After Temple 17 it was off through the city of Tokushima towards Temple 18. Today the walk wasn't too exciting, mainly due to the fact that I was walking along a very busy highway for the majority of the day. At first the day was overcast and drizzly, and the grey concrete buildings and cars whizzing past me eventually became a blur. I found myself wanting to put on my earphones and listen to music, but felt bad for wanting to do it. "You have to have your mind in the present", I read somewhere. Hence why there is a bell attached to the top of the staff, to snap your mind back to the present.