[2022-09-03] Awaichi - Awaji Full Circle (Cycling) https://www.relive.cc/view/vrqDAJk3pwv Awaichi. One of the most popular cycling routes of Japan. It's a full circle around Awaji island, which is relatively close to where I live. Back when I had a standard mamachari (in Dutch we'd call this an omafiets), I did not have the courage to even attempt going for a 150km in a single run. But now with my fancy pedal assisted e-bike, I had to give it a try. And not only am I cheating with my bike, I'm also stretching it over two days instead of one. But it's the experience that counts! Thank the gods that the weather was amazing... Actually perhaps a little bit too amazing, I almost felt the water in my body vaporizing. Along the road I didn't have any particular sites that I wanted to visit, but I did make some detours here and there, one of them being the Oishi Park. This park is a designated Setonaikai National Park as it contains the remains of Oishiyama Batteries. After the hike, I stayed for the night at an elementary school that was revamped into an agricultural museum. Not something you hear everyday. I have to say, sleeping in a school building is pretty exciting. The second hike detour was to the Wakoudonohiroba Park, where there's a monument erected for students who have fallen in war. Not sure if the museum is normally free to enter; it just happened to be free when I visted. The scenery is amazing so I definitely recommend stopping by if you ever try this cycling route. The last half of the route, I was mostly just wanting to finish the challenge and go home. Despite all the cheats enabled, my body wasn't used to this amount of exercise in a short amount of time. And not just my body; I wasn't even sure if the battery would last (it definitely wouldn't if it was just 1 day). But, somehow I managed to finish the full circle and record it perfectly for Relive. A memory that will last an eternity. Stats: 11h41m57s (over 2 days) 16.0 km/h 186.8 km #アワイチ #淡路島 #生石公園 #若人の広場公園 #awaichi #oishipark #wakoudonohiroba #awajishima #japancycling #サイクリング #japanphoto #relive #電動アシスト自転車 https://www.instagram.com/p/Coel7QHLVtt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
