Temple 82 Negoroji walk
Temple 83 Ichinomiyaji hitch
Miles walked: 10.7 (136 floors)
Stayed at: Kirara Onsen
We left our Minshuku late -- it was 8:00 am after all, and climbed up through the woods to Temple 81. Tiny Siberian irises were in bloom, way in advance of the iris bloom in this area. Remarkably, we also walked through the woods to Temple 82. There we saw the wondrous site of morels growing out of cracks in the pavement on a small road. I understand this is not a normal morel habitat. We also visited a Henro hut with free snacks!
View from trail
Temple 82 had a giant statue of the Ox Demon outside. Apparently this monster was eating villagers a few hundred years ago, and a man whose arrows were blessed at the temple succeeded in taking Ox Demon down. The litttle sketch on the signage is very Where the Wild Things Are, don't you think?
It was Laura's birthday, so I promised a western meal at one of the family restaurants known to be located near our hotel. Hmmmm...we finally found Joyfull, but the menu Was unsatisfactory. The next option was Gusto. I think there were visions of pizza and salad here, but we could. To locate. It turned out that the big sign for Gusto was in katakana! After we had given up and bought cold hamburgers at the 7-11, we found the tiny words Gusto at the side of the restaurant.
No worry, though, the hamburgers were not bad.
It was Laura's birthday, so I promised a western meal at one of the family restaurants known to be located near our hotel. Hmmmm...we finally found Joyfull, but the menu Was unsatisfactory. The next option was Gusto. I think there were visions of pizza and salad here, but we could. To locate. It turned out that the big sign for Gusto was in katakana! After we had given up and bought cold hamburgers at the 7-11, we found the tiny words Gusto at the side of the restaurant.
No worry, though, the hamburgers were not bad.
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