6thinvertedtoe

6th inverted toe                         So, some final thoughts on this special place and the end of this notebook. I hope there is some kind of meaningful coincidence. Nishikawa-san said that this is as hard as it gets and he seems like a trustworthy bloke. Took a photo of him as he left before 6 this morning but I think it will struggle to capture the bright friendliness of his face. Maybe we will meet again tonight but it had the feeling of a last goodbye as he bestowed many Daishi blessings on me. I feel ready for anything today after the euphoria of last night. I could even stomach the 6th inverted toe blister bursting, as it surely must soon. Perhaps the next downward stretch will do it. But  must first note down to see the henro film “Road 88” – it looks like the kind of  over-earnest young women shouting into the sea kind of overly melodramatic thing I’ve yet to learn to like from the poster but would undoubtedly be interesting. I wonder how much they feature blisters…