Nobeoka for a couple of days…En City Hotel

Nobeoka for a couple of days…En City Hotel - A Pre Knee Replacement tour of Japan - CycleBlaze

From A Pre Knee Replacement tour of Japan

By Barry Bartlett

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Last night we camped at Shimada Beach (located on the map where you see a red circle and it says, You are here). The beaches are pristine with a wonderful surf. This beach and Sumie have received awards for their beauty and swimming.

This record breaking catch is a rare Oarfish.

The oarfish broke records for its length

A new pothole for this coastal area featuring Pokémon.

This Giant Spider Crab was caught about 30years ago by a trawler off the coast of Kitaura It is the largest arthropod in the world. It is considered a living fossil.

The Michi provides these scallop shells for you to write a message and leave it on the rack for future visitors.

A glimpse of the beach where we camped last night.

There are some photos below of local items for sale at the Michi. Food is a big focus at a Michi, but also crafts, clothing and jewelry made which are made locally.

This is Miyazaki’s specialty citrus fruit

Miyazaki’s mangoes are harvested by using a net to catch them when they have fully ripened on the tree and naturally fall off.

There is always soft serve available. Barry took a risk and ordered the pale blue (Soda flavour). He quickly ordered another vanilla one like mine. It is very rare for Barry not to finish a cone.

A rhinoceros beetle having lunch with us

Waterways can be so serene and beautiful.

We see a lot of solar panels in this region

We had lunch at MOS Burgers…..delicious! Note the cheese…it is from Hokkaido.

Then we had supper at Ringer Hut. They specialize in Champon noodles that originated in Nagasaki. We ordered extra vegetables.

Champon noodles are ramen noodles that are boiled in the soup. Regular ramen noodles are cooked and then added to the soup. The gyozas were delicious.

Today's ride: 35 km (22 miles)
Total: 794 km (493 miles)

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