Trip Report

Abashiri to Sapporo Day 1: Abashiri to Onneyu

Posted on Aug 13, 2012
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Posted on Aug 13, 2012

Haidee had pressing work to do in Sapporo, but I decided that the work I had to do could wait, so I would cycle the 350km or so back to Sapporo on my own. So after sending Haidee off on the 6:30am train, I was on the road solo. Haidee probably had the right idea […]

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Haidee had pressing work to do in Sapporo, but I decided that the work I had to do could wait, so I would cycle the 350km or so back to Sapporo on my own. So after sending Haidee off on the 6:30am train, I was on the road solo.

Haidee probably had the right idea though; it rained on and off for the entire day. Accordingly, the photo below was the only one I managed to take all day.

An onion picker near Bihoro (Hokkaido, Japan)

The rather endearing looking contraption is an onion picker. It picks onions. Which are in abundance along the valley between Abashiri and Kitami, and beyond.

The mission for today was to get to the free Onneyu Tsutsuji Campground. I got there just in time for an onsen and to cook dinner, before the skies opened. It rained for most of the night.

Onne-yu Tsutsuji Park Campground (Onne-yu, Hokkaido, Japan)

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Distance: 96.3km | Time on bike: 4h 53m | Average speed: 19.7km/h | Bears: 0
Financials: Food: 2,000yen | Accommodation: 0yen | Onsen: 600yen

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