Kyushu!

Kyushu is a great island. Unfortunately we have to be back in Hiroshima by Friday, so we can:t go too deep in.
Anyways, the roadside fruit is delicious, the tonkotsu ramen (Fukuoka:s famous dish) is phenomenal, and the people are very friendly. Oh, and the scenery is lovely.

It did suck to ride in the suburbs in the rain, and to try to shepherd my mom with her bike in a bag through the train station. I fell once before the rain started, too, and my hips are still a bit sore.

Currently at an international hostel in Fukuoka, and it:s nice to hear people speaking in English (even with a New Zealand accent), about their adventures hitchhiking in the 70s. I:m thinking about spending the next few weeks at international hostels in Osaka and Kyoto, seeing all the gardens and temples and making 1 or 2 day trips to Ise and Amanohashidate.