We joined up with the Guell crew again yesterday for a ride into Kyoto prefecture...
A nice, gentle ride along the cycle path next to the Kizugawa river...
A brief rest stop....
Then back on the road to Uji, Kyoto, famous for green tea and we passed many plantations along the way...
We rode by the Nagare-bashi bridge, sadly destroyed by recent typhoon rains but promising to be rebuilt yet again soon...
Our destination, Nakamura Tokichi, a famous tea house in Uji, a beautiful building both outside...
And inside...
We stopped for lunch and to sample some of the many wonderful varieties of local green tea on offer...
Then a ride through Uji to chill out by the river while we waited for the Guell Shiga crew to join us...
A truly beautiful place...
Yasushi-san, pondering a change of career from successful BMX flatland rider, to local fisherman?!..
Our leader, guide and navigator, Toshio-san enjoying the river life!...
Then back on the road for the return journey to Nara...
Toshio-san, no-handed, speeding along in the afternoon sun...
A quick chance to re-group...
...Then back riding into the setting sun...
Slow train coming...
More stunning scenery along the way....
A fantastic day spent with good friends in a beautiful setting, many thanks to Toshio-san who takes a lot of time planning and organising these rides and a big thanks to the whole Guell crew.
