Early Morning Mt. Fuji across Lake Kawaguchi
Returned home to find that my monitor had committed suicide, presumably because of the unbearable heat. While I'm waiting for a replacement, I'm making due with an ancient 19' monitor that had been banished to the basement.
Summer vacation this year was a two-night trip to the Fujigoko area around Mt. Fuji. Given Tokyo's traffic, I always figured traveling by car would be a nightmare, but with the navigation system it was very easy to get around without worrying about bus and train schedules. We managed to get everywhere we wanted with nary a traffic jam.
The weather in Tokyo had been awful leading into our departure, and I was worried that we might arrive and not be able to see Mt. Fuji. On Monday there was no hint of Mt Fuji behind the heavy, low clouds. Happily, the clouds (but not the haze) cleared up a bit on Tuesday and quite a bit more on Wednesday. We were up at 4:00 a.m. on both days, hoping to get a beautiful sunrise. It was totally overcast on Tuesday morning so we went back to bed, but you could see a ghostly outline on Wednesday morning. We hopped in the car and drove to the other side of Lake Kawaguchi and spent an hour and a half watching the morning develop. It was a lovely, quiet, peaceful way to begin the day.
Early Morning Mt. Fuji across Lake Kawaguchi
Returned home to find that my monitor had committed suicide, presumably because of the unbearable heat. While I'm waiting for a replacement, I'm making due with an ancient 19' monitor that had been banished to the basement.
Summer vacation this year was a two-night trip to the Fujigoko area around Mt. Fuji. Given Tokyo's traffic, I always figured traveling by car would be a nightmare, but with the navigation system it was very easy to get around without worrying about bus and train schedules. We managed to get everywhere we wanted with nary a traffic jam.
The weather in Tokyo had been awful leading into our departure, and I was worried that we might arrive and not be able to see Mt. Fuji. On Monday there was no hint of Mt Fuji behind the heavy, low clouds. Happily, the clouds (but not the haze) cleared up a bit on Tuesday and quite a bit more on Wednesday. We were up at 4:00 a.m. on both days, hoping to get a beautiful sunrise. It was totally overcast on Tuesday morning so we went back to bed, but you could see a ghostly outline on Wednesday morning. We hopped in the car and drove to the other side of Lake Kawaguchi and spent an hour and a half watching the morning develop. It was a lovely, quiet, peaceful way to begin the day.