My travels on Shikoku Island.
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 …
Out the door at 6 am and a bit of coffee at 7/11. Yup, 7/11 is a very good place to get coffee in the morning and food during the day. So weird to complement 7/11. I’m still not used to it being a quality establishment. 647 am train to Tatsue Station next to Temple …
I wake up at 6 am and then roll over for some more sleep. 9 am arrives and I head out for breakfast and coffee at Starbucks again. I finish my last couple videos and post them to YouTube. I then catch up on the news from the USA. OMG. How much more can our …
I get up in the morning and say my goodbyes to my friends at the hostel and head over to my hotel. I drop my bag and walk to Starbucks for a coffee. Probably my last decent coffee for some time to come. The section after Temple 19 is long and remote for sure. After …
Out of bed at 630 am and on my way to Lawson for breakfast. After that it takes a little time to find the trail to Temple 18. Google maps is usually pretty good but it takes me on all the side street with little to no room to walk. I look at the Ohenro …