En Route to Tokyo

We are slowly being reintroduced to civilization. Last night's stay at the trailer was a halfway point: we were again in sleeping bags on sleeping pads, but we had electricity and a fan to stir the soupy air. We fell asleep to alternating smells of tempura and garbage.

For dinner we scoured the ready-made food section of the grocery store, recently discounted due to the lateness of the day. Tempura on rice and okonomiyaki: we were overjoyed. We ate on a park bench outside the grocery. Meals were out main events of the day. Otherwise we stayed at the JR station using the wifi, popping out every once in a while for a stroll around the sleepy town.

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We're on the train now, headed to Tokyo, which I'm sure will be a shock compared to the calmness and space of Hokkaido.