Camping again!

I had planned a bit less, but i ended up doing 90km today.

By the way, youth hostels cost as much as cheap hotels in japan... But with someone else in the room.
I dont really understand the concept here.

Anyways... When I was passing Chitose Airport, I rememberred my friends talking about a fun new mall there but saw no signs or entrance. I asked a convinience store lady on the way if the mall was neat the airport, or inside it, but she had no idea what i was talking about. I tried doing a round of calls, but everyone must have been busy at work so I went arount, keepimg an eye out for some kind of entrance, but those roads were not built with bycicles in mind, so going south, I found no entrance or sign and to go to Chitose Airport itself would have required me to do more dubious road maneuvers I felt comfortable with considering the trafic.

Just before Tomakomai, I stopped at a road station to check surrounding camp sites, and met this cool japanese guy with great english that had lived in Toronto for 3 years. He had reckognised my Quebec flag and came talk to me. He told me the only camp place in the area was this 5-star place and cost from 40 to 70 dollars for a spot... And reccomended I go to Shiraoi to this place called Poroto, wheres theres an onsen, an Ainu museum, some nature trails and a camp ground (4$).

So I did my best and did the extra 40km. Its a nice place, the forest is cool, and the camp place is better, in my opinion, to the other place, which felt more like a golf course, with a bit more trees.

I'll look around tomorrow and if I feel like it I might take it easy, see the museum and walk along some forest trils... Or I might head south... Looking forward to the Noboribetsu springs.

I just wish the japanese family a few metres back wasnt listening to the radio, sorta breaks the ambiance...