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Cycling and Fishing in West Izu Peninsula
(Total Data, Day 1 2 3 4 5)

Last updated on Dec. 04, 2004

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washing cloths at laundromat in Odawara (am 7:45)		start from Odawara (am 8:00)		climbing Hakone-Pass (am 9:09)
				From Hakone-Yumoto (the base of Hakone-Pass) to top of Hakone-Pass, there is no flat road. It is only winding and climbing road.
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climbing Hakone-Pass (am 10:18)		at top of Hakone-Pass (am 11:04)		reached at Lake-Ashinoko (pm 00:46)
		It is the highest point in Route 1.
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lunch at restaurant around Lake-Ashinoko (pm 1:39)					fishing pass (1000 yen) Nothing I could catch!
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Lake-Ashinoko (pm 1:59)
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going down Hakone-Pass (pm 5:47)
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near Numazu (pm 6:28)
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"Carp Flag" at Numazu (pm 6:57) "Carp Flag" is custom for Children's Day (May 5th)				rooms in a Capsule Hotel
				"Capsule Hotel" is a hotel like a beelive. In a room there is enough space only to lie one person. But it is cheaper than usual hotel.
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the biill of a Capsule Hotel in front of Numazu Station

DATA on May 03, 2000

Weather	fine
Route (prefecture)	Odawara(Kanagawa) -- (Route 1) -- Lake-Ashinoko (Over Hakone-Pass) -- (Route 1) -- Numazu(Shizuoka)
Distance	56.10 km
Time	5 hours 01 minutes 7 seconds
Average speed	11.1 km/h
Max. speed	32.1 km/h
Difference of altitude	874 m
Note	Climbing Hakone-Pass might be hard. It is not so long distance, but there is no flat road and not only it is not so wide, but is very crowded by cars.
Accommodation [charge]	Capsule Inn Numazu (Capsule Hotel) [3,150 yen]
Diary	At altitude of 280m I ride off bike and walk with bike. I feel I am not so young. I missed a tourt in Lake-Ashinoko. All business hotels in Numazu are full. I don't think Numazu is such a popular place. I am so tired to climb the pass, I soon fall in bed without drinking.