Unfortunately, it was rather cloudy and started showering in Ichinoseki in the morning, while we were walking to the station. We headed to the platform for Kesennuma line. As planned, we caught the 9:10 train for Kesennuma. There were quite a few people getting off at Geibikei. My mother quietly said, ‘Where are these people going in the rain?’ I smiled and said, ‘Of course, they are all going to Geibikei – like us, they are getting on the boat along the gorge this morning.’ We bought the tickets and left our big pieces of luggage at the ticketing office. Despite the rain, a large number of crowds came and joined a queue for the boat ride. We ensured to stay together so that we would get on the same boat. As it was raining, a
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