Monday 24th April, 2017

Tsumago to Shizuoka  (245 kms)

Today we drove down from the Kiso valley towards our stop for the night at Shizuoka, on the coast south west of Mount Fuji. 

The only Regularity of the day was quite long, about 20kms with varying speeds from 32kph down to 24kph, narrow roads, some local traffic, heavily treed and lots of corners with mirrors to see oncoming traffic. 

The other two regularities were cancelled, the second due to a blocked road and the third due to it being narrow with roadworks and traffic.

Lunch was a Bento box which was very good.

As we drove along the coast, there were many little shops and stalls selling strawberries. Behind the shops were lots of hothouses where the strawberries were grown. Some of the hothouses were on impossible angles.

Our hotel at Nihondaira has a wonderful panoramic view, looking down over the city and across the bay. On a clear day you can see Mt Fuji, but not today. Mt Fuji is the highest peak in Japan and is a national icon.

Dinner was one of the best to date, or maybe we were all craving some meat and there was roast beef on offer.