Today since Kuniko was off at her school’s sports day event, I took the chance to head for the hills and do some hiking. Since I have a commuter train pass I can take the train as far as Sannomiya for free – so I took the train to Suma and hiked the mountain there.<\/p>\n
It was a beautiful day, and the views were great from the top of the hill. I could see as far as Wakayama, Osaka, Awaji Island and even out to Shikoku. I took some pictures, enjoyed relaxing in the sun, and ate a couple of rice balls at the summit. On the tail end of the loop I cut back into town, and bumped into a large group of older people hiking together. <\/p>\n
Hiking is pretty popular among older people in Japan. I’m not a big fan of the trend here. If you say hiking, people think of meeting at a certain place at a certain time, to hike with a group of people to set checkpoints, getting a card time stamped – it’s like a sporting event or a race. When I hike, I want to go alone or with a very small group of people, go at my own pace, and just enjoy nature.<\/p>\n
Anyway, the trail at the end was clogged with old folks who were talking and having a great time, but I had to figure out a way to pass them. In the end I left the train early and went back into Suma. <\/p>\n
All was not lost, however. I stopped in at a liquor store on the way back. From the outside they had a lot of high end beers lined up in a big refrigerator, and upon further inspection I found a bottle of English cream stout. I bought two and brought them home, and now I’m back relaxing and enjoying the relatively cooler weather.<\/p>\n
Later this evening Kuniko will come home exhausted from her day, so I’m trying to figure out something interesting to make for dinner. Inspiration is bound to arrive any minute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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