Nakashibetsu, July 26th, 2007It was an early morning after yesterdays festivities but we were in the canoe by 6. In all my independent travels, I'd forgotten how nice it is to have a guide sometimes. They know where all the cool spots were along the river. Deer tracks, lobsters and heron, wild watercress, and they know how to steer a canoe! Not to mention I got al my questions answered. All those fields of purple flowers? White potatoes. And all those fields of white flowers? Red potatoes.
I got a late start but it was an easy overcast ride back to my friends in Nakashibetsu. I took my time stopping at anything interesting along the way. Including several temples. I don't quite understand the temples here. Apart from that one festival in Nakshibetsu I've never seen anyone at a temple. Maybe because they are always closed. You would think in two weeks I would have seen more than one that was open.
I also passed a bonsai farm but the elfin trees were guarded by some loud and ferocious looking dogs. So I kept on riding. Back at Yoko, Ayaka and Shigeo's house we had DIY sushi for dinner!
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