Day four - 5月2日(月曜日)

昨日鹿児島市内から都城市までママチャリ乗りました。
都城市ですばらしいな居酒屋に行った‼ 皆さんはすごい優しかった、一万円以上の募金を払いました‼‼(^O^)／
焼鳥一幸 … 本当にありがとうございますm(_ _)m
今まで360kmぐらい出来ました！ 後400km!!

Yesterday cycled from Kagoshima to Miyakonojo in Miyazaki Prefecture. That's 6/7 prefectures visited...only Oita remains! Going was good at first yesterday, the coastal roads were beautiful and we made fantastic time...but then we hit a BIG mountain and the only way to go was up and up. It took almost two hours to conquer the beast, but conquer it we did!
From Mt.Bastard on it was all downhill and then flat into the small little City of Miyakonojo.
There were no campsites in the area, but managed to get a great deal at a cozy business hotel.
The main town itself was jam-packed with izakayas and snacks - and amazingly (thanks James) the eatery we chose turned out to be one of the very best yakitori experiences of our time in Japan!
The place was called IchiKou and is run by a former champion boxer and his cute little wife. They are a really nice couple and regaled us with tales of past boxing glory and filled our bellies with fine food and beer!!
The customers were really friendly too and were soon inquiring as to our visit to their town. As soon as they learnt of our challenge they organised a whip-round and we soon made over 10000yen - absolutely fantastic!!!! We had an amazing time in Miyakonojo - thank you to all those in IchiKou m(_ _)mm(_ _)mm(_ _)m