Today we got our first proper sleep in. We technically got 10 hours of sleep, but somehow it still didn't feel like enough. Once we surfaced we devoured squid sushi we had purchased the day before at the super market (which was amazing by the way), then took a bus to the start of our hike.
The bus took us to Shiratanai Unsui Gorge where we started our hike for the day. Sadly Kaz's ankle had started hurting that morning (GRRRRR) so we had to take it quite slow at first. Fortunately it wasn't much of a problem because we were stuck behind the encumbered and over equipped Japanese tourists anyway. After about an hour of hobbling we were fully embedded in the forest. It was very pretty and tranquil. We had the intention of catching the 1:45pm bus back to the hostel, but one of us, not going to say who, was too slow and so we had to delay and catch the 4pm bus back. It turned out to be a good move anyway though, because it allowed us to walk around some more and enjoy the scenery for a bit longer.
In the evening we went to a restaurant called Shiosai which where I could try the closest thing possible to a Katsudon I could. It was divine. I had mackerel sushimi with the meal and it was phenomenal.
In the evening we met up and chatted with some more backpackers from Europe and Australia. A French guy claimed he was a cook worked in Tokyo for 6 months. He said the working hours were absolutely crazy as cooks and it's not unusual to work 75 hours in a 5 day week. Unbelievable.
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