I arrived at about 11:00 pm, after having terrible luck with the ferries on the way over. I listened to many Buddhist podcasts in the car on the way over, which passed the time nicely. When I arrived, there were still two gentlemen that were there and working on building a "yuti", or small hut, that retreat guests stay in. I had a bit of a hard time locating the place, and even once I found the property, had a hard time finding the main building. It was quite dark and the property is very large (60 acres). Nonetheless, I did find it eventually, and I was taken to my own yuti, where I was to sleep during the retreat. I met another one of the retreat guests that also arrived around the same time as I did as well as one woman that had been staying at the Hermitage for a couple months and meditating.
My hut
