by Ruth McDonald | May 15, 2019 | 2019 Japan Shikoku 88 |
Ruth: There is usually at least one point in every trip where I have to thank my Pocket Earth app for finding me yet another magical alternate route to cycle. This morning, after climbing up to a pass at 720 meters I needed to make a descent that would rejoin...
by Ruth McDonald | May 14, 2019 | 2019 Japan Shikoku 88 |
Gordon: Near the end of a long but beautiful walk / ride we reached Temple 44 yesterday. This means that we have now visited half of the 88 Temples on the pilgrimage. We also passed the halfway mark in the length of our visit to Japan a couple of...
by Ruth McDonald | May 12, 2019 | 2019 Japan Shikoku 88 |
Ruth: It’s not that I don’t like ryokans (traditional Japanese inns), but we have stayed in so many lately that I have been wanting a bit of a change. In addition, we keep passing perfect camping spots. Camping in Japan is quite a treat if you manage to find the right...
by Ruth McDonald | May 8, 2019 | 2019 Japan Shikoku 88 |
Ruth: I can feel that we are getting closer to the edge of the Kochi Prefecture, and with that the end of the period of asceticism and the beginning of enlightenment. Our routes for the past two days have been varied and absolutely beautiful. We have moved from...
by Ruth McDonald | May 6, 2019 | 2019 Japan Shikoku 88 |
Gordon: The Japanese language has incorporated a surprising number of English words. They are generally unrecognizable, however, because Japanese pronunciation splits the consonant combinations with a vowel, adds a vowel at the end, replaces consonants that are...
