{"id":1872,"date":"2019-12-07T09:14:27","date_gmt":"2019-12-07T09:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andy.teknostatik.co.uk\/cycling\/?p=1872"},"modified":"2019-12-08T08:35:47","modified_gmt":"2019-12-08T08:35:47","slug":"cycling-the-shimanami-kaido","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andy.teknostatik.co.uk\/cycling\/2019\/12\/07\/cycling-the-shimanami-kaido\/","title":{"rendered":"Cycling the Shimanami Kaido"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In September I cycled the Shimanami Kaido in Japan. It&#8217;s the cycle route that connects a number of Japanese islands, and was very much the highlight of the holiday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/andy.teknostatik.co.uk\/cycling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/bridge3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andy.teknostatik.co.uk\/cycling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/bridge3.png 687w, https:\/\/andy.teknostatik.co.uk\/cycling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/bridge3-300x161.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>One of the many bridges that form the Shimanami Kaido<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/andy.teknostatik.co.uk\/cycling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/bike.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andy.teknostatik.co.uk\/cycling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/bike.png 687w, https:\/\/andy.teknostatik.co.uk\/cycling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/bike-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>The hybrid bike I hired to do this trip. It&#8217;s quite similar to my commuting bike at home.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/andy.teknostatik.co.uk\/cycling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/sea.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andy.teknostatik.co.uk\/cycling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/sea.png 688w, https:\/\/andy.teknostatik.co.uk\/cycling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/sea-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Most of the route was coastal, so there was plenty of opportunity for looking at beautiful scenery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/andy.teknostatik.co.uk\/cycling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/beach.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andy.teknostatik.co.uk\/cycling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/beach.png 695w, https:\/\/andy.teknostatik.co.uk\/cycling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/beach-300x223.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>I wish we had more time to spend a few hours on one of these beaches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"386\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/andy.teknostatik.co.uk\/cycling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/bridge1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andy.teknostatik.co.uk\/cycling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/bridge1.png 386w, https:\/\/andy.teknostatik.co.uk\/cycling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/bridge1-222x300.png 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 386px) 85vw, 386px\" \/><figcaption>Some bridges had to be crossed internally. It was a strange feeing cycling through this one completely alone.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"689\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/andy.teknostatik.co.uk\/cycling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/bridge2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andy.teknostatik.co.uk\/cycling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/bridge2.png 689w, https:\/\/andy.teknostatik.co.uk\/cycling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/bridge2-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>The same bridge from the outside<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"392\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/andy.teknostatik.co.uk\/cycling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/sweat.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andy.teknostatik.co.uk\/cycling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/sweat.png 392w, https:\/\/andy.teknostatik.co.uk\/cycling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/sweat-227x300.png 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 392px) 85vw, 392px\" \/><figcaption>The weather was very hot, so I had to drink a lot of my Japanese drink of choice.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"272\" src=\"https:\/\/andy.teknostatik.co.uk\/cycling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/map.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1882\"\/><figcaption>A map of where I cycled<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In September I cycled the Shimanami Kaido in Japan. 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