We woke up to my cell alarm at 8am. Soon after we heard some noises outside. Nigel had a peak through the crack. There were several grounds keepers cutting down branches atop a 15m ladder. They were too busy to realize our scooters were right behind them under the facilities hut. We both got paranoid and packed our bags furiously. We didn’t want to get caught and have 5 guys yelling at us in Japanese. Then Nigel says they saw our scooters and went down to the main building to tell the others. That was our cue. We ran out, packed our bags onto our bikes, got on and rolled down the zig zag pathway downhill. As soon as we got out the front gates, I turned the ignition and sped off scott free.
We stopped at the lakeside park to regain our composure, take a bath and have breakfast. This is one of Nigel’s fears entering these campsites at night when there’s no one there and not paying. Someone catching us and getting the police involved. I don’t believe they would take it that far but it’s a possibility. Thus far, other than the 1st day where we could have gotten away but took too long, we hadn’t paid yet. But by the end of the day, we ended up paying for a bungalow later that night. It was 2520yen ($26). Originally, it was that price just to pitch the tent but after some negotiating, we talked him down from 6300yen. It was just a shelter with nothing in it but a light and a plug, very Japanese! Atleast it was out of the rain and wet ground for another night where we could dry our things from 2 nights before.
The next day, we’re supposed to meet up with Rocky Osaki and possibly David weather dependant. The drive through the mountains along the raging river has been breathtaking so far so I’m sure there’ll be more of that tomorrow. Really looking forward to it!
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