Sebs Journey through Life

So today left Tokyo behind and boarded a bus that took me to a place called Kawaguchiko. Not really a big place..........except that it's at the foot of Mt. Fuji!!! Awe-inspiring to say the least. Managed to get into a youth hostel and decided to go  for a walk to see the area. Surrounding the base of the mountain are 5 lakes so had a very nice tea of Tempura Soba overlooking Lake Kawaguchiko. After that went for a walk around the lake, but may have underestimated the size of the lake as by 7ish I hadn't made it halfway round so beat a hasty route back the way I had come. Got back to the hostel as I was up early for climbing Mt. Fuji and met some of my roomates. Capella from Spain, Kevin from France and Ken from Japan. All had been up the mountain the previous days and said it was worth it but give it the whole day, which I had planned. Talked to Ken for awhile, he is a part-time philosophy teacher who is biking round Japan at the moment (told him about you Struan and your Whistler plan, said it sounded awesome). Nothing left but to hit the hay for the big climb tomorrow.