Figured out there was only one bus that would take me to Shiretoko NP. And one hour after I got to the park the only bus back to the hotel would leave. And there was a 40 minute walk that I could take. It almost seemed like too much trouble. Old age does this. At least to me. Things that were easy are suddenly difficult.
But, eat a cheap hotel free breakfast.
Figure out how to pay for the bus ride and get on the bus.
Well the bus ride was great. Agricultural land. Forest. Ocean. Mountains.
The park also has stuffed animals. The Japanese seem to have a thing about taxidermy.
They have a walk. The signs indicate it will that 40 minutes. Okay. I have 60 minutes. And the sign says that this walk is wheelchair accessible. Unlike my last stroll in the park.
Shari isn’t a happening place. Population about 12,000 max. But it has $50 a night hotel rooms. And the one car train stops here. If you decide to visit Shiretoko NP, stay in Utoro. There are more bus options for visiting the park from Utoro.
Tomorrow it’s back on the one car train heading for Kushiro population 175,000. Only five more nights in Hokkaido. Then on to Tokyo. Got 5 nights maybe. Then home. But nobody is promised tomorrow. That’s why I went to the park today for just an hour. Because I know,I won’t make it back this ever again.