07 May 2021, 18:59

Finished Day 22 around 6pm

I did a couple of livestreams on Instagram yesterday. (I downloaded and copied them to Youtube so you don’t have to log in to view them.)

Water pouring into rice fields

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ltEFRpkT9U

Great talking to Eddie a bit on his way to get his kids.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DIq1T_-HNc

APA Hotel Tsubamesanjo Ekimae is really the best I have used this walk in terms of price per ameneties.

Private bath, bed, TV with free VOD including adult content, plus a larger than micro sized toothpaste, and a nice toothbrush with soft bristles. Just 3700 yen. Nice.

Day 22 was

Walk 14km from Mitsuke English Garden to APA Hotel Tsubamesanjo Ekimae

06 May 2021, 17:46

Finished Day 21 in record time

Before I started walking, Jason H described a simple 4 steps to adapting to any stressful situation. I think I am in the last stage now; I have just come to realize walking is my life. Nothing can be done to change it. Just walk walk walk.

I felt quite hot and tired by the end of today. Not a drop of rain in sight, and plenty of sun, so I am glad I put on sunscreen before I started out at 7am. I arrived at the hotel about 2:30pm, so 7.5 hours walking 17.5 kilometers (according to Google Maps)

2021 may 06 day 21 walk map

Walk 15km from 旅館 竹花屋 to Mitsuke English Garden

26 Apr 2021, 15:45

Arrived in Yumotokan Day 11

Yay just arrived in Yumotokan. The host said the onsen is very hot.

Lots of pics on the way here, but first wash feet, contact Jason, maybe have dinner with him.

Oh, maybe I can start them uploading… oh but I want to name the photos.

I can pop them up to cloud and deal with them “later”, hopefully sooner!

Here are the paper maps I used to walk today. Most of them have segments labeled with the number of (left) footsteps I took during each segment.

2021 apr 26 paper maps 01 from midorinomura 2021 apr 26 paper maps 02 to kodaira meat shop 2021 apr 26 paper maps 03 to pocket park 2021 apr 26 paper maps 04 tunnel past pocket park 2021 apr 26 paper maps 05 past meigetsu orchards 2021 apr 26 paper maps 06 to ramen restaurant closed 2021 apr 26 paper maps 07 west past iroha 2021 apr 26 paper maps 08 to yumotokan