On our final day we cycled the Shimanami Kaido; a series of bridges that span the inland sea, and links Shikoku Island back to Honshu or mainland Japan. This is considered one of the top 7 cyling routes in the world.
Outlined below are some of the bridges we cycled across today. I will close by summarizing my top 10 highlights from the Japan Samurai Epic.
Group photo approaching the first bridge.
Relive video of the Shimanami Kaido route. Early into the route, I inadvertently paused my GPS so it didn't track the correct path for a few miles. Otherwise the GPS track is correct for the remainder of the route.
Bridge 3
Wonderful accomodations for our final evening at Hotel Cycle.
To close, here are my top 10 highlights from the Samurai Epic
1. Climbing Mt. Ishizuchi, which is Western Japan’s highest peak at 6,503 feet!
2. Cycling Shimanami Kaido on the final day.
3. 28 mile descent in the Japanese Alps cycling from Takayama to Gujo.
4. The lya gorge on Shokuku Island.
5. Beautiful ocean vistas on the Noto Peninsula.
6. Typhoon Hagibis.
7. Eating fresh and healthy Japanese cuisine for 21 days.
8. Everything about Japan (onsens, safe, clean, nice roads, courteous drivers and friendly people).
9. The culture, history and beautiful temples and castles.
10. Most importantly, the great riders and staff at Ride & Seek that I was able meet and enjoy this incredible journey and adventure the past 21 days.
That's all until my next adventure.
Adrian
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