To Shikoku

 May 15, 2023


4 hours of urban hellscape, through Osaka, then 1/2 an hour on a muddy dirt road leading to nowhere, and finally 1/2 an hour to the port of Wakayama. It isn't the first I question the wisdom of telling Axel to rent something interesting on two wheels, because motorcycles below 125 cc are't allowed on freeways. Doing a Gajin-smash and go there anyway is not advisable, because according to Andreas it might get you arrested.

Ferry fare must be like at car, the upset guy down at the boat says. 
Fair enough, the drop tank is longer than a kei car.
Note Honda Gyros in the background.

Long and mostly muddy road looks fun on the GPS, but the last 50 meters are blocked off, 
the cops in a police car going the other way tell us. I didn't have the presence of mind to 
take a picture, so it was a great photo-op missed, because even here they drove with 
their red lights flashing.

Plotting in tomorrow's route, then afterwards finding that some of it is closed off.

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