In the summer, we like to spend our weekends downhilling at Fujimi Panorama . We usually pack up our gear (downhill bikes, camping stuff) on Friday night and then get a very early (5:30 am) start on Saturday morning. It is about a 2.5 hour drive from here to Fujimi, and we like to arrive early and get ready to ride (before it gets too hot).
However, this weekend, because of the late night on Friday, we didn't really have time to prepare, and we didn't even get out of bed until 6:30 on Saturday. After a few cups of coffee, we decided to pack up. By the time we were loaded and on the road it was 9:30 or so.
Though we were heading to Nagano, when we were about half-way there, both of us still feeling a little tired, Brian made a suggestion: If you don't feel like riding, we could just find a good campsite for today, then ride at Fujimi tomorrow.
So, that's what we did - we went to a "campsite" that Brian had scouted on one of his previous excursions, in Yamanashi Prefecture. We did some hiking and lots of relaxing in the sunshine by the river.
Pajero parked at our "campsite"
Brian plays with a yamakagashi (keelback) that he caught in the river.
The river we camped beside. Clean and cool!
Tracy hikes under a perilously perched, very large, rock.
Having not-too-wisely forgotten to replenish our fuel supply for our little gas camping stove, we improvised with charcoal, a metal colander, and an old tin can. Slow, but effective.
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