Road Trip update.

As I said in the last blog post that I was going on a drive back to Beppu. I talked about the time and distance. And I managed to that whole drive in a single day. It was crazy driving all alone for 19+ hours.
The journey started around 2.30 am. I couldn’t sleep. So decided to go on my run for the day. I didn’t want to break my streak. I also knew I couldn’t run after the drive. So I had to run before it. After the run I had my sehri, the last meal before your fast starts, packed everything and headed out.
I prepped everything beforehand so I didn’t need much time to head out. Google maps showed that it would take me 19 and half hours to cover around 950km. I thought I would divide the drive into 2 days because I wanted to take it easy.
As I started driving I felt a bit sleepy. I hadn’t slept well and I woke up around 2am. After 2 and a half hours of driving I took a break. I found a road station. I thought I would take a nap there but as soon as I got out of the car, I didn’t feel sleepy. So I got back on the road.
I drove for more than 2 hours again. The weather was showing signs of rain. I decided to take advantage of this and finally take a nap. I found a rest stop near Maizuru and took a nap. The conditions were perfect. Cool temperature and the sound of the rain aided my sleep. Even though the nap was around 2-3 hours, I felt well rested.
I started again. The rain got worse. It was harder to drive but I experienced a worse drive last year, so this seemed manageable. Since I was fasting I didn’t have to worry about food till 6.30pm. I kept on driving and took breaks every 2 and half hours. I also had to fill up the tank once. Podcasts and music accompanied the whole journey. Finally around sunset I stopped for food. I was surprised that I didn’t feel that hungry in spite of the long journey. The rest stop had 3 restaurants and found one to my liking.
After the food and a cup of coffee I started the drive again. Almost 9 hours to go. The coffee helped. I felt more energized after the food. I thought that I could go all the way today. I decided that I won’t rest.
Around 2.30 am I reached Beppu. I did stop a few more times along the way but I managed to the whole 19+ hours drive in the same day. It was a bit risky but I body pulled through. I didn’t feel as tired as I thought. It was also interesting being all alone the whole time. It was kind of a meditation time. I was in my head throughout the drive thinking about different things. Sometimes I forgot about the road although I had full control. But having said all that, I wouldn’t do this again. When I go back I will divide it into 2 days.