First day of riding

Destination:

Omishima Island

Minshuku Carib

https://www.o-karibu.com/

GPS data:

Mukaishima to lunch

Lunch to Omishima Island

What an excellent day. Our public transport trip to Onomichi went well.Everything ran on time, and a woman passenger went out of her way to ensure we got on the right train out of Hiroshima.

It was already quite warm as we took the ferry across to pick up our bikes. The bike shop was cheerful and efficient and we were soon on our way. Of course the bikes were not perfectly fitted but we go out under way, knowing we could adjust as we went along.

The riding was good. Safe and scenic. We took an initial detour through some hills with lovely bamboo stands. Riding over the bridges is extraordinarily!

 It was hotter than we expected but we got through to our destination in good time. The only difficulty was finding out accommodation. We arrived at the Ryokan only to discovery that they did not have our booking. After ten minutes of anxiety on all fronts we discovered that we were at the wrong place. NEXT DOOR!

The rooms were basic Japanese but the staff were good, and the food was fabulous! Dinner was about fifteen courses, seafood dominant. Lovely and fresh veggies. Washed dinner down with a local sake. Fabulous.  Breakfast was more of the same, but only six courses.