After a fun train ride munching on snacks with fellow travelers and watching the rare public merging of trains to go up the mountain, Nadeshiko follows the route to her campsite, but along the way is a scary dark tunnel.
The locals don’t do her any favors by sticking homemade ghosts in the tunnel to scare the Bejeesus out of her. Once she’s through and checks into the campsite, she checks out the Nagashima Dam, then hops back on the train to see the “egg” in her dam curry.
Rin and Ayano’s motorbike adventure continues with yet another suspension bridge (Ikawa Ohashi) then Ayano breaks her pledge to skip lunch. That said, it’s actually a very good idea for them to eat, since the road has been much tougher than they expected.
After an oden lunch they continue their ride, which takes them through seven tunnels to Lake Hatanagi. As they walk along a closed muddy road to reach the last bridge on the list, Ayano acknowledges that both of their grandpas rode bikes too.
The Lake Hatanaagi Ootsuribashi turns out to be the scariest bridge by far, what with its minimalist construction and tendency to creak with each step and sway in the wind. Rin and Ayano press on, doing what they set out to do, even though it only gets more terrifying the further out they get.
Between this ordeal and Nadeshiko’s haunted tunnel experience, things are decidedly less chill this week (at least relative to your typical Yuru Camp) but honestly that’s okay, because it makes the relief once those ordeals are done that much more sweet.
The “egg” of Nadeshiko’s dam curry is Okuoikojo Station, dramatically situated on an island in the middle of the lake—the yolk of the egg. While Nadeshiko’s smartphone is no match for the fancy real cameras of other visitors, she still whips it out to take a panorama, because this is the kind of place panorama mode was designed for.
Rin and Ayano again demonstrate excellent judgment by turning straight back to the bridge and going back the moment they spot a bear warning sign. We don’t need out Grandriders eaten, no sir! Instead they head to the hot springs to soak and warm up after so many hours in the saddle.
Their next stop is the campsite 34 kilometers away, where they’ll finally meet up with Nadeshiko. But during their bath, the two really seem to click, gently teasing each other for the faces they made on the bridge before expressing their heartfelt gratitude for being able to share this adventure. No doubt they’ll be going on more together.
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