Today dist : 61.5 km Total : 852.0 km
Today Temp : 12 - 24 C Sunny but cold
Ride time: 3 hr 49 min
Ave speed : 16.1 kmh Max : 29
Ave climb: 1 % Max: 6 %
Trip altitude : 176 m Max: 70 m
Today spend :1768 yen Total : 4138 yen
The weather today is bright and sunny,a total different from yesterday raining all day long.So it is about time to pack up and start riding. When i finished packing and ready,but Ken and Hsiu-Hsiu is still in bed, so its better to wait for them than just leave without saying thank you. By 8 am, they woke up and Hsiu-Hsia quickly prepared the breakfast and i signed up the visited book, we took a picture in front of the house, before we finally say goodbye. Ken has lend me his Touring mapple map of Hokkaido,that will be a big help for me , but I will make sure to send the booklet back by post when i completed my Hokkaido tour. It was still darn cold when i started my first pedal at 8.30 am, it feel a lot more comfortable to put on another layer of windbreaker jacket. As told route 12 will go direct to Sapporo, the street was quite busy with students cycling to school and being a weekday, the workers were going to work. Most of the local cyclists rode on the bike lane sharing with pedestrian,but it was hard for me to follow them,as my bike is fully loaded. So i only stick to the road and happy with about 3 feet of shoulder. With just 15 km on the road,i had a broken chain problem to deal with, i took just 30 min to fix it. Not much of a scenery as i shifted a gear faster to get out from the busy road, the road changed to another route 275 which was straighter and with wide shoulder. There is another coastal route 231 which i wanted to avoid as the headwind will be strong. I had my lunch of spaghetti ( 398 yen ) and a cup of hot coffee (100 yen ) at 7-11 in Tobetsu. Feeling great and energized as now i am out from the busy road into more countryside scenery of paddies farming . I decided to stop early on my very first day ride, when i pump into a very beautiful lake park in Tsukigata, there is camping facilities with just 200 yen as park maintenance fee. The time is only 3 pm and the sun is still shining.
Today Temp : 12 - 24 C Sunny but cold
Ride time: 3 hr 49 min
Ave speed : 16.1 kmh Max : 29
Ave climb: 1 % Max: 6 %
Trip altitude : 176 m Max: 70 m
Today spend :1768 yen Total : 4138 yen
The weather today is bright and sunny,a total different from yesterday raining all day long.So it is about time to pack up and start riding. When i finished packing and ready,but Ken and Hsiu-Hsiu is still in bed, so its better to wait for them than just leave without saying thank you. By 8 am, they woke up and Hsiu-Hsia quickly prepared the breakfast and i signed up the visited book, we took a picture in front of the house, before we finally say goodbye. Ken has lend me his Touring mapple map of Hokkaido,that will be a big help for me , but I will make sure to send the booklet back by post when i completed my Hokkaido tour. It was still darn cold when i started my first pedal at 8.30 am, it feel a lot more comfortable to put on another layer of windbreaker jacket. As told route 12 will go direct to Sapporo, the street was quite busy with students cycling to school and being a weekday, the workers were going to work. Most of the local cyclists rode on the bike lane sharing with pedestrian,but it was hard for me to follow them,as my bike is fully loaded. So i only stick to the road and happy with about 3 feet of shoulder. With just 15 km on the road,i had a broken chain problem to deal with, i took just 30 min to fix it. Not much of a scenery as i shifted a gear faster to get out from the busy road, the road changed to another route 275 which was straighter and with wide shoulder. There is another coastal route 231 which i wanted to avoid as the headwind will be strong. I had my lunch of spaghetti ( 398 yen ) and a cup of hot coffee (100 yen ) at 7-11 in Tobetsu. Feeling great and energized as now i am out from the busy road into more countryside scenery of paddies farming . I decided to stop early on my very first day ride, when i pump into a very beautiful lake park in Tsukigata, there is camping facilities with just 200 yen as park maintenance fee. The time is only 3 pm and the sun is still shining.
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| Leaving my Warmshower Kenichi & Hsiu-Hsia home in Atsubetsu |
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| Leaving my Warmshower Kenichi & Hsiu-Hsia home in Atsubetsu |
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| Following Route 12 towards Saporro |
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| Sunny morning but feeling cold |
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| What a start with a broken chain,joined back within 30 min |
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| Slowly getting out from the city |
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| Golf courses are common sport in Japan |
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| Certain parts of the good road with narrow shoulder |
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| Route 12 now changes to route 275 |
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| Towards the direction to Tsukigata |
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| A bowling pin to remind of road safety |
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| Windbreaker for the safety of road users |
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| So clean.... |
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| Sea of yellow sunflowers |
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| Sea of yellow sunflowers |
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| Sea of yellow sunflowers |
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| Sea of yellow sunflowers |
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| Started to see dark cloud |
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| My lunch of spaghetti sausage ( 398 yen ) and hot coffee ( 100 yen ) |
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| The sky looks gloomy |
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| Looks like a heavy rain is coming |
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| Better start to look for a place to camp |
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| Welcome to Kairaku Park |
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| Welcome to Kairaku Park |
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| Welcome to Kairaku Park |
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| Park with a beautiful lake |
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| Surrounded by wide fields |
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| Park with a beautiful lake |
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| Park with a beautiful lake |
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| On top of the stairs is a room |
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| Camping in the open field proof to be a mistake |
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| Toilet shaped like a melon |
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| My fellow camper oven |
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| Wonder how this generate heat |
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| Very useful road guide.Thanks to Kenichi for lending which i will return by post when completed Hokkaido |
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