In Which I Attempt to Build a Sensible Road Bike + other bike content

The second ride had a less than ideal start, due to the fact that I set out at around the planned time of 5am, but only after accidentally hanging out at a local bar until around 2am. I also ate dolphin sashimi; it wasn't very good.

There was a cycling route all along the coast but the riding was much better after I turned off it.
I took an hour or two off the bike to go to a shrine I saw on google maps a couple of years ago. While there I left my bike in the care of an old guy I found shadow boxing by the harbor, who gave me directions to the shrine. (It turns out to get there from where I started you have to climb up a not-an-actual-path on a hillside with the aid of some ropes tied to trees.)

Afterwards I went back the way I came and into the mountains. The first climb was more enjoyable than I expected, it was relatively cool under the trees and my legs were still quite fresh. I probably pushed too hard tho which contributed to needing a break later.
The flatter bits were less enjoyable than I expected because of a fairly strong headwind. I was trying to keep my pace up to get to Osaka at a good time and again I probably pushed too hard.

About 20km after the only convenience store on my route through the mountains and just shortly before the main climb I sat down near a bus stop for 30mins or so and considered throwing my bike away, waiting for the bus, and never cycling again.
In the end I did carry on riding tho, and when faced with a road closure that meant an extra 5km/400m of climbing I no longer gave any fucks. It was probably the best bit of the ride (all of the ride was the best bit of the ride).
I climbed up this staircase/ladder on the mountainside because it was there. Doing this in road shoes was probably the most dangerous part of the ride (it was definitely the most dangerous part of the ride).

Then at last I got to go down. I took this route only partly because it made sense and mostly because I wanted to ride down this loop. It was good.
The downhill was not fast overall tho as I was tired and the road surface was quite bad in a lot of places.

After this there is little to say, because it was just flat and straight and with a bizarre lack of anywhere to buy food? But eventually there was food, and bright lights, and a big city, and I think I did my fastest average in the final 30km. Or at least I felt that way.

My gf had come to Osaka on the train earlier in the day and I met her at one of the big tourist spots. We then met one of my friends who lives there, I put my bike in its bag, and we all went and got pissed up.
The end, no moral.