24th DAY: Mt. Fuji

The previous day was a gorgeous sunny day so I figured today would be the same. It was cloudy but they didn’t look so ominous. We didn’t have far to go so we prayed we’d have a clear day so we could get a good photo of Mt. Fuji. About half hour into our trip guess what happened? It’s quite predictable. We stopped to try to wait it out. We had to do some things on the computer anyways. About an hour later, we were good to go. It was clear for the rest of the ride until we got to the mountain. We had to stop again at a supermarket, under a sheltered area and waited some more. Of course Fuji wasn’t visible so all we could do is pray for a clearing in the next 40 hours. Nigel has seen it from the air before and wasn’t nearly as concerned as I was.

We had many campsites around the lake to choose from. We chose the one across the lake so the view would be good if it decided to show itself. By now, it was already night so we’d have to wait. We had a quick drive around the lake and checked out the surroundings. It was cool it wasn’t overly developed, as I thought it would be. It just had small pockets of towns sparsely located. It still had its natural feel. We then went into town for dinner and that was the end of the day. We were going to Fuji Q Highlands the next day, Japan’s biggest rollercoaster amusement park.