...Rain...

Leaving my cozy toiletside campsite, I headed south and then west on my journey to Hakodate.
It rained a bit on the way but it was just a drizzle. Once I got to Muroran ("Moron" to Melissa), I started following the signs towards Date, the next city on my itinerary...
I followed the said signs for 40 minutes to the foot of a great bridge... Which had big signs that made it very clear that no bikes, no mororcycles of less than 125cc, and no one on foot was allowed.. And that bridge was the only way to my destination.

I pondered Gaijin Smashing my way on the bridge, but I decided it wouldnt be conductive to my making it out of this safely, so, I started backtracking, then it started to rain hard.. After getting thouroughly soaked, i decided to stop for abit and noticed that my fanny pouch zipper was busted, then I noticed that my cell phone was missing... Oh well.

After a jungle of blocked roads due to construction to which the detours were blocked to my by dire old men because only motorized vehicles are allowed..I considered just taking the train...

But I kept at it, and eventually got through to Date and beyond. The region is very nice seaside cliffs. That also means lots of ups and downs. It also started raining, so i got drenched again.

It stopped when I was about around Toya, and I stopped at a cute small rest area with a drinking fountain at its centre. It was really charming, and I stayed there ponring whether to try and find a place there or to go to the next village over.

It was only 4, so I opted to try and make it to the next place. After 2 Death Traps called tunnels (theres no room for bycicles, so you have to just hug the wall and hope no one rams you from behind and there were only one lane each direction, so it gets precarious if cars a comming on both ways sothe one behind you cant just shave a bit off the opposite lane to pass you), I got to Toyoura, which is a small and cute place. Its too bad Japanese love to put Tetrapods on every beach, else the beach would have also been a sight!

Anyhoo, I unpacked, cleaned everything in a public sink, put up my tent and headed to the onsen, where I am writing this. Its a nice place, I think I will come back tomorrow and recharge my iPad and stuff here.. Its at 10%...

Looks like its more mountains in store for me tomorrow!

I also took my blood pressure...
107 max
57 min
87 beats

Is it just me or is that low? Anyways, I havent had any lightheaded spells lately so, I'll assume everything is peachy.