On May 16, 7:10 am, Declan Murphy <declan_mur...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On May 15, 8:26 pm, "John W." <worthj1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On May 15, 12:06 am, mtfes...@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:>http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fv20100509a1.html
>
> > > Since an RV won't work on the Japanese roads :-)
>
> > I wish I had a few weeks of vacation to just cruise around somewhere.
> > I always thought the 88 temples could be done relatively quickly by
> > bike.
>
> If I ever had a few weeks of vacation, it probably wouldn't be wasted
> in Shikoku! (apologies to shikokuans...)
>
I've never been to Shikoku; we're hoping to make it there this summer,
but the list of places we want to visit is growing too big. We might
hit Miyajima and then go over to visit a friend who lives near Dogo
Onsen. Maybe.

> I've "done" about 15 of the 88, but only in Tokushima and Ehime, and
> not in any particular order. If I wanted to get fit or something, then
> maybe a bike trip. The problem with Shikoku is that its hard to find
> Guinness on tap.

A bike ride around Shikoku is on the list of things to do someday. I
don't know if I could see all 88, at least in any great detail. I have
no religious reason to go, and it'd just be to say I actually did the
pilgrimage.

John W.