Jacek sieka
Warming-Up
- Sep 16, 2017
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Hi all!
I've been reading up on Kyushu, and the more I read, the more I want to be there already! I have my bike, a tent and two weeks of free time starting a week from now, when I land in Fukuoka, and I'm looking to make the best of it.
I have no desire of turning this into an ironman race, but was rather thinking about meandering around the island at a convenient pace of maybe 60-100km per day and enjoying the locations as well as the road.
I have a rough plan to circle the island in some fashion, but no fixed itinerary - instead I'm making a list of places, roads and areas to visit - or avoid. Do you have any favorites? I'd love to hear about them - places you remember from your tours - roads that were particularly pleasant - camp sites - anything!
I have of course read famous Lessons learned thread on the forum, but 10 years have passed since then and I'm curious what's changed.
There are also a few specific things I've been wondering about:
* how are the roads around mount Aso? I've seen some reports that there might still be some difficulties after the 2015 earthquake, but I'm not sure how recent they were - the pre-quake posts speak of stunning nature and beautiful scenery that I really would not want to miss!
* many people warn against route 10 with discouraging heavy traffic and narrow tunnels, but on maps there seems to be a newly built highway right next to it - is route 10 still to be avoided?
* I'm still unsure where to put the focus of the trip - north/south/east/west? Islands like Amakusa or Kyushu itself? It's like at the candy store - too much to choose from!
* is Fukuoka a good starting point, or does it make more sense to take a train somewhere else and start from there?
Thanks!
I've been reading up on Kyushu, and the more I read, the more I want to be there already! I have my bike, a tent and two weeks of free time starting a week from now, when I land in Fukuoka, and I'm looking to make the best of it.
I have no desire of turning this into an ironman race, but was rather thinking about meandering around the island at a convenient pace of maybe 60-100km per day and enjoying the locations as well as the road.
I have a rough plan to circle the island in some fashion, but no fixed itinerary - instead I'm making a list of places, roads and areas to visit - or avoid. Do you have any favorites? I'd love to hear about them - places you remember from your tours - roads that were particularly pleasant - camp sites - anything!
I have of course read famous Lessons learned thread on the forum, but 10 years have passed since then and I'm curious what's changed.
There are also a few specific things I've been wondering about:
* how are the roads around mount Aso? I've seen some reports that there might still be some difficulties after the 2015 earthquake, but I'm not sure how recent they were - the pre-quake posts speak of stunning nature and beautiful scenery that I really would not want to miss!
* many people warn against route 10 with discouraging heavy traffic and narrow tunnels, but on maps there seems to be a newly built highway right next to it - is route 10 still to be avoided?
* I'm still unsure where to put the focus of the trip - north/south/east/west? Islands like Amakusa or Kyushu itself? It's like at the candy store - too much to choose from!
* is Fukuoka a good starting point, or does it make more sense to take a train somewhere else and start from there?
Thanks!