Sparkling

May 22 cont...

I went up to my room and on the way I got a can of Premium White Peach Sparkling (didn’t say what) with 5% alcohol out of the vending machine by my room, and congratulated myself on how well that was going to go with the watermelon - strawberrys and champagne – Japanese style!

I wolfed it all down, stripped off then started writing.

Everyone is confused at why I’m having to do Temples 1 to 22 again and I’m having to explain over and over and I’m over it.

Temple 22 will be the real achievement.

Apart from Koya San, it will be the real end of the Pilgrimage and hopefully I’ll reach there tomorrow.

TEXTS…

EL to GLM: I’m OK now. After I blurted 2 you, I figured I was already at T1 & T2 was only 10 mins down the road so I may as well walk that far. Then I put my thumb out 2 hitch & an older, slightly batty but very kind couple picked me up & took me all the way 2 T10! So all is well in E land again. Good news – Chiharu is coming 2 Japan to have her baby so we will catch up 4 a few days… :-)

SMG to EL: You are a graduate coming back now as Master.

EL to SMG: Didn’t feel like it this morning. I felt sluggish, resentful & out of the loop but your words came back to me – I stopped hating it & chose another emotion & here I am – already half way (again)…