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 …
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 …