Japan

Guidebooks will tell you that you can tour Iki Island in one day;  catch an early morning ferry to the island, then return back to Hakata later that evening.  Most of the guidebooks don't recommend that however.  In fact, they suggest spending at least one evening and one entire day. At first I thought two days seemed excessive.  The island is very small.  One entire loop of the island would result in only around 50km of riding depending on your route.  On a bike, that means only 2 hours of riding. I thought someday I'd plan a trip to Iki; arriving in the morning, circling the island, then returning home later that night. While I'm always up for quick, high-paced adventures, I wanted to enjoy the island. I suggested the idea of visiting the island to Seamus and Cash.  They agreed. We chose a 3-day weekend for our adventures and ended up staying for 2 nights. My recommended amount of days to visit Iki Island is as follows: Stay forever if you can. Despite