Planning checklist

Complete

• Overall concept and this web site.

• Set dates for riding.

• Book flights.

• Travel insurance.

• Basic cycling maps in RideWithGPS.

• Annotate cycling maps including start/end points.

• Double check passport and visa requirements.

• Load card with some Yen

• Get Esim Holafly

• Drone operator registration

• Vaccinations (one more COVID closer to the date)

• Bike rental arrangements

• Accommodation booked

• Book travel to/from Sydney. I have a credit for one leg on Murrays.376489376489

Still to do

• Covid booster

• Trial pack.

Accommodation

Power

Things that will need charging:

• Phone (USB-C)

• Earbuds (USB-C)

• Garmin GPS (USB-C)

• Camera (USB-C)

• DJI Neo (USB-C)

• Garmin watch (USB-C to special cable)

• Kobo (USB-A to Micro B)

• Chromebook needs USB-C.

I plan to take my normal travel charger with a power adapter. This can handle two USB-C (plus 1 USB-A) devices simultaneously. More than enough.

Fallback Plans

The back end of the ride offers several chances to make up a day or two that might be lost to illness or misadventure. In addition, ferries can be used to "leap ahead" to Takehara, Okamura, Imbari. Akashi and others. From Takehara,Aki-Saizaki , Sunami  or Mihara you can take a train to Onomichi.

Luggage Arrangements