Tour de Noto- Camping
On the second day of the Tour de Noto, we decided to camp on the beach on the island of Notojima, which is absolutely beautiful! I arrived early in the afternoon and set up camp in a campground that was in the absolute middle of nowhere. I discovered that the campsite was in fact closed, as camping season ends on August 31, but we had heard it doesn't matter if you still use them. As you can see from the pictures it was a beautiful day. When we arrived back after the race, also with our friend Katie, it was pitch black and the wind had picked up considerably, as the impending typhoon was coming close. After much deliberation as to whether or not we should still camp, considering 1,200 cyclists plus families and friends has descended on this island of 1,000 people and all its hotels already, we discovered the bathroom was actually quite large! So, we decided to move camp into the bathroom in case the typhoon actually came-- all of this in pitch-black, except for our one 100-yen flashlight. We were extremely nervous, as it was really storming by this point, we were in the middle of nowhere, and could not see anything when we heard voices. The owners of the campground had arrived to make sure everything was alright! Luckily for us, they didn't mind our tresspassing, and even turned on the electricity for us so that we had lights (they even offered to turn on the hot water for us!) So finally we were able to spend a rather uneventful night camping in the bathroom! (Except, of course, for the couple coming to find a quiet place! They were very surprised to find us instead!)
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