SHIMANAMI scenic sea route - off the major course

 Iwashijima bridge

This was an easy fun course with a little ups and downs. 

First two of us went to Mukaishima island by car and parked the car at KOKORO Center;

Then we took out our bikes from the car and off we went;

from KOKORO Center in Mukaishima to Iwashijima island via a small bridge;

cycle around the island;

to the In-no-shima Grand Bridge;

crossed the bridge - round trip

and back to KOKORO.

This will be just about 20 kilometers. 

Iwashijima is one of the common islands in the Seto Inland Sea. But that's the point. It was totally fun to ride a bike looking at vegetable fields and local waters. 

Then the In-no-shima grand bridge, one of the major bridges along the SHIMANAMI route, gave a satisfactory feeling that we were visiting SHIMANAMI. 

These two different experiences made our bike ride today very rewarding.

Loved the course.