The road from Mihara to just past Kure on the way to Hiroshima was not half as bad as we were expecting. The traffic was quite heavy but there was always a sidewalk or wide shoulder on which to ride. We had one long stop to get some work done, otherwise it was a matter of putting our heads down and riding for much of the day.

We had identified a site at Kure for camping via Google Maps but when we got there it was one of the “Sea Parks” that gets locked up at night. So we carried on down the coast until we found a small park on the outskirts of Kure. It was right next to the busy road, a train station and a level crossing, so a good night’s sleep was never going to be easy to get.