16 Sep Septem15&16th,2013
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Hafa Adai, It’s September 15th we finished our leg in Sapporo.running into the good side of a lot of Enson’s fans and , so far the Journey is…SUPERNATURAL!
First 2days were ridiculously challenging. Even with the rucksacks that we were kindly given and scientifically engineered 40lbs on the shoulders with improper loading plus the absence of critcal fasteners made the first 25 miles absolutely grueling.
The ichizoku in Sapporo has been incredible…fans and friends alike made itt a point tto check on us regularlyy…offering food and water at ttthe best imes possible. Even after walking miles upon miles a day, I think we actually managed to gain some weight. haha! actttually kind of wierd…doing som doing some serious work wittth the walking for sure but, even witth the help of ttthte potttasssium pills, nott swetting nearly as much as i anticipatted.unfortunately tthough…cramping has been a prettttyy serious issue and definitely concerend about my left knee tthat was unjured shorttlyyy before tteh ttrip.
Getting used to sleeping outdoors. been running intto a few other travelers. bikers, hitchikers,motorcyyclistts..otther folks who can appreciate their face int the wind. itts pretyy amazing what type of wisdome you can learn from speaking tto folks have been so far and deep.. Really helps to makes this effort feel more than worth the while.
on ene of tthe first nights we overnighted outtside a streeside rettop , (michi-no-eki), we woke up tto a conversasttion wih a 70 yyyear old man mottorcyycling Norttthern Japan..he had just finished cleaningtthe etire public restroom..when we asked whyhe did that he said since he used tttthe place, its part of his duty ttotake care of it..t wsnt even his job,whatt an incredible actt of duty..he then continued tthe conversattion elling us to enjoy these hard days becasue is in times of comfort–that the soul gets weak. and in times of struggle isthe ttime when we are truly alive…amazing. for the moment–i beg tto differ…bt then again i am ony 38.
Da2 now in Honshu and came across an incredible temple. Found some insane energy there.
We got some incredible help today and oddly enough. Taking the wrong turn escorted us into the right direction. now in the tsunami area–Kuji. Finding shelter for the upcoming typhoon that might hit tonight. Gonna stroll around and feel the vibe.
It’s September 16th: Were in Kuji, an area heavily struck by the tsunami and nature wraths again on Japan as were taking a needed break . in decent shelter from the storm.
-watching the national news now as flooding hits Japan as Kyoto takes the brunt with the heaviest rains ever reported, in Fukushima 30000people are leaving their homes into evacuation centers as water levels rise
Devastating crops in a brutal reminder of water’s destructive capabilities…
some of the areas destroyed by tsunami are flooding again from typhoon. Sadly, . Many of these homes are just rebuilt from the tsunami. Pray for Japan
