Had an early start this morning and ploughed through the first 16 or so miles so I could reach Kagoshima bay and the volcano Sakurajima. Had a very steep decent, 1400ft in 3 miles of winding road through forest into the Bay and on to Route 220 which took me across the lava flow bridge and around the volcano to the Kagoshima ferry. The road stops here. Trans-Canada Highway anyone?
1606.7 miles covered in 22 days of cycling out of 27 days. Average day consisted of 73 miles covered in 7 hours. I had 2 encounters with the Japanese police and 3 punctures. I broke 1 bus.
Coastal village under the shadow of Sakurajima, one of the World's most active volcanoes. The whole of Kagoshima Bay smells of sulphur.
Views of Kagoshima Bay from the East. You can see Sakurajima from a distance in the middle picture. It is f*cking beautiful here.
Photo taken from a bridge across to the lava flow from the 1906 erruption. This has to be the most alive place I've been to. The bay is packed full of fishing boats and every inch of land has trees, plants or moss growing on it.
What's with all the pictures of water? Ferry from Sakurajima to Kagoshima, which is in the background.
2 comments:
oh, you made it--congrats! Hope you have a blast in Tokyo--are you taking the Shinkansen?
Yeah, took the shinkansen and I'm now in Tokyo!
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