Mmm...mountains

Tokyo has been our home for the past four days...and we were definitely bummed and tentative about leaving. But, now we are in Kawaguchiko - which is where Mt. Fuji is located...and we both agree its an amazing and welcomed change. When we were in Tokyo, we were in a hotel - just the two of us. This was a great first step into a new country. But, now we are at this awesome hostel called K's House. Its really fun to interact with and meet new people - esepecially other travelers. Also, I have to say - this is the nicest, and cleanest hostel I've ever been to. We got here in late afternoon, went to the grocery store...cooked up a big meal in the hostel's kitchen...and now have been chatting, drinking beers, and playing cards with some of our new friends.

Mainly though - we are just in awe of how absolutely beautiful it is here. We left the bright lights, big city - for a teeny mountain town. Its definitely a striking change - but its also a lot more me (especially since this time of year, i would normally be in Killington anyway!)

We are surrounded on all sides by mountains. The train ride from Tokyo was absolutely awesome... Tucker probably took 100 photos of the mountains before we even got off the train.
The weather isn't the greatest. Its very foggy and cold. And, in fact we are strongly discouraged to climb the mountain at this time of year. However, we are still praying the clouds clear up so we can at least really SEE the mountain. ALL the mountains here are beautiful...but we came to see Mt. Fuji. So, hopefully - we get to do just that.