Ehime - Ehime Prefecture (愛媛県) – enlightenment (菩提)

Day 40: High Times

Today was a 40km straight shot from Saijō City to Shikoku-chuo City along the concave top…

I woke extra early at 5.30am today, in order to make a head start on the…

Unlike Kochi Prefecture, the temples in Ehime are far closer together and today we visited four…

We woke this morning to the smell of freshly baked bread which Shin-San, at Hōjōsuigun Youth…

I woke extra early this morning at 5am since I wanted to get as much walking…

After an uneventful night camping in Jōnofuchi Park I woke early, packed and headed to a…

After all the ups and downs of yesterday, I slept like a stone statue last night.…

I had a bit of a scary moment last night. Having fallen asleep in my tent…

After a better night’s sleep than I’ve had in a few days I woke shortly after…

Upon leaving Matsu-ya Business Hotel this morning the sky looked as if it had violent intentions…

It started raining early this morning and didn’t let up for the rest of the day.…

Despite yesterday’s exertions, sleep didn’t come easily last night. I kept fitfully trying to swat imaginary…