We have enjoyed our stay in Onomichi. We recommend highly the hotel where we stayed. The staff were excellent and they offered excellent amenities and services for a reasonable price. Having enjoyed ourselves getting here…meeting people, going to Michis sightseeing and taking our time, we decided that on the return, we would ride it in one day. We could have stayed on Onomichi for an extra night but we have lots to see and many miles to go.
We pushed ourselves to ride hard and made good time. We did well, but oh boy, we were tired. We got to the hotel in the dark and had an early night. We’ll stay in Imabari for two nights to explore the city, the Castle and ride around. This time we will stay at the JR Clement by the railway station. This newish hotel is beautifully set up for travellers with great amenities, a lounge for relaxing, reading etc and they offer from 6-9 pm,free beverages (wine, scotch, sparkling water, etc) . The best part though is that they cater to cyclists with rooms equipped for having your bike in your room (mounted on the wall with hooks) as well as an oversized elevator. In our case, they welcomed us to put our trikes in the lobby. All of this for less than we paid at Imabari Crown Hills, the hotel across the road where we stayed when we arrived here.
On the ferry from Onomichi. We will be riding the Shimanami Kaido back to Imabari today.
Barry’s copilot is this little guy whom we have called Joey, after a cockatiel we had some years ago. A woman we met at the mandarins stand gave him to Barry for our journey.
Usa TadanoHi!
When we met I forgot to tell you that it is a kind of horn.
Pinch a duck's butt and it makes a sound.
Have a nice trip with Joey! Reply to this comment 6 months ago
We are approaching the first bridge of our day. By the time we get back to Imabari, we will have taken 1 ferry, crossed 6 bridges and ridden over 7 islands.
Next door, to where we camped when we rode in the opposite direction, is a BookCafe. We stopped for lunch as it was closed when we camped here a few days ago. Such beautiful floors.
