Weather: Sunny
The owner of the guest house I stayed at was really helpful. She suggested an itinerary for Sophie (another German woman) and offered to pick her up at a grocery store close to the last temple Sophie would be going to today and bring her back to the guesthouse as well as bring her back to the grocery store the next day.
The owner also offered to have my rucksack brought to the place I’m staying tonight. I agreed and was extremely grateful for her help.
Without my rucksack I was able to walk further than expected. I am staying at a place in front of Temple 33 (Sekkeiji) but I walked to Temple 34 (Tanemaji) today and came back. I’m taking public transport tomorrow morning to the bottom of the mountain of Temple 35 (Kiyotakiji).
Temple 32 (Zenjibuji) also on top of a hill/mountain had a view of the ocean and the farming area. There are a lot of solar farms(?) in Shikoku – areas of land where the only thing on it are solar panels.
There are also a lot of Tsunami evacuation stations especially along the coast of Kochi. Many of there were put up after the earthquake and tsunami of 2011.
Between Temple 32 and 33 there is a small ferry which is free to ride and was a nice change to walking on hard paved roads.
Once on the other side there was a Sake brewery…so I stopped in to have a free sampling of their tipple
After that I went to Temple 33 (Sekkeiji) but forgot to take a picture… I blame the sake.
But I did manage to take a photo of Temple 34 (Tanemaji)…one of the few temples not on a hill/mountain
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