After having a nice sleep, we left early to start the day. We drove to a beach near the lake for our final morning bath. It was so nice swimming in this clean water. We had breakfast and started off to a city nearby called Hikone, to visit its famous castle. This I have a photo of.
At the castle, we met a cute Vietnamese girl with her mother. And her mother shared with me a very interesting story about her country, the war, the aftermath of the commuists and how her brother took a small boat across the ocean to America, with no English and no money, only to get a degree in univeristy, a job, and then sponsor his sister and niece to live there. They moved to California in 1994, and now, her daughter, Jenny, likes to spoil her mom every year by traveling to a country of her choice. This year, it is Japan. Nice to meet you guys!
After this nice morning, it was time
to hit the road. We had a long drive to the north-east. We had to travel through some large urban sprawl, and then we made it high into the Japanese Alps, where were are now.
to hit the road. We had a long drive to the north-east. We had to travel through some large urban sprawl, and then we made it high into the Japanese Alps, where were are now.
Our campsite is a small bungalow, and this time we did pay for accomodation, about 1200 yen each. It is comfortable and a very beautiful site surrounded by nature and woods and rivers. There are no people here, though! Nobody! Very quiet, I don't think people like camping in the wet season, only us!
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