「5日目」Day 5

Cloudy later sun 24℃

This morning we got up even a bit earlier but took some time to dry our washed clothes from last night with the hair dryer.

We left 08:25 at Takasaki Station and had a rice ball to get started. The longer rest yesterday (and hot bath) did my muscles and feet well – I felt super good in the morning. Almost no pain.

今朝はさらに早く起きてみたけど、昨日洗った服はまだ乾いてなくてヘアードライヤーで乾かすのは時間かかりました。
8時半くらいに高崎駅に出発、おにぎりをつまんでから行った。

昨日の休みと暑いお風呂のお陰さんで筋肉も足の痛さはほぼゼロ。元気とやる気満々。

We got to the next town Annaka rather quickly and had lunch before 12:00 – after the first 10 km. This time my husband had issues and tired legs..

安中市に10kmかけて12時前について、すき家でランチ。うちの旦那は今日それほど元気ないw 足が痛いみたい。

Afterwards we pushed through some small deserted villages with a break every 5 or 2 km and reached Yokokawa by 17:15pm.

We finally reached the mountains!!

Unfortunately there is only one Ryokan Hotel which isn’t cheap so today’s spendings are a bit high.
From here we will have a hard journey through/over the mountain tomorrow for the length of 10km to Karuizawa. Hope all goes well!

ランチの後はずっとパッパっと歩いて、人々はほぼ消えた古い町を通って、5か2キロづつに休みました。

そうしてやっと山にきた！
今夜は横川に泊まる。明日は山に入るよー つぎは軽井沢。どれくらい激しいかな？

今日は結局雨降らなくて最高でした。そして痛みは最後の7キロまでほぼなく、体は強くなってる気もする。

I was super happy with my body’s performance today. Almost no pain and tiredness (except the right foot mechanics on the last 7km). My body seems to become more powerful 🙂

Walked distance:
29.8 km
Takasaki to Yokokawa

歩いた距離:
29.8 km
高崎市から横川

Money spent:
Konbini: 580¥
Socks: 400¥
Lunch sukiyaki: 1190¥
Dinner: 1800¥
Hotel: 14000¥
= 18370¥

Thoughts about today:
Good: I’m impressed how painless I could walk today! And it didn’t rain!!
Bad: My sunburn on face, neck and hands hurts so much LOL

Wish us luck for the mountains.
Anji