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<\/a><\/p>\nSo, I sort of have the wi-fi thing figured out but it depends on being near a conbini (convenience store) regularly. There are a lot of them but you can’t always count on being near one in rural areas, like where I am as I write this. However, I wanted to share a few thoughts out of the normal order here while I have a few spare hours today.<\/p>\n
First is I wanted to just say how kind people are in Shikoku toward the o-henro. I write this to you from one such example, a village daishido in Uchiko Town area. A daishido is a small hall where a Buddha is enshrined. This village is kind enough to offer theirs to walking o-henro this giving me a lovely place to rest my feet for no money. Pic below.<\/p>\n
Second, my feet are much better now. It was part of the whole learning process of doing this trip. Part of that was just learning what my rhythms and capabilities were. I came into this thinking 30-40km\/day was a feasible expectation for this trip, even with a pack. 25-30km\/ day has turned out to be the reality. I’ve adjusted and I’m doing much better for it. I think I will be able to walk the rest of this now comfortably.<\/p>\n
Third, I am going to try to catch up with the posts. It not only takes a while to compose a post but it’s also a matter of finding the time too. Most days are 6-9 hours walking then finding food and shelter. In the exhaustion, I don’t always have the energy to catch up as I wish I could.<\/p>\n
And on a similar note, I have been focussing on temples so far because they are not only pretty but also a good structure to this trip. They are really only about 5% of my time here as mostly I walk. The pics I take along the way are more like one-offs and random rocks that may not seem like much on their own. Perhaps when I get caught up, I’ll do something more thematic with pics across multiple days.<\/p>\n
Finally, I know I passed the halfway mile marker a few days ago but I’m also near a few other halfways too. I’m now also over halfway through my days here (50ish) and will hit the halfway temple (44) tomorrow. And on that, I want to say that it feels good. I can do this.<\/p>\n