This morning I woke up with the irresistible urge to hike, so I threw on some old clothes, grabbed my backpack, and went out the door smelly and unshowered. I caught the train at Nishi Futami, and ended up at Suma, several express stops away.
I climbed the base of Suma mountain, and it’s a pretty aggressive start. After I got the top, things flatten out a bit, and then it loops back into town. The whole trip took about an hour and a half, and then I went to the beach in Suma to look around. They’ve packed up all the temporary summer buildings, and now it’s just a beach.
On the train ride home I made funny faces at some kids sitting across from me. The mom looked alarmed at first, but she kind of relaxed after I made no move to attack.
I spoke to my parents on the phone this afternoon, and the evening has been spent lounging around reading Japanese kid’s books and making flashcards. Dinner tonight was a very simple affair, some rice and kimchee with some weird Korean veggies that I picked up at Ito Yokado.
Well, I’m off to bed. Next week is a regular week, no holidays, so I’ll be plenty busy.
