by Ruth McDonald | Feb 28, 2026 | 2025-26 Okinawa and the South-Western Islands |
Ruth: Apologies for getting this summary out so late. There has been a lot to process after the recent deaths of both of my parents. We started and ended our cycling and island hopping adventure on Okinawa. After a week on the island of Kumejima we...
by Ruth McDonald | Jan 20, 2026 | 2025-26 Okinawa and the South-Western Islands |
Our trip to Japan has been bookended by the loss of both my parents. My mother died on December 5th, just a day after we arrived in Naha on Okinawa. She chose MAID after a tough year of pneumonia and a recent lung cancer diagnosis. She was 88 years old. Our...
by Ruth McDonald | Jan 16, 2026 | 2025-26 Okinawa and the South-Western Islands, Travels |
January 13, 2026 – Hoshizuna Beach – 33 km day ride – Terrace Iriomotejima January 14, 2026 – Hoshizuna Beach, Iriomote to Ishigaki, Ishigaki – 43 kms – Hotel Patina January 15, 2026 – Ishigaki – no cycling –...
by Ruth McDonald | Jan 4, 2026 | 2025-26 Okinawa and the South-Western Islands |
January 2, 2026 – Bora, Miyakojima – 59 km day ride – Minnkayado Intoparitosura January 3, 2026 – Bora to near Hirara, Miyakojima – 28 kms – Hotel Pink Hibiscus January 4, 2026 – near Hirara, Miyakojima – 40 km day...
by Ruth McDonald | Jan 1, 2026 | 2025-26 Okinawa and the South-Western Islands |
Our host with the Kagami Mochi. December 30, 2025 – NW Miyakojima to Bora, Miyakojima – 30 kms – Minnkayado Intoparitosura December 31, 2025 – Bora, Miyakojima – 37 km day ride – Minnkayado Intoparitosura January 1, 2026...
