Yay for Kamakura

The group trip this Saturday was for Kamakura. We all met bright and early at 8am in front of the Big Box, Takadanobaba. Don distributed 3000 yen to all of us for transportation and lunch. We then headed off. As it turned out, Don did not know how to get us to Kamakura, so he looked to Steve and I for directions. After much debate, we finally got on the right train.

Once we arrived, the group headed for the closest temple, Tsurugaokahachimangu (鶴岡八幡営). The the group started to dissipate as everyone went their own directions. The temple was the same as it was last time, except the renovations were done. I got to see all of it this time. Later in the day we all met at the Daibutsu for a group picture (which I have yet to receive back...) Finally, we all separated again.

My group of Steve, Nikki, Austin, Wallace, and I went to Hasedara temple first. This one in particular is really cool because it is built on the side of one of the mountains. There is a beautiful view of the sea and the city. There are also a few caves that you can walk through with various praying spots along the way.

After the temple we stopped by the beach for a little bit. There were a lot of people trying to surf (both boards and windsurfers.) It was too cold to be doing that if you ask me. The beach was not very beach like. The sand was not "fluffy" and I felt that sitting down on it would be a bad idea.

For the rest of the day, we went hiking up in the mountains. We started off on the Genji trail and proceeded to get ourselves lost. It was a very pretty hike with lots of rough trails. I enjoyed myself greatly.