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Suzu to Wakuraonsen.
A good sleep on the floor last night, thank goodness, so woke up ready for off and not making the mistake of yesterday morning and chasing people 20 years, or more, my junior. Breakfast was the usual fish, egg boiled (or nearly so) in the Onsen and various pickled Unknown vegetables with a bowl of rice. Where is the porridge? Off we went and after a morning brew we stopped at a bakery for some extra lunch supplies since our guides were providing bread and fillings. Not fish I am glad to say. I bought 4 items in the bakery, which looked delicious like custard tart etc. My rear bag had a lot of gear in so it was a bit of a squash, so when we saw the backup van later I took out the junk, to prevent my cakes getting squashed.and set off again. After my lunch sandwich I went to my bag and there it was - NO cake. It looks like it fell out when I met the van - I am still pining.
The ride was not as hard as I had expected though 100km long with short climbs and descents, 750m in
total. The scenery was stunning along the coast with many fishing villages and rice paddies forever. We heard many frogs but never saw them despite a bit of detective work. Apart from the scores of herons and hundreds of Kites we did see an Osprey dive into the sea only to come out without its catch poor beast. The gardens were lovely and full of colours with the azaleas out in full bloom and various pansies etc. Most of the houses were old clapboard with black roof tiles and some old buildings in bad repair. Over the last two days we have kept coming across eight Ossie cyclists from Perth in Western Australia who are following a similar route to us but not going over the bridge to Wakura. Over the past few days on the Noto Peninsula we have gone through 6 tunnels, or more, but thankfully they are only 300m long, or less. However there is not much room for cyclists and it is always a worry, even with lights on, especially when the sound echoes so that you never know if there is a vehicle behind or not. The Onsen tonight is a big multi story hotel
Lunchtime
By the old fishing lookout. but operates the Ryokan style with tatami mats and thin mattresses in the floor. As I write this I am just cooling down after being boiled in the Onsen and looking out over the town in bright sunshine. 20 degrees today and 25 forecast tomorrow and Monday. As I look out of the window at the hotel opposite there are six staff in the car park having a briefing and waiting for guests to drive up. They then takes their bags away on a trolley and park their car for them. I am just glad it is not raining. If it was me I would want a seat for all this standing. It looks like a poor utilisation of manpower to me having been a work study engineer in ages past. Our three guides are doing a marvellous job and we expect to see them at dinner tonight to educate us some more in the Japanese way of life and perhaps tell me which way to fasten my Yocata and how to wear my new socks with the big toe separated from the rest. Life is one big education.
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