A Fun Ride Around Shika-no-shima Island with My Granddaughter
Saturday, April 26, 2025 This was my first time riding around Shika-no-shima Island and Umi-no-nakamichi Seaside Park with my granddaughter. She was on her Brompton bike, " Pota-kichi ," and I was riding my Bianchi Lepre, " Pyon-ko ." It’s common for me to take the Brompton on a car trip, but this was the first time for the Mini-Velo Bianchi. After some trial and error, figuring out how to remove the front and rear wheels and pack them into the bike bag, I finally managed to fit both bikes in the car. It seems like my granddaughter didn’t eat breakfast, so we stopped for a quick bite at "Hato-ba Chaya" in Hatsu . The hot sandwiches there are so good! We had a nice little strategy meeting while looking out over the sea. On the way, we stopped by Fujidera - Joko-ji temple in Eguchi, Munakata , to check out the wisteria just about to bloom. We parked at the Umi-no-nakamichi Seaside Park parking lot, set up...