400 Kilometers

6 days, 400 total kilometers (average 66 kilometers per day), 55.5 hours on the road (including breaks, eating, and walking up many-a-mountain it averages out to 9.25 hours per day). I would rate this as the best bike trip yet. I didn't take many photos though... in fact, hardly any. Partly because getting the camera out was a pain in the ass and would slow us down (we had an ambitious plan and tight schedule) and partly because I felt there was no way to capture the amazing beauty of Kyushu.

The only sure things were that we would spend some of the day pushing the gear-laden bikes up a mountain, and that there would be an onsen (hot spring) bath waiting at the end of the day (except for the one night we got lost in the forest). Other than that, this trip included great country-road riding, crappy city riding, long climbs, long downhills, fresh veggies, fatty tonkotsu ramen, friendly locals, unfriendly motorists, hot sun, cold rain, flat tires, top speeds of 56 km/hr cruising down the hills, low speeds of 4km/hr walking back up the other side, and many minor adventures.

Maybe I'll tell you all about it one day.