The first bit of the drive was fairly easy...didn’t take much time to re-adjust to driving on the left & right hand drive. Except for the signalling...unless people understand that the wipers swishing mean I’m turning, it’s something I’ll have to work on.
The GPS took me west from Takamatsu and then south through the Iya Valley. The guide book said it was wonderfully scenic and also not for the faint of heart. Lots of twists & turns (who can look at scenery???). The warning for sharp turns or slow down (who knows?), are white dashes before a corner on either side of the lane. You quickly learn to SLOW DOWN when you see them.
Before the Iya Valley, I was taken along a toll route. This is automatically paid by a card which was put into a reader on the dash. When I return the card, I pay the amount logged. Clever.
The speed limits...I think are merely suggestions. The first highway/toll road I was on was clearly marked 80 (kph), yet the slowest vehicle was going 100. Lots of tunnels as well...not much slowing down, there.
As I got closer to my destination (I’m actually not entirely sure where I am), the road became one lane. Not the cosy single lane you find in the north of Scotland, where you can see one lay by to the next. These require mirrors and bending light.
Once I made it to registration, I was then guided (followed in my car), to the farmhouse I’m staying in. I doubt I will leave until it is time to check out on Monday. I don’t mind that it is single track. I don’t mind that it is steep. However...there are two spots where the switch backs are so tight, that you have to back up to get around. And...I’m not entirely sure I’d find my way back to the house.
Thankfully, I brought food with me & they will bring me my dinners.
I made most of these comments to my “guide”...then stopped yapping when I turned around as saw the view.
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| View from the farmhouse |
PS - wonderfully cool here (wherever that is)...may get to use the long underwear! Nah. Probably not.
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