Got a room for a couple of nights at the Bearmonte Hotel. At the end of the Bus #60 route. 3000 or so feet up Mt Asahidake. They made it clear that dinner would be Hokkaido pork teppanyaki both nights and that there might be people with tattoos using the onsen.
I haven’t decided if I will go to one of the northern islands only accessible by ferry. You know how I feel about boats. The lodging on the islands will help you if you want to climb the island mountain.
They will happily send you on your way with 4 rice balls, ½ a liter of water, and a portable toilet. If I decide to go to the island, I am NOT climbing the mountain, even with a free portable toilet. The mountain is over 5,000 feet. And it’s also an active volcano.
The Twilight Zone
This week I realized that I am an octogenarian. How did that happen?