There was a bit of excitement on board ship as we neared the port closest to Mount Fuji Natl. Park., not only from the passengers, but from the crew as well.. It seems that Fuji is a lot of the time shrouded by clouds...but not this day!
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It rose majestically straight ahead.
Our first stop on the excursion bus was Lake Ashi which was formed by the eruption of Fuji (an active volcano), although it has been some three hundred years since it had erupted. You can see Mt. Fuji peaking over the hill in the distance. It stands 12,388 ft (3,776 meters)and is the tallest peak in Japan.
We will thrilled that we would be boarding this ship for a cruise on the lake. Our guide called it a Viking Ship.
Although the crew looked more French to me.
The cruise was just wonderful and the views amazing.
I wasn't the only one enjoying myself.
Exiting the ship we boarded a gondola riding up to a lookout point where there were steam holes from the volcano.The whole area had a pungent sulphur smell.
The locals boil eggs in the steam,the sulphur turning them black and there were people everywhere peeling and eating them. The superstition is: Eat one black egg and you will live three years longer. Eat two and you will live seven years longer. Eat three and you will live until you die.
One of our friends brought one back to the ship...but we couldn't talk anyone into eating it..
Okay folks we are finally nearing the end. Next and last stop Tokyo.
Mount Fuji truly is a breathtaking sight!
ReplyDeleteHow fortunate were you to see Mount Fuji looking so glorious. Yes, I too want to live until I die!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great sight to see the famous mountain so clear.To eat three eggs after each other would make me sick and death at the same moment :)
ReplyDeleteOh la! What a trip. Must have been such a thrill to see Mount Fuji so clearly. I can only imagine what an egg boiled in sulphur water would taste like! I'm a bit sad that we're near the end of the trip Janey ✨
ReplyDeleteDearest Marianne,
ReplyDeleteWow, Mt. Fuji was at its best behavior for you, so happy for you to have seen it at its very best. That sulphur smell we know quite well from the volcano on Central Java where we drove to work. That steam I always referred to as the devil is cooking again...
We were not so lucky with our Gondola ride up the mountain in Banff, Canada but what can you do? You're only there that moment and you make the best of it and take it as it is.
Sending you hugs,
Mariette
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