Tsubogawa Naha December 6, 2025 - 8 kms city ride - Chura Gahna House Tsubogawa Naha December 7, 2025 - Naha to Kumejima by ferry - EN Resort - 10 kms (trip total: 18 kms) Gord and I are in Japan. We are here for a 7 week island ...