Travel, Hiking and Hita.
Remember last time we made that hiking mistake…and climbed
the wrong mountain? Well, we took revenge.
Early morning on
the way to the top of Mt.
Kuju.
And here we are. No cheating.
Not a bad view…We were lucky that day with 360 clear skies,
very uncommon in Japan’s
summer.
Hey, I can see your house, but where is the sea?
2 Days later we tackled Mt. Kurodake….pfff.
that was hard going! Lots of big rocks and no clear trail. And to make matters
worse, it started to rain and thunder towards the end. Over 10 hours up and down. We just made it back
to camp before dark.
Later people told us: That mountain is good for once and
never again. We fully agree!
Anyway what did we do afterwards?
Of course.
We also made a Pit-stop in Hita.
Right between Mt.
Kuju and Mt. Kurodake Nobuko Kakoh came over with daughter
Shiho, son Keisuke and friend Kenji Murao. We stayed in a place along the river
in Hita, a small hotspring town in Oita
prefecture. The hotel let us use their summer kimono selection and the girls
had a real dress-up party that took hours, because choosing the right one
cannot be done in one minute.
The evening meal was served on a river boat. Part of the
attraction was a show of cormorant fishing. A few boats came by with the birds
swimming alongside or sitting on the bow, all neatly leished up. A basket in
the boat with some small fish showed what should have been their catch, but
this time it was just for show. Some cruelty against animals law has made a
stop to this kind of fishing and the birds are now just kept as pets.
The next day we drove around in this beautiful mountainous
area in central Kyushu, found lots of good
spots, and good food and just enjoyed each other’s company.
Thank you for such a wonderful memory of Kyushu!
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