Sep 20-23: Shikoku, friendly people and yummy noodles

Word of the day: oishii (delicious)

After the typhoon passed we set off on our journey across the top part of Shikoku. The three day ride (and one day rest) was characterised by beautiful scenery...



stormy weather...


and unexpected hill climbs. (Brendan here. Can you spot Naomi? Thats the plains you can see in the distance behind us. The locals don't build on the hilly bits. Smart locals).


The best thing about cycling in Japan are the public baths at the end of the day. Step 1: shower Step 2: bath. Simple, effective and cleans the sweat off like nothing else. Very enjoyable, especially when followed by noodles by the river.




We hadn't met many other travellers at this point. Brendan had taken to talking to baby dragons at the side of bridges.



But fortunately we made some new friends at a bar the next night! This lovely couple from the bar passed us as we rode into town and pulled over to say hello again.



And in an even bigger stroke of luck we made some friends at the cycling terminal (Japanese style hostel) that evening. The cycling terminal was all booked up, but we met a wonderful couple who offered to share their room.