Sunday 23 February, 2020Day 7 | Takaoka to Imabari (Shinkansen) [Missed the previous post? Check it out here] Today we are making our way to Imabari via shinkansen and giving our legs and butt a well deserved rest. I’m always a little anxious sorting out transportation in any foreign country but today goes by like a … Continue reading Day 7 – Takaoka to Imabari
A new adventure begins! We spend a few nights in Tokyo before the cycling commences.
Thursday 18 April, 2019 Day 11 / Seoraksan [Missed day 10? Read the previous post here] Today we take a rest day from the bikes and spend the day exploring Seoraksan National Park. You can catch a quick bus down the road but we like walking and opt for the 20 minute stroll from our … Continue reading Day 11 – Seoraksan
Wednesday 17 April, 2019 Day 10 / Geojin to Sokcho [Missed Day 9? Read the previous post here] After completing our stretch along the East Coast of South Korea and getting the final stamp in our passport book the previous day we decide we're going to spend the next few days exploring Sokcho and Seoraksan … Continue reading Day 10 – Geojin to Sokcho
Tuesday 16 April, 2019 Day 9 / Sokcho to Geojin via DMZ [Missed Day 8? Read the previous post here] Today is the day we hit our DMZ checkpoint! We’ve done so much research and preparation leading up to today but I still feel like we’re a bit under prepared. Will go into that a … Continue reading Day 9 – Sokcho to Geojin via DMZ
Monday 15 April, 2019 Day 8 / Gyeongpo to Sokcho [Missed Day 7? Read the previous post here] What a gorgeous day for a ride! Today is sunny with a top of 19 degrees and if the maps are correct there should only be a few small hills. We kick off towards Jigyeong, our first … Continue reading Day 8 – Gyeongpo to Sokcho
Sunday 14 April, 2019 Day 7 / Samcheok to Gyeongpo [Missed Day 6? Read the previous post here] The ride today is mostly flat apart from a few really steep climbs which you can see in our ride profile at the bottom of this post. Most of the roads are back along the coast which … Continue reading Day 7 – Samcheok to Gyeongpo
Saturday 13 April, 2019 Day 6 / Uljin to Samcheok [Missed Day 5? Read the previous post here] So many hills today! Even the downhills and flats felt like uphills. There were less coastal roads and more mountains today, cycling either up or down the mountain sides. There were still a few bike paths off … Continue reading Day 6 – Uljin to Samcheok
Friday 12 April, 2019 Day 5 / Daetan to Uljin [Missed Day 4? Read the previous post here] We have a longer 75km day of cycling ahead so we leave a little earlier this morning. As we stayed in a pretty remote town, we decide to grab breakfast at a town about 9km down the … Continue reading Day 5 – Daetan to Uljin
Thursday 11 April, 2019 Day 4 / Pohang to Daetan (Yeongdok) [Missed Day 3? Read the previous post here] After a horrible previous day on the bike, we wake to find it's not raining or as cold as yesterday, and can even see a bit of sunlight peeking through the clouds. We pack our things … Continue reading Day 4 – Pohang to Daetan
