Day 51 – Completion Day
It was a strange evening ceremony in Temple 6 last night. But first we enjoyed another inadequate dinner made upContinue Reading
Category: 2019
Shikoku
Day 50 – All the way back to Temple 6
Sorry for losing your comments yesterday. Something got switched off by mistake. This is a very weird feeling, reaching TempleContinue Reading
by Tim
31 Oct 2019
Day 49 – Two fond farewells at Temple 88
A spectacular walk today. It began at the nearest Lawson store to the Nagao-ji inn which was very good. SilvieContinue Reading
Day 48 – So, to Temples 84, 85, 86 and 87
Today there were mini mountains with steep trails and urban highways with nothing of note. I told Blanca that myContinue Reading
Day 47 – A day in Ritsurin Garden
What a relief to set off this morning and to close the door forever on that awful Momo-ya ryokan. OneContinue Reading
Day 46 – A lovely walk to a terrible inn
As you might have gathered by now, choosing accommodation on this pilgrimage is a lottery with mostly winning tickets butContinue Reading
Day 45 – Persimmon Cheesecake おいしいです
The day opened with a 6am morning service in Temple 75. The few benches were already occupied by the busContinue Reading
Day 44 – Temples galore
It was like arriving home, turning the corner and seeing Temple 75. I came here four years ago only toContinue Reading
Day 43 – Temple 66 On Top of Shikoku
As I opened the door this morning there was an enormous flash of lightning followed by a loud crash ofContinue Reading
Day 42 – Blanca and Nobody san
I set off for the mountains this morning with a packed lunch, my pilgrim staff and Blanca. She is aContinue Reading
