Day 10 – 19 October 2025, Sunday I woke up just before 6:00am, washed up and went for breakfast at 6:30am. This time, I wore my yukata to the dining hall. Just like Kuroshio Honjin, breakfast was another multi-course meal served to my table. There was miso soup, cold barley tea, seaweed, cold tofu and […]
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Day 9 – 18 October 2025, Saturday As usual, I woke up at 6:00am, washed up and went for breakfast at 6:45am at the hotel restaurant. Breakfast was a simple affair of toast, spaghetti, tempura, hard-boiled egg, grilled mackerel fish and coffee. After checking out of my room, I started my ride at 8:00am. Originally, […]
Day 8 – 17 October 2025, Friday After a good night’s sleep on the futon, I woke up at 6:00am to a glorious sunrise. From my room, I had a splendid view of Kure Bay, with the glow of the rising sun spreading across the horizon. I could see the water rippling gently across the […]
Day 7 – 16 October 2025, Thursday After the longest cycling distance yesterday, today’s ride will be the second-shortest of the Shikoku Challenge. Hence, it will be a more relaxed day and I can squeeze in a bit of sightseeing in the morning before starting my ride. I woke up at 6:00am to 22 degrees […]
Day 6 – 15 October 2025, Wednesday I planned to wake up extra early today to catch the sunrise, but I woke up naturally even earlier than expected, at 4:55am. After lying in bed a little longer, I washed up, climbed the short wooden ladder behind Haryugetu Guesthouse and sat on the concrete storm protection […]
Day 5 – 14 October 2025, Tuesday When I woke up this morning at 6:00am, my body felt a bit tired. I think the accumulation of mileage over the last four days was starting to show. However, I wasn’t sore or aching, which was a good sign. I went to the onsen for a refreshing […]
Day 4 – 13 October 2025, Monday Even though I had a relatively long day of cycling ahead of me today, I decided to squeeze in one bit of sightseeing in the early morning before starting my ride. I set my alarm for 5:20am but I woke up naturally at 5:00am. After washing up and […]
Day 3 – 12 October 2025, Sunday I woke up naturally at 5:30am today, even though I had set my alarm for 6:00am. I don’t know why, but I usually wake up automatically when I’m travelling. Maybe it’s because I’m always excited for the day ahead. As usual, the first thing I did was to […]
Day 2 – 11 October 2025, Saturday I woke up at 6:00am this morning, went for a quick soak in the onsen before breakfast in the hotel at 7:00am. The breakfast buffet was wonderful, with a good variety of international food and local specialities. I don’t usually have salad for breakfast but the veggies looked […]
Day 1 – 10 October 2025, Friday I woke up at 6:00am this morning, went to the Sky Spa to wash up, showered and had a quick soak in the onsen before returning to my room for breakfast. The five-minute dip really warmed up the body and woke me up, so I tried to do […]
Day 0 – 9 October 2025, Thursday (Exchange rate: SGD 1 = JPY 115 / JPY 100 = SGD 0.87) I usually label my trips as starting from Day 1, but I will do it slightly differently this time and label the first full day as Day 0. This is because I will be embarking […]
How did it all begin? It all started in late May 2025 when I received a message from my friend NI, who told me that her colleague FA was planning a cycling trip in Jeju. She asked if I’d be willing to share more information about my experience with FA, since I had gone to […]
Day 7 – 3 May 2025, Saturday I woke up at 6:25am this morning to 18 degrees C weather and perfectly sunny skies again. As I sat at the long table in the living room to eat my FamilyMart egg sandwich and sip on hot coffee, I admired the beautiful view of the ocean in […]
Day 6 – 2 May 2025, Friday After the dreary conditions yesterday, we were hoping for much better weather today for our last day of cycling in Okinawa. When I woke up at 6:15am, I immediately checked the forecast and it was promising, with daytime temperatures between 21 and 24 degrees C and sunny conditions […]
Day 5 – 1 May 2025, Thursday When I woke up at 6:00am this morning, I checked the weather forecast and saw that it was currently 20 degrees C outside, with the maximum temperature for the day at 24 degrees C, nice and cool. But more importantly, the forecast showed that it would be a […]
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Okinawa Blue 2025 – Day 4: American Village / Ta-taki Waterfall / Nago
Day 4 – 30 April 2025, Wednesday Today, we’ll be leaving our cosy apartment in Naha and renting a car to drive to Nago city located in the northern part of Okinawa island, about 67km away. We really loved our Naha apartment because it was so cosy and comfortable, and we had lots of fun […]
Day 3 – 29 April 2025, Tuesday Today, KP will be joining us in Okinawa and our travel party will finally be complete. He had to delay his arrival because of a work trip so he missed the last two days of fun. We made arrangements for him to meet us directly at Itoman Michi-no-Eki, […]
Day 2 – 28 April 2025, Monday After a restful night, I woke up at 6:30am to another day of cloudy skies and 23 degrees C weather. When I checked the forecast, it showed that there was a 30% to 50% chance of rain for the rest of the day. I was dismayed because we […]
How It All Began Following last year’s successful Jeju cycling trip with my buddies IH, PL and ZY, we planned a sequel for this year. Our other cycling buddy KP wasn’t able to join us last year but he promised to join us this year, so we had a party of five this time round, […]
Day 9 – 12 October 2024, Saturday For our day of departure, we went for an early breakfast at our hotel at 7:15am. It was not crowded yet so we were seated immediately, unlike yesterday. After breakfast, I made a quick visit to the last of my list of places to see in Osaka. It […]