Today is my rest day. My feet need a little break. I get up late a 8 am and walk into the common area. Sitting there is one of the ladies I met yesterday. I asked her if she wants to grab breakfast across the street. There is supposed to be a very good coffee …
Breakfast is at 615 am and I am on the road at 7 am. I go back to Temple 28 to get my stamp and pay my respects. The lady in the stamp office is very nice to me and wishes me well. On the road and off to Temple 29. On the way, I …
It was a long, wet day making it to Temple 28. I was out of my Henro House by 7 am and at Lawsons for a bite to each. I caught up on the news too and left at 8 am. At first, I was following the 55 then I heard a familiar voice of …
Ms. Misono took our bags this morning and dropped them at a friends place at the bottom of Temple 27. I am grateful. Temple 27 was a very hard climb in 80 degree heat and 90 percent humidity. I can only imagine what a 18 pound backpack would have made of my day. I get …
Well, coming off Temple 26 was terrible. It rained buckets. I had a poncho and it kept my core dry but I have never been rained on like that. Temple 26 is elevated and the paths coming down were just flooded. It took me an hour to navigate to the bottom and I feel lucky …
Last night was lovely. The morning spoke of rain all day and all night. Very happy I booked a hotel at the top of Temple 26 today. Long walk but worth it. It took until noon to make Temple 24 and I passed the cave where Kukai achieved enlightenment. There was this enormous statue of …
I left the surf hotel early and was on my way to a very long day. Yesterday, I asked for advice and the ohenro group laughed at me and said to just walk. Well, I walked and walked some more. There was a good 10 km stretch with no services at all. Around 30 kms …
Day 15 – Hotel in the middle of the long stretch. Read More »
My feet were not happy this morning. I slept well and the lady at the hotel was awesome. Very nice. I had breakfast and a free drink at Lawsons. The lady at the front spoke some English and let me in on the contest at the store. I decided to take it easy and shoot …
So I sleep in and 10 am rolls around and I finally rise from bed. The feet are not too bad. I pack up and then have excellent coffee with the hostelier. After that, I head to Temple 23 and it is huge. Not as nice as Temple 21 but very impressive. Lawsons for breakfast …
Well after a very nice night in the onsen, I took off a 7 am for Temple 22. My logic was I would hit 22 and then have a nice flat day to Temple 23. I thought it would be 35 to 40 km tops. A rough day on the feet but very flat so …