Shimanto-chō

It's another rainy day and I find myself on the platform at Kochi station to take the train to Sukumo. Several Henro and a cyclists are escaping the rain as well by taking the train to move on to their next destination. It's drab out there, but the foggy mist envelops the hillsides as we ride through them and we skirt a little bit of the coastline. Plenty of small roads and paths that look very cyclable.

It's a 45 minutes walk to the hostel where I am going to base from for 3 days. I can be productive here. It's a solo affair though as the two other guests are Japanese and keep to themselves. We each have our own room.

I make a trip to the local supermarket which is extremely nice and has a wide array of delicious sushi, I can really get used to their food.Read more