Well, no buses involved and certainly no hypercolour hippy album cover... In fact there was no george, paul or ringo... But there was a John + a Jonathan... Plus a Jodi and a Doug and a Marg and about thirteen others...
So Golden week has almost come and gone... With nearly all of the public holidays having come and gone we made the most of the last one and headed with a group of people down to Okayama to take part in a cycling tour... Having made the 90 minute trek which inviolved some rather picturesque views along the way, we took another short train trip out to the countryside... We hired our bikes, some fought over the red ones and we were on our way... 
We took a leisurely stroll through the countryside, stopping at one rather large temple... Unfortunately for us the largest part of the temple was under construction and therefore unable to be entered... It also had some nice gardens and generally nice grounds... 
After this short stop we hit the road and kept the pedals turning in search of a place to eat lunch... We stopped under some trees and enjoyed a nice little picnic... I love picnics Japanese style... Rice, Tofu, Nuts, Fruit, Weird salty beany snacky thingamijiggys, and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches... ANd for extra protein the very nutritious caterpillars that climp up your leg!
After getting back on the road we stopped in at a pegoda... this baby stuck out like a sore thumb in the countryside, as it was really the only structure in sight as the hills rolled gently along... Nice little spot really... Didn't head inside but gave people an excellent picture opportunity which most took, although not me personally... Personal thanks to Jodi who continues to amaze with the speed of her finger on the old Pentax...Anyway, a nice 15km ride and great way to spend the day... I must admit to being a little tired by the end... Another day enjoyed by all... Well at least I think... Nobody complained on the way home so I guess that was the case!
