07-27-09 Walking again.
Posted in Trip North on 10/07/2009 08:19 am by ScottThis morning we said goodbye to the Itoh family, then Mr. Itoh took us to Kamado station, one station away from Mizunami, where we began the next leg of the Nakasendo.
We spent the day walking towards Ena, while rain cloud after rain cloud passed overhead. I guess it was good that the clouds moved faster than we did. It allowed us to get a few breaks between storms.
Other than the rain, there isn’t much to talk about. I think the highlight of the day was the rainbow we saw near our target end point.
It’s been a while since we walked, so we planned out a short day for today. I think we only went about 15km. Originally we were going to go to an area north of Ena, but Risa didn’t want to take a 2km detour, so instead we stayed on the 19 and walked to a big sports park. Since it is raining, there is basically no one here. We are tucked away in the back corner, so we should be able to have a good nights rest without anyone bothering us.
It’s probably going to rain tonight and tomorrow, but I hope the rain lets up on Wednesday when we head into the mountains.