This morning's rehearsal didn't even last an hour. A sunny day greeted us and after a few changes of plans, Andrew and I found ourselves on borrowed bikes, headed toward Mt.Rokko once again for a hike above Kobe. We followed the river to Nishinomiyakitaguchi and then the train line to Ashiyagawa where we had read about a hike up to the top of Rokko-san (mountain names are followed by the honorific "san," i.e. Fuji-san, or Mr. Fuji). After biking and hiking our bikes up the mountain, we came upon a cluster of shops and restaurants and locked them to some poles, continuing on foot. We ascended some rocky passes, unsure of where we were, the sun reminding us of our borrowed time, until we decided to sit over Kobe and the bay. We flew down the mountain on our bikes, giving back the tired we had accrued on the way up. Somewhere on the way home it caught up to us again and we barely stayed ahead of it to make coconut rice and panko coated fish for dinner with mochi for dessert. Another yummy day of exploring.
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| a friendly stray cat of Rokkosan |
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| using a chain to help us up the rocks |
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| where we stopped to enjoy the view |
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| waterfall at the beginning of the hike |
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| little restaurants in the woods along the way |
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| yummy! coconut rice, fish, and sauteed onions and mushrooms |
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Andrew is eating one of these red bean seaweed mochi;
so many new tastes in Japan |
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