A Delightful Early Morning Walk in Susaki

 

On day 19 of my walk along the Shikoku Pilgrimage I left the northern part of Susaki where I had spent a restful night in a business hotel. I slept out a lot on the pilgrimage, stayed in Zenkanyado and Tsuyado when I could, and then every now and then splurged for a room in a hotel.

Susaki was the biggest town I had been in since leaving Kochi City and it was a glorious autumn morning as I headed towards the extra bangai temple of  Daizenji.

The things that strike my eyes and lead me to taking a snap vary wildly, though strong compositions work....

I stopped in at a couple of small shrines as I came into Susaki proper. Susaki now covers quite a wide area but the train station near my hotel last night was Onogo. I passed Oma station before arriving near Susaki Station.

As I started to ascend the slope towards the temple the views of Susaki Bay opened up

As was common on the vast majority of days while walking these pilgrimages I was filled with gratitude for what had passed and excitement at what was to come....

The previous post in this series on the delights to be found between the temples was on the walk from Uranouchi Bay to Susaki.