Hugely different cars really. I like both but they really aren't comparable.

I'd definitely do it again, and the full thing next time, though I'd also probably set aside 2-3 days and take my time. Bike rental can be pretty cheap - this one was about 20 quid for the day I think.

The route is marked out perfectly and there are several rest areas, billions of vending machines with drinks etc. I went for an assisted bike as I've not ridden basically since I got my car licence...

You can do end to end in a day if you get a wriggle on, and it's usually recommended to do it in two so you can make more stops. I went to the bridge and back in maybe 5.5hrs with umpteen photography breaks and a half-hour lunch stop.

Had the Paseo when I drove the GR for the first time and couldn't resist this shot.

Bicycle beauty shot.

I dunno if they eat curry on the Tour de France but they might be missing out if they don't.

The "grape" is more a grape jelly in this case.

YouTube has started serving me videos of apartments for rent in Japan. There are places more than adequately sized for one person, in not even the outermost reaches of Tokyo, which are no more than my place in the midlands...

Yeah, as far as I can make out from those I follow on here and interact with in other place, younger folks with much better eyes than mine *still* find car headlights too bright. LED headlights, street lights, traffic signals are all ultra-bright point sources dotting your vision at night now.

Hah! Just yours and the other 400,000-or-so residents...

Thanks! The tourist board should have me on commission, I've convinced quite a few people to go 😆

Both completely addictive

Some of the rain today would've been pushing that theory. Trouble comes when you need to slow down again too...

Omoshiro Rent-a-Car, they have several offices with cool stuff across Japan. It's who I used last year for the Alto Works and MR2.