The near vertical tram up from the railway to the village

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Thought BC had old growth?

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Of all the photos that dont do justice, this is the biggest. This thing is massive, it has 5 golden Buddha's inside. That doorway is about 3-4 times my height.

Well after one or two to many days in Kyoto we decided to burn rubber for the mountains. Our last day based in Kyoto we headed out of town to a beautifully set onsen or hot springs for an afternoon of steaming relaxation. On the return we did a side trip to visit my soon to be school, which actually turns out to be huge and filled with mostly Japanese students, not the small private school I had heard it was. 

Then after a run and a leisurely morning we jumped on the train to Mt. Koya and the neighboring town Koyosan. The train dropped us at the base for the near vertical train pictured above that felt more like an elevator than cable car. Then we spent the last few hours squeezed under one umbrella touring the cities historic temples and shrines. 

I've figure it out. Should the behemoth of a school I am about to attend just happen to disintegrate in worldly act of god, then Im going to put plan B into effect. 

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Plan B is activated upon moms departure and completes somewhere in the next 5-25 years. It starts with an overnight ferry to China, from where I will follow the silk road hitchhiking and peddling my service as a man servant or maybe fan holder.

When I make it as far as India I will pay Steven a visit and have him show me the ways. Then onto France to meet Andy and experience some fine French Cuisine. Then up to Sweden to couch surf with Robin for a bit, and finally, providing no one else establishes themselves abroad I'll head down to the Mediterranean to deck scrub my way across the Atlantic to the Caribbean where I will work the boats until I hit retirement age, or decide there's more to life. Unlikely.