Visited Okinawa First Time since Moved back -- Day 3

After the wedding day, I took a day off to enjoy cycling in Okinawa to re-realize places I have visited in a different viewpoint.

I rented a bike at this shop (NPO法人しまづくりネット). They rented me very small mountain bike even I asked them to prepare bigger one since I am big. A colleague I dined with the previous night said Okinawa Ringyo (沖縄輪業) rent a cross bike even the website doesn't mention it. The shop opens at eleven so I would have to rent since the previous day if I had known of it. Anyways, I had to bike around Main Island with a small and slow bike.

Over the sea sees Ie Island!

Renaissance Beach

Manza Beach still has people enjoying swimming

Mangrove near Nature Mirai-kan (ネイチャーみらい館)

To goats: Maeda and Shiro

I was exhausted most when I was around Agena (安慶名) going towards the sea road. The day was so sunny and air was clear. It was nice for being able to see islands far away until horizon clearly, but the strong sun light stole my power so quickly that I had to supply as many as six bottles of isotonic drinks. I underestimated Okinawan sunlight so much; still strong even in the end of October. I got a cramp in my legs more than once. I guess I almost got heat stroke. I could not give up my initial motivation of biking through Sea Road (海中道路) which is unique scenery here.

Sea Road (海中道路) to Henza Island (平安座島)

Hamahiga Bridge (浜比嘉大橋)

On the way back, the slope of route 81 going up Nakagusuku Village very tough.
The choice of going through Pipeline Street (パイプライン通り) was a big mistake. It's a very steep up and down way. I passed some long-forgotten restaurants which I used a few times: Cafe Romani (カフェ・ルマーニ) and Bambohe (バンボッシュ) and so forth.

Today's dinner, Daito Soba (大東そば)

I became very dark skin in one day. It was a nice fulfilling cycling day after all.

Epilogue: I could not take hot shower next morning. Arriving at office, many colleagues surprised at my dark skin. At night, the first cold blast blown in Tokyo easily got me catch a cold. My body was not durable to the temperature decline from 30 degrees to less than 10 degrees overnight.