As usual, I left without thinking about where I was going. When you turn left at the first intersection after leaving your house, you'll be on the Tomei Expressway, and when you turn right, you'll be heading for Chiba via the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line........ I haven't been able to develop a good touring route to the Boso Peninsula, so I turned left again today.
We start our ride on Tomei Kawasaki....... My fingertips are cold on the rental bike without grip heaters: ...... So I slipped into the Kohoku PA and put on my inner gloves, even though I had only ridden a few kilometers. I slowed down to about 80km/h and rode quietly in the far left lane. The Harley felt good at this speed.
So, without thinking about it anymore, I went from Odashi to Hakone.
In fact, I didn't enjoy the 883 scraping the bank sensor while climbing up the old Hakone road (this was a mistake, I just forgot how to turn in AmericanImpression articleI think I'll go home early today.) So I thought I'd go home early today .... But it was a beautiful day, so I decided to head towards Izu.
We went to the Izu Skyline via the Tokuni Pass.
The discount period of 200 yen for the entire route has ended, so we head for the Reikawa IC at the regular rate. Our destination is Nishi-Izu. I'm cruising along a pleasant road as usual........ And we stopped here.
If you've ever driven the Izu Skyline on a fine day, you've probably seen people hang-gliding and paragliding in the parking area here (near Yamabushi Pass). Normally"Ah!"But this time, as I was trotting along in my 883, I was able to slip in.
A few hang-gliders on the ground. There were quite a few hang gliders and paragliders flying in the sky. I've never taken the time to look at the sky here before, so I was a little surprised to see so many people flying in the sky.
I've experienced parasailing at beach resorts overseas, but that doesn't give you much freedom because you're just pulled along by a boat and float around. Paragliding in the sky with Mt.
I looked it up when I got home, and it looks like you can fly for a very reasonable price.
An experience catalog gift that sells on Amazon for ¥11,826 (as of 03/06/2017).
I looked into the details and found that a paraglider school called Parafield is selling the experience flight with this price, and the Izu Skyline Yamabushi Pass Paragliding One-Day Experience Course is available.
A four-hour paragliding course.
You will be able to fly about 1km by yourself.
Please note that this is not a tandem flight with an instructor.
That's right!
I love it. I want to fly...... But I didn't know it was such an easy flight. We continued on the Izu Skyline. We had lunch here. Teahouse on the mountain pass. I usually pass by this place, but I was able to stop by for the first time because of the slow pace of the 883.
After eating yam rice and soba noodles, we took a break at the sunken hearth in the building to drink tea.
When my grandfather built a new house, he built a hearth in the Japanese-style room, where he spent his later years cooking snacks, drinking sake, and watching sumo wrestling on TV.
After we ate dinner, we took the general road from the Reikawa IC to Nishi-Izu, but unlike usual, we didn't have a smartphone navigation system, so we took a wrong turn and ended up heading in the direction of Shimoda/Kawazu. While I was lost in circles, the time was 3:00 pm. It was almost time to return the rental bikes: ......
I used the Izu Skyline to get back to Tokyo, and then took the Hakone-Shindo~Oda-Atsu~Tomei route to return the rental bike.
After switching to the Ninja 400, it took me 20 minutes to get home. The touring was completed.
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