Day 4 Sat 16/6 - Raining all the way to Himeji Overbridge camp

Today Distance :69.9km    Total: 121.4km
Today Temp : 20-31c
Time on Bike : 4hr  31 min
Ave speed : 15.4 kmh       Max :38.5
Ave Climb : 1%                Max : 4%
Trip Altitude :195m            Max :101m
Today spend 795 yen     Total :17138 yen

Japanese weather forecast was indeed very very accurate,and tomorrow,and day after tomorrow will be the same,can i still hope for a sunny day?We left at Jac's apartment at 9am after she made breakfast for us,and a left turn lead us to Route 21,and later joining the main route 2,this national road 2 can go all the way to Hiroshima according to Jac.Not too many traffics ,we were able to ride safely although the condition is not that favorable.By 10.30am, Sherco was hungry and asked me to stop for something in a fast food restaurant. Soon,we came to Akashi bridge,this bridge connects the mainland to Awaji island but was told bicycles are not allowed, we push our bikes around the scenic area,there are many chinese tourists came from Beijing on ferry,we became the centre of attraction and many wanted photos taken with us.Sherco visited a bike shop and bought some accessories, we had our lunch break under the cover a car park where we have jam and bread. Later at another fast food restaurant,i order a bowl ramen and Sherco has fried rice, not after some hard explanation and finger pointing at the menu to finally get what we ordered. By around 4.30pm ,with the rain non stop and the sky gloomy,we started to look for a place to camp. We came to a bridge to check out ,and looks good to camp whatsmore with a nearby toilet to do our business and bathe, but first we had to push down our bikes slowly about 2m with 45 degree steep. Sherco 's tent is A shape so he has problem to pitch on the cement ground,so he was forced to set up in the open grass area where the ground is softer. I was not feeling well suspect of food poisoning,or my stomach did not adjusted well to the local foods and water, so i only cook an instant mee and went into my tent to rest, while Sherco had rice.Both of us slept early.

Raining start as we started our very 1st day ride

Akashi route 2 we are following

Rode very close to the coast of railway line and hill

Akashi bridge

many chinese tourist from Beijing 

Akashi bridge

at 10.30am Sherco feel hungry and need to eat

rice with egg mixed 300 yen

Bike ascessaries 

Sherco in action

Lunch break of jam n bread

Menu

Where we camped

Under a flyover by the river but public toilet is nearby where we bathed

The river is called.....pre-dream river

Ramen with pork 490 yen