Where on earth do I start with today? After yesterday’s stress, we had a quiet evening watching the sea, followed by a peaceful night’s sleep, only being disturbed by the wind rattling the windows of the van, as it picked up in the early hours. The morning dawned cloudy, but warm and over breakfast, we … More Day 5 – Rice terraces & spectacular coastline
After arriving at the little beach-side parking spot last night, we settled down to fall asleep to the sound of the sea lapping gently on the sand, doing our best to ignore the blood-curdling howls from the racoon dogs! But we’re still getting over the jet-lag, so drifted happily into a deep sleep, before being … More Day 4 … A morning hike and an afternoon drama
We had such a wonderful day yesterday, walking around the lake and visiting the volcanic site, and of course, we slept well. It was so tempting to spend another night there, walking along the other side of the lake and taking a different cable-car to the Hakone Mototsumiya Shrine, high above the lake. But, we … More Day 3 – A day of Lakes, waterfalls, an Onsen and the sea
The first day ended with us eating sushi and enjoying a late evening walk along the lake-front with the clouds still shrouding the hills. Exhausted, after such a long day of travelling, we fell into a dead sleep by 9pm and didn’t move until just after 5, when we started to hear movement outside. We’re … More Day 2 – Not the quiet day we imagined.
After almost a year of anticipation, all our plans have fallen into place and I am typing this, sitting at the little table, in a campervan, parked by the lakeside at Hakone in Japan. It’s been a whirlwind last couple of days and my brain is so befuddled with jet-lag that I can hardly think … More 6 weeks in Japan starts now
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