Amami Cycling Tour: Finding Myself by Losing Myself.
Before my coworker posted some pictures of Amami Island I honestly had never known it exsisted. The Amami Islands ( 奄美群島 ? Amami-guntō ) [1] is an archipelago in the Satsunan Islands , which is part of the Ryukyu Islands , and is southwest of Kyushu . My attention to this part of Japan was always grabbed by Okinawa which is the larger and more popular island further to the southwest. A quick peek on Google Maps showed promise that it would be a good cycling destination and I could see most of it in the 3 days I had available. My misconception that it was just a smaller version of Okinawa was soon to be dispelled. I always suffer from a bit of winter cabin fever and although I was able to keep myself fit and engaged with virtual cycling my mind, body and soul was craving some outside challenges and adventure. . My wife could get me tickets on JAL and a convenient window of 3 days pres...
