Absolutely wrecked from the day before, I got up late at 6am (late for me anyway) and decided to head south east to tachihiko gorge. Well, that was the plan anyway but once I started my first climb and got to the crossroads I realised with how my body and mind was feeling, I really wasn't up for another intense detour day. So, giving up on that plan I just headed east where after my first climb it was going to be mostly a cruisy down hill. I stopped at Taketa after a brief encounter with a Michi no eki and little cafe. At Taketa I went to another cafe for a latte and a gf chiffon chocolate cake. I had been having some issues charging my phone hence why it died a little in the middle of the route here, but I was able to charge it at my next stop which was an onsen! The onsen was huge and it was soooo good to wash myself again, it'd been about 5 days since my last shower. I spent an hour there, even chatting to some other guys who were there. After the onsen and with a fully charged phone, I headed to Bungoono. I was pretty lethargic after the onsen so the climbs weren't very easy but it wasn't too bad. At Bungoono I once again went to Joyfull and edited for a bit, until I felt I was taking up space as the restaurant was getting crowded so I left for my campsite at a sports park 8km away. It was pretty creepy there at night, but I think it's only because it was dark when I arrived. I found a good spot with a melon sprite from the vending machine and instantly hit the hay.