I am going on an adventure

Tag: adventure

  • Giving myself an easy day.

    I took the train to my first temple today. Temple 18- Onzanji and, looked at how long a bus would take to get me to the next one, and it was quicker walking. Train and buses went smoothly, so I made it to the temple in decent time even though it was uphill. A nice…

  • A little Kawaī

    Just random things I saw on people’s houses on my journey and duck’s swimming in a circle.

  • A Light day… kinda.

    So today, most of the temples were within a few km of each other. I stayed at a place right at Temple 13 – Dainichiji, I woke up ate and went across the street. That was the easiest part of the day. I found that using my walking stick to put in the picture allows…

  • 2 whole mountains. 

    Ok, maybe one and a half. I started off my day with a wonderful breakfast and got prepared.  I gave my host’s son a Gritty sticker, and in return, he gave me some candy with an encouraging note. My host then took me to Tempe 11 – Fujiidera. It was a nice small temple just…

  • Hubris

    It was complete hubris thinking with my health that I could do something like this alone. I got to my Pilgrim house after the 10th temple and started looking for accommodations.  I spoke with my wonderful host, and he let me know that I would be walking over 2 whole mountains. Just to get to…

  • Ups and downs literally

    I hit temple 6 Anrakuji, 2 days ago but didn’t take any pictures. So I took the bus up to it again and got a few. I saw an animal there that ducked into the bushes, not sure if it was a minx or ferret. Tried to take a picture, but I was too far…

  • Sleep

    As soon as I get into my lodging and take a shower, I am done. Probably still jetlag and time difference.  14 hours from home to here. I get into the henro house around 5 and take a shower, and I am out like a light by 7 pm and up at 4am, which is…

  • Day 2. I made it harder on myself than I needed to.

    So the day started off well. I went to temples 2-6. And that 6th one was a temple too far. Temple 2 and 3 were a good walk. I did pack too much, and it is taking a toll on my back and legs, but I stop and take a lot of breaks. Temple 4…

  • Onto Shikoku Japan

    I made it to Shikoku early. I was able to navigate the Osaka subway system with relative ease for only having a very basic grasp of the Japanese language.  I made it to a bus station and the bus I needed left 10 minutes after I bought my ticket. The whole process took less time…