Day 7: The boat race stadium
In passing conversation a few days back Takanori mentioned "it's the biggest boat racing stadium in Osaka". All I could think to myself was ' There is more than one boat racing stadium in the city ?" I won't try to make like I know the first thing about boat racing, but if a city has built more than one place to do it then in my mind it warrants checking out. Setting out for the day I also took the opportunity to stop in at a Don Quijote store to try and find a small day bag, as hauling my entire hiking pack for day trips is just silly. Thankfully Don Quijote stores sell nearly anything you could want, including small backpacks that back be folded up into themselves for when you want to stuff them in a much larger backpack. Now the only reason for me getting dehydrated while wandering is my own stupidity. But back to the boat races. I arrived early for the days races, so the place still looked mostly closed and I was a little concerned I would...