Thursday, November 02, 2006

Day 85

Saiki -> Aso
Distance:113km
A cool morning gave way to a balmy futon-airing autumn day. Bright yellow flowers covered the hillsides and stacks of dry rice straw dotted the rice fields as the road wound slowly but relentlessly up into Kyushu's interior. Lunch (instant ramen again) by Harajiri Waterfall, before riding up to near the outer lip of Aso-san, the volcano at the heart of Kyushu - big enough that there's a city inside it and active enough that the summit is often closed by toxic gases.




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