Day 9 Japan samurai skate Kagoshima to Satsumasendai

Day 9 Japan samurai skate
Kagoshima to Satsumasendai
Distance : 50.77km
Time on board : 3 hours 34 mins

Today I started out without my buddy Joni as she hurt her wrist. As usual I began at 8am. Found a bumpy but quiet side road beside route 3. Just followed the river then I connect back to route 3. I climb 175 m by now, I am used to climbs already.

During my break, I got stopped by police. Thank God they were very polite. They checked my bag and passport and asked usual questions, eg. What am I doing here? They can't speak English so they resort to Google translation to communicate with me. They called their investigators to come. I wait for 30min and the senior officers still asked me the same questions. Another a lot of calling on their walkie talkie. After 1 hour, I am allowed to continue my way to satsuma. They seemed impressed by what I am doing but they still had to do their job and follow the rules. I guess they haven't met jack courtney and Rob Thompson when they Skated in Japan. After skating in many countries, Cuban police were still the best, they even escort me skating in their police car into the city, like I am the president.

Route 3 road seemed bumpy, combined with hills, it is tough ride, going at average of 14km/h. Found 7 11 along the way and had my lunch. 711 there u can get free WiFi and find cheap microwave instant food but is pretty good I must say. Arrived satsumasendai at 2pm, it is a small town so there isn't any guesthouse therefore I just stayed in budget hotel