We had all day to get to Aomori a short ride, however the town did give way to the countryside with some very pleasant riding apart from the wind. Japan is an island like NZ so wind should be expected I guess. However as we progressed the weather really took revenge as we had traversed a picturesque valley and then a mountain pass complete with rain sleet ice not so pleasant but it did make the hot tub at the end of the day more enjoyable.
So the following day on Monday we caught the ferry to the northmost island of Japan. The crossing was rough but we were in an Aussie built wavecrusher so not uncomfortable at all however the 370 k ride after we landed at 3.00pm put the pressure on but it was a very pretty coast to ride up to Sapporo, yes where the beer comes from, for the night. For the next day a lay day and a train ride. We were to visit a coastal village, which was an old trading port, lots of old warehouses converted to food facilities, still don't know why we went, but we did.
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