I had a damn good sleep last night, and I needed it too, because I had a bit of ground to cover today. Temple 27 was the only temple for today, but I still had roughly 30km of walking.
Temple 27 was perched high up on one of the mountains overlooking the coast. The path up was the same as the path down - nearly 4km of backtracking was going to be involved today, and I wasn't too keen on carrying my pack if it could be avoided. Luckily Misono gave me a hand-drawn map to an old lady's house the night before; somewhere I could leave my pack and collect it later.

I said goodbye to Misono the night before, knowing that I'd be on the road due to my body-clock waking me up before dawn, and the emotionally and physically draining rushing mentality, that I was having a problem shaking off me. I was having problems planning where I was to stay tonight, but Misono told me to stay in a hut that was operated by a man named Hagimori. I had heard from other pilgrims that Hagimori was well known among Japanese henros, and that he is credited for creating the list of free lodging along the Shikoku Pilgrimage. After a phone call to the man himself, Misono gave me strict instructions: When I arrive at Nishibun Station, call his number, and simply say "Nishibun Station". Hagimori would do the rest. Easy.