Day 7 we woke up super early, were out of camp by 7, stopped at Seicomart for breakfast, then... waited for the rain to clear until 8:45. Still was a great day though.
The ride can best be summarized as.. TUNNELS. Lots and lots and lots of tunnels. We counted 29. And at least two of them were 3km long. It was insane. And many work crews. This is living proof of the practice of politically powerful rural regions in Japan having excessive public works projects. So too is the gorgeous waterfronts in every little hamlet. Also a bit scary in teh ride was the 50km of open road with no services (well, except for the tunnels)
Ride was great and we made good time to Rumoi, a city of 30,000. We had choice of food in Rumoi, but both of the suggestions we obtained for beef were closed. We ended up at Red Burg, a strange Japanese take on an American 50s diner. Food was mediocre but cheap - I had a full plate of rice and curry for $4.
After dinner we headed towards an onsen at the suggestion of a local shopkeeper who graciously gave us passes. At least we tried. First we had to pick up the pieces from my saddle attachment that had fallen apart. Sigh... The onsen was quite relaxing though. It is like a sento but with natural hotspring water. After a nice relaxing onsen, we wearily headed to setup stealth camp.
Stats
101.4km today (our first century!)
488km total
1flat, 1 minor rack repair, 1 saddle broken
The ride can best be summarized as.. TUNNELS. Lots and lots and lots of tunnels. We counted 29. And at least two of them were 3km long. It was insane. And many work crews. This is living proof of the practice of politically powerful rural regions in Japan having excessive public works projects. So too is the gorgeous waterfronts in every little hamlet. Also a bit scary in teh ride was the 50km of open road with no services (well, except for the tunnels)
Ride was great and we made good time to Rumoi, a city of 30,000. We had choice of food in Rumoi, but both of the suggestions we obtained for beef were closed. We ended up at Red Burg, a strange Japanese take on an American 50s diner. Food was mediocre but cheap - I had a full plate of rice and curry for $4.
After dinner we headed towards an onsen at the suggestion of a local shopkeeper who graciously gave us passes. At least we tried. First we had to pick up the pieces from my saddle attachment that had fallen apart. Sigh... The onsen was quite relaxing though. It is like a sento but with natural hotspring water. After a nice relaxing onsen, we wearily headed to setup stealth camp.
Stats
101.4km today (our first century!)
488km total
1flat, 1 minor rack repair, 1 saddle broken
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