Day 8 - Less is more in Mt Fuji

Posted on May 29, 2008
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Today started off nice and slow. A nice change after getting up at 6:30 most days. We ate breakfast and took advantage of the free internet access at K’s House while waiting for the boys to get up.

Harry and Gideon made an appearance around 11:00am and we headed off in the direction of the bus stop. With his power of Japanese, Gideon deduced that the bus was about an hour away so we decided to head to the local Japanese-style family restaurant and get some noodles. Gideon and I decided on duck, Sandy had a vegetarian bowl but Harry was brave and went for wild boar. Yum!We proceeded to 3 of the local caves.

First stop -The Bat-less Bat Cave
As implied by the name, though it was fun to crawl through (and boy, did we have to crawl a lot) there was nary a bat to be seen. At the end however, we did receive a stamp! Batman jokes continued throughout the day.

Gotta love the mandatory hard hat – a necessity for a reason.

Next – The Windless Wind Cave
Once again, there appeared to be no reason for the name other than making it a point of interest. Not a breath of air stirred in the wind cave but it was a fun climb none-the-less. Another stamp for the collection.

Silkworm coccoons found deep inthe wind cave

Finally – The Ice Cave *Now with Ice*
At last a cave that lived up to its name and yet another stamp. Do these count as proof that you saw the place in question? I don’t know who wouldn’t believe you without a stamp but I have my proof just in case. Ironically, one of the cave gift shops is where I bought an inkless pen as a souvenir along with some little Mt Fuji mountains (stuffed) with cheery smiley faces, key chains and other typical touristy stuff.

After yet another day of what seemed like endless walking (in freezing cold weather I might add) we all retired to the hostel for dinner and night in the common room playing Kings and A**holes.

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