Today was my the last day of my journey, and what better way to spend it than with a trip to Mt Fuji. We were extremely lucky with the weather as apparently at this time of the year the mountain is often covered by clouds. Today the sky was so clear and you could see for miles. It also snowed last night, so there was a lovely blanket of white on top of the mountain. It was a pretty breathtaking view!
I was sat next to a guy called John from Colorado on the bus, and ended up just hanging with him all day. He was pretty good chat, although he was a BIG guy. When I asked him what he did for a living and he told me he was a pilot, I was pretty shocked as I've no idea how he manages to fit into a cockpit. He'd literally flown 12 hours to spend like 3 days in Tokyo because he doesn't get much time off. Mental.
I didn't get back from the trip until after 7. By this point the gang had moved to our final location in Tokyo, the Book and Bed hostel. It's a hostel with beds set into bookshelves and is super cool! It's the first time I've stayed in a mixed dorm in a hostel since I was 17, but it's so chilled out and the capsules are really spacious it was such a cool experience and a good way to finish off my time here. It was even better when I arrived to discover that Jen had stolen me the robe from the posh hotel that I loved so much. Best souvenir of the trip!
For my last night we just chilled out at the hostel and grabbed some dinner. These guys are up early to travel to Mt Fuji. My flight isn't until 1740 so I'll check out the hostel area and grab one final yummy Japanese dish before I head to the airport.
I'll round off with one final blog post tomorrow when I'm at the airport. Some final thoughts if you will. I'm not going to lie, I won't miss writing this blog. It's a pain in the backside.
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