This morning started early, as we wanted to get to our next stop, as we had planned a bike ride there. The drive took us along the mountainous East coast of the Kii Peninsula, and we felt a little like moles, as the road seemed to spend more tie going through mountains, than between them. … More Day 35 – Cycling and a Shrine to a white fox| Vaucluse Dreamer
It would be fair to say that the Maruyama Rice Terraces were stunning, and last night’s park-up, overlooking the paddy-fields was perhaps our favourite of the trip, so far. And we’ve stayed in some incredible places. We slept, with the sound of the waterwheel, and the baleful cries of the Raccoon Dogs (which we now … More Day 34 – A warm-hearted start to the day & a Demon Pirate King| Vaucluse Dreamer
Last night was wet, very wet and we woke to the sound of rain drumming on the roof of the van, before 6 this morning. It may have been soggy, but we still planned to do the walk we had found that would take us along a short section of the Kumano Kodo Pilgimage Trail, … More Day 32 – Following in ancient footsteps| Vaucluse Dreamer
After such a lovely, but wet day yesterday, we woke today to expect more of the same. But the rain had stopped and there were even a few scraps of blue sky, amongst the grey. But, it felt as if the season had changed on a sixpence. It was chilly in the van, for the … More Day 29 – Along the Skyline| Vaucluse Dreamer
After yesterday’s truly hideous day, we’ve slipped back into wonderfully gentle normality today, and already we have started to forget how we felt, this time yesterday. We were exhausted last night, and once again were in a dead sleep before 9pm, which was just what we needed, waking this morning just before 6, to find … More Day 27 – Back to wonderfully normal| Vaucluse Dreamer
We woke with the sunrise and sat watching the boats potter out of the port, as we had our first coffee of the day, and decided what to do. It was a calm morning, and we had wanted to take a short b…| Vaucluse Dreamer
