Cycle Lakes Yamanakako & Kawaguchi

Aaron, our Guide for today and yesterday, picked us up at 0900 with 3 hybrid bikes onboard. Cycling is on!
We headed for the lake closest to Mt Fuji, Lake Yamanakako. En route we stopped at a large flower farm.
The cycling around the lake was very pleasant and not at all demanding (15 km).
We then went for lunch at an Udon noodle restaurant which was very ordinary.
We then cycled the beautiful Lake Kawaguchi (approximately 20 km). When we were a quarter the way round the lake, Aaron gave us the option of turning back. We had no intention of turning back! He then upped the pace which suited us fine.
Apparently he is quite used to people wanting to stop part way through a cycle tour. He said we were fitter than many 20 year olds which was a lovely compliment. If he had taken us up hills the story would have been different!
We had a delightful day and enjoyed all the information Aaron gave us about the district and also about living in Japan as an expat - fascinating insights.
We had some left over food from last night, so off to 7 Eleven for more hot chicken for dinner!
Tomorrow night we will celebrate the last day as tourists in Japan with a meal at a restaurant. Hopefully we will get to the 5th Station of Mount Fuji tomorrow. Since those first photos on arrival here, we haven't sighted Mt Fuji (shrouded in cloud)!Meer informatie