Omine Okugake Day 6: Tamaki Shrine
After a good rest overnight at Gyōsen no Shuku, the end was now in…
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Omine Okugake Day 5: Riding The Dragon
Sunrise flooded the small windows at Jinsen no Shuku as I packed my things…
Omine Okugake Day 4: Alone
At 5.30 am, I managed to pull myself out of my warm sleeping bag…
Omine Okugake Day 3: Mount Misen
After a night of heavy rain, I was pleased to wake up to a…
Tateshina Snow Camp
Back in the winter of 2019, we had our first experience of snow camping…
Ise-ji Day 5: Owase to Kata
It’s worth pointing out that by now we were both exhausted from four continuous…
Shōdoshima Pilgrimage: Day 6
I awoke on Friday morning feeling much better than the evening before and feeling…
Shōdoshima Pilgrimage: Day 4
My body was feeling the effects of the long day before when I awoke…
Shōdoshima Pilgrimage: Day 3
The wind subsided at about 2 am in the morning and then I was…
Yatsugatake Snow Camp
Hiking through snow is always a lot of fun, and for the past few…
NZ Road Trip 2: Mount Cook
On day 2 of our New Zealand South Island road trip, we departed Lake…
NZ Road Trip 1: Lake Tekapo
The bulk of our trip to New Zealand last December was spent driving around…