Now hasn't it just been interesting. No matter what time date or place it is always someway interesting.
Things have really been interesting. Blessed!
My time lately has been traveling from Tokyo to Nagoya to Osaka then to Shokoku island and it's remoteness.
I am in a beautiful place right now and couldn't be any happier to be in a bed with new friends and a new chapter of this journey.
But what happened before you ask?
Let me explain.
It all started when I missed my flight to Hokkaido, Japan's second largest island and where all the great seafood and snow is. Travlers luck... you miss a flight.
Oh well.
I then figured it was a sign to travel else where with my friends for new experiences . Me and my travel friend Arianna made our way to Nagoya where we where lucky to have someone host us on couch surfing for 3 nights! Super lucky.
Fazhri was a great guy!
On our first night we got there late and needed to eat so we found the closets yet most tucked away place for a japanese experience we will remember forever.
Let's just say, good food and great locals that knew no English. Yet we still communicated well and enjoyed our night where given free beer and energy that was amazing.
Second night, ha...
We went to the nagoya castle that was 300 yrs old and rebuilt after world war 2 bombings. An amazing castle. We then went out to find friends and we came across locals that weren't japanese and became apart of a ramen blog and made our way through the streets of nagoya were we meet more people.
I was extremely lucky to have a beautiful lady fall in front of my feet which ended in a long night of clubbing drinking and making out after dirty dancing.. stokes.
I then got a beautiful date with here the next night and we shared a amazing time together talking and sharing over beer yukitori.
It was like we knew each other.
She maybe someone I visit or even share an important part in my life.
Who's to say?
The all mighty universe.
We then hoped on a train to osaka past the famous city of kyoto to the big city once again.
Osaka.
Here we had a host that lived in the suburbs. He took us to a local bar before his house. That night we stayed in comfort. The next day we decided not to take the train back as it was busy so instead I spotted a map, this map had shrines and waterfalls on it and I immediately thought.. waterfall!
So with little direction we headed to a waterfall. Down the path we spoke to a local man and he decided to guide us through the street to this amazing site. He had never been there so it was quite new to hin. Sharing the stories and adventure was remarkable.
We relaxed at the fountain until we headed back and meet up with our friends from Tokyo. We had a messy night to say the least. A night to remember with friends.
Beers, food and good company.
Unfortunately the night got to messy and we were going to stay with them in kobe but we lost them so we slept on the streets. .
Yes.....
The streets. It wasn't bad. It was quite eye opening. But we were drunk and tired and nd I remained positive as this was bound to happen at times. I liked it.
The next day I left arianna and went to Shokoku island, a 4 hour bus ride.
Beautiful is a clear understatement for this place.
I am now in a cosy place with food, shelter and new friends.
Today we walked up a mountain not knowing were it would go and saw beautiful pine forests, bamboo forests and waterfalls as well as well shrines as well as mountain crabs...
Yes mountain crabs. We then made our way back unknowingly to meet local people and share in food and beer which our host knew.
We have been treated like kings aswellsndnd it's aswellsndnd thanks to this beautiful country, the people, the power of positive unknowingness and the all mighty universe.
Thank you.
I look forwards to tomorrow and what it may bring.
