Bentonkoreajapan: November 2013

Monday, November 25, 2013

Day 81 Mon 25 Nov - Bike Packing and Enjoy Free WiFi in Haneda Airport

Bike dismantling and packing into bag

Free WiFi in Haneda Airport

Another 30 hours free time before my flight home on 11.23pm 26th Nov.

Day 80 Sun 24 Nov - From Yokohama to Kawasaki and Camp besides Haneda Airport

Today dist : 34.0 km Total : 3874.9 km
Today Temp : 10 - 22 C Sunshine Day
Ride time: 3 hr 06 min
Ave speed : 10.9 kmh Max : 29.5
Ave climb: 2 % Max: 16 %
Trip alti : 125 m Max: 0 m
Today spend : 2364 yen Total : 107610 yen

From Yokohama to Kawasaki is only 13 km and i rode further to check out the road to Haneda Airport. Following route 424 along the coast and directly head to the Airport. So i might not have to find a box as i have a bike bag,and my groundsheet will pack all my bags. I went to visit the China Town but the street is still very quiet in the morning,nothing is selling cheap there. Two more nights and i will be home,the homesickness is really getting into me after almost 3 months.

Yokohama China Town

To Kawasaki

Haneda on route 424

Bike path to the airport

Haneda Int'l Terminal entrance

Watching many planes landing

Haneda Int'l Terminal

Camp besides Haneda Airport

Day 79 Sat 23 Nov - Atsugi Central Park Camp to Yokohama Yamashita Park Camp

Today dist : 48.2 km Total : 3840.9 km
Today Temp : 8 - 18 C Sunshine Day
Ride time: 4 hr 30 min
Ave speed : 10.6 kmh Max : 46.0
Ave climb: 3 % Max: 12 %
Trip alti : 319 m Max: 28 m
Today spend : 2432 yen Total : 105246 yen

I had arrived in Yokohama today,a big city port situated south of Tokyo. People and buildings everywhere as i rode on the street with many traffic lights and junctions. In a big city,the only place to camp probably is the public park with many people walking around your tent. Tomorrow will try to find out whether i can bike all the way to the Haneda Airport.

Sukiya set lunch

Yokohama City

Street performance

Yokohama Yamashita Park

Yokohama Yamashita Park Camp

Sunday, November 24, 2013

Day 78 Fri 22 Nov - Matsuda Flyover Camp to Atsugi Central Park Camp

Today dist : 28.4 km Total : 3792.7 km
Today Temp : 8 - 18 C Sunshine Day
Ride time: 3 hr 01 min
Ave speed : 9.3 kmh Max : 34.5
Ave climb: 3 % Max: 12 %
Trip alti : 273 m Max: 172 m
Today spend : 2217 yen Total : 102814 yen

Feeling very relax and lazy as i am almost coming to the end of my tour.Tokyo is just another 60 km as i still have 4 days to go before my flight on 26th Nov.Taking it very slowly as i rode most of the time on bike path to ensure nothing happen on these few more days.Weather here had been very kind with blue sky and warm sunny day,hopefully this stays till my last days in Japan.Today's ride ends in a big city of Atsugi where i put up my tent in the central park with 8 huge stone balls on 4 corners,so there are 24 of them in the middle of the park.

Too narrow to ride,so push

Part of the bike path

Set lunch in Sukiya Restaurant

Atsugi Central Park

Atsugi Central Park Camp

Day 77 Thu 21 Nov - Kawaguchiko Lakeside Camp to Matsuda Flyover Camp

Today dist : 64.9 km Total : 3764.3 km
Today Temp : 4 - 20 C Sunshine Day
Ride time: 4 hr 25 min
Ave speed : 14.7 kmh Max : 52.5
Ave climb: 4 % Max: 18 %
Trip alti : 533 m Max: 1119 m
Today spend : 992 yen Total : 100597 yen

Today's ride to another Lake of Yamanaka, but not that beautiful and touristic as compared to Kawaguchi. From here it started to climb to 1119 m on route 138,and then follow by a wonderful descent on a small route 151 before joining to a busy route on 246. Now i am only 70 km to Tokyo,but i am in no hurry to be there early. Before reaching Matsuda, it is difficult to look for camping.Tonight i am camping beside the flyover with no roof,hopefully it won't rain tonight.