We've missed the originally planned bus, first bus that leaves Shinjuku Stn at 7.10am directs to Mt Fuji Kawaguchiko Stn, totally sold out! That leaves us one final option-take local train ... Trains ... Multiple if train changing to reach our destination. This also means we have to leave hotel before 5am = 4am! (our time) waking at 3am!
Yay... We only managed to run and step onto the 1st change train sharp at 5.35 am local time. Next comes our nightmare. We are lost! We we're suppose to only change 2 more time before we take a 50min tram to Kawaguchiko Stn. A wrong time direction, wrong interchange station and a wrong info given by the Mrt attendance made us late! So late.
We finally reach Kawaguchiko Stn at 8.55 am (our time-which also meant we were good 1 hour late!) however we had help from the lady from information centre, calls directly to our tour guide, a lovely Japanese lady. Told us to wait for15-20 min while they (yup everyone in the bus) comes back to pick us up from Kawaguchiko Stn so we can continue to join up the tour. While we were waiting, 2 Malaysian (lost, blur sotong like us) ladies join us.
It was a fantastic tour. 1St stop was Mt Fuji itself. Standing tall, naked for us today. We are so lucky! There wasn't any cloud for it to hide so we had our sweet time taking photo with it. Bear with the cold...COLD weather that is. The highest temp there is not higher than 7°c... I was freezing! Running out of time before we can fully submerged to the breath taking view, like little ducklings, off we go to next destination, the garden of Mt Fuji-another hidden Jem to have Mt Fuji photo taken. Price to pay- has to hike up a step rocky path and few flights of stairs....it was well worth it for the Breath... Life taking view.
Time to break for lunch. A simple lunch from the station cafe. Too tired to walk around. Conserve some energy for 2nd part of our tour.
The Wind Cave with a good 30 min walk in Mt Fuji 800 years old jungle, the lakes, and finally the Ice Cave. Every stop was killing! The view it is.
Good story doesn't ends after we say good byes to out driver and tour guide. We planned to buy the 6pm bus bound for Tokyo Stn. I have a glinche that there will be limited seats if available. I basically run over to the ticketing counter after saying byes with our lovely tour guide. Lucky me and devil me... I took the last 2 tickets available. Leaving other couples taking 8pm bus back downtown.
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