Battling SNAKES!!! The toughest climb of the pilgrimage

[@Dagodewerd]

Waw, this is so special, these temples. Looks like the toughest, but most rewarding day so far! Besides, your shooting & editing show craftmanship. Great video!

[@Walk_with_Efren]

thank you so much. hard days are always special.

[@willhopkins4848]

Thanks Efren. This vlog is beautifully shot and edited. Best stage so far!

[@Walk_with_Efren]

challenging days always make great videos. thank you so much.

[@alanharvey1448]

Fabulous series of Vlogs, enjoying your journey through this amazing country. Thanks.

[@Walk_with_Efren]

Great. I'm so glad you are enjoying them.

[@Max-nu6dx]

I want to do the pilgrimage next year too! I have the time to do it on foot, however I'm thinking about also taking busses in order to cut costs on accomodation. Camping is mostly not allowed and spending 30-40 days in accomodations gets expensive!

[@Walk_with_Efren]

my original plan was to do it in 50 days without skipping any sections but that turned out to be impossible due to the lack of available accommodations in some sections. I started relying on public transportation more and more and it made the whole experience less stressing.

[@Max-nu6dx]

@@Walk_with_Efren that sounds reasonable yeah, I think I will try to do it in 20-30 days to cut costs and make it less stressful

[@comewithusnexttime5082]

Congratulations on being named number one of the top 4 Camino KZbinrs. You deserve it. Job well done.

[@marymerrill1612]

Oh so happy to see this trail again!

[@Walk_with_Efren]

it's a special place

[@alfbaldwin7144]

What an incredible journey! Thank you for sharing this experience with us. Now, about those snakes :)

[@Walk_with_Efren]

thank you! I saw around 26 snakes on the trip so brace yourself lol

[@scotbotvideos]

Seems this pilgrimage clearly agrees with you, Efren. Loving your journey around the island.

[@Walk_with_Efren]

I see myself coming back for more

[@mikefrancis3550]

Efran. Absolutely fantastic. Your commentary, filming are just so good. It was you who inspired me to do the Camino a few years ago. I am so tempted to do the 88T but will reserve judgement till you finish the epic journey. Have I missed what dates you do the trip.

[@Walk_with_Efren]

thank you so much. the dates are on the video's description but I walked the Henro in October - November of 2023

[@joeldavid7462]

What a beautiful day! Hope I can make it to Temple 12 one day.

[@Walk_with_Efren]

you will

[@claudemontes-w5r]

when I was at this very lodging after Temple 12, there were only bunk beds with 4 people in one room. The top bunk does not help when you are the oldest and gets up frequently to use the urinal. A chamber pot and a bottom bunk would have been ideal. This ranked at the very bottom of all the places I stayed throughout all 88 Ts. The foods you show at the table were not available . We got toasted bread and butter a small sausage a boiled egg, some generic tea....

[@Walk_with_Efren]

it seems like they are working to improve the henro experience.

[@Dr_Congo_WoW]

Hey Efren! Glad I'm not the only one who ran into a few snakes on the way up to Temple 12. They're sneaky buggers

[@Walk_with_Efren]

Yes they are. I saw a total of 26

[@nutskul]

We will do the Pilgrim in 3 months. But right now I'm struggling with organizing some ryokan, Minshuku and Shukubo. Do you have any tips since many of them seems to just have a telephone number? Thank you my friend

[@Walk_with_Efren]

Booking accommodations was the biggest pain in the butt on this pilgrimage. For the most part, you can only book by phone and not too many days in advance. The vast majority don't speak English, and from my experience, only a few or a handful won't take foreigners. I relied on my hosts to book ahead for me, and whenever I would find a place on bookings, I would jump on it.

[@diannehoworth7658]

Hi. Efren. Do i have to be a member to continue to watch your videos on you tube on the japan hike on the Shikoku henro

[@Walk_with_Efren]

Hi Dianne. yes, I'm currently building up a buffer for my channel members before I start releasing them to the general audience.

[@lorenzsoderlund4349]

Hi Efren, Excuse my curiosity, how did you manage to keep your food fresh on your camino. Purchasing it the day before consuming it, did you ever get food poisoning? Great videos! Keep up the good work.

[@Walk_with_Efren]

i only kept food overnight in a couple of occasions along the pilgrimage. convince stores are readily available along the trail on most of the island with only a few exceptions. I had no issues with food poisoning or indigestion for that matter.

[@masiphililedlamini7869]

Hi Efren which baggage transfer did you use?

[@Walk_with_Efren]

It's a services offered by the owner of the mindhuku

[@masiphililedlamini7869]

@@Walk_with_Efren ahhh so does every stay offer such?

[@masiphililedlamini7869]

@@Walk_with_Efren Does Sagawa Exp or Yamato offer this service?

[@Walk_with_Efren]

This was the only place u came across that offered the service. There aren't many henros walking at the moment to justify a company. I heard some use a service, but it takes a few days for the luggage to be delivered, and in the meantime, they would walk with a daypack.

[@official_ankit_rajputs]

🙏

[@antoniocavalcante8851]

Só espero que você como batizado, não deixe a luz de sua fé cristã 😅

[@Walk_with_Efren]

I am not a religious person. Budism, Christianity, Islam, Hindu, Yoruba, it's all the same.