Today I left my hotel in Sukumo after a rest day. I had brekky at Joyfull and left there around 10:30. I remember not really feeling up for cycling in the morning, but I got myself going anyway. Once I'd started I got into the flow of it, it was a nice coastal route to start. The route took me inland a few times to pop out at the coast on the other side. After what felt like quite a long 25km I made it to the southern coastline. I gave Vipassana inspired meditation a go for the first time with some of Ari's advice. It was a nice break, and an interesting experiment. I'd like to keep doing it daily. After that I eventually made it to a convenience store where I had a choccy and a coffee. Realising it was another 35km to Shimanto and already 3:30, I decided to really pump it with the cycling. I made it about 5km before I realised I'd left my camera at the convenience store. I went back there and got the camera, but it was a pretty shit feeling to have just been inspired to push hard and then have to backtrack the 20 minutes I just powered through. I decided to cut through inland and not see that corner of the coast to save some time. The inland part had a decent climb which I absolutely powered through again. I didn't want to feel defeated, so I just raised my mental even harder. It was a good feeling to do it all in one go, at a pretty fast pace. I made it to a bridge just before Shimanto and checked my maps. Turns out there's a rest stop here that's good for camping and a Lawson nearby, so I don't actually need to go right into the city! That's a good win in my books, especially since rain is coming soon.