At a height over 800m, in the middle of night, chances are it is impossible for a disable person sudden appear out of nowhere. As I thought I would have a quiet night, these bikers arrived. They talked loud and laughed loud from 10 to 1. I was not worry as the door was locked from inside, as long as I didn’t make any noise, nobody was aware that I was there. It was like having ninja training in the mountain of Japan.

But it was too cold in a rainy night. My sleeping bag claims that it is suitable above 5 degree, but it couldn’t pass the field test. I had my jacket on, but it was still cold with the wind coming through the door gaps. Eventually I woke up at 4:30.

Using my laptop as the last charging resort, I checked up onsen in Hakone on the internet.

This is Lake Ashi and it was still raining. This didn’t offer me much visibility.

There were two advantages for leaving this early; the first is that it was safer to go downhill with no traffic, even if it was raining. The second was that I could catch up with the discount period of morning onsen, which is from 6 to 9 and costs only 1000 yen.

I had my breakfast in a convenience store next to the lake on my way down. The rain kept pouring harder and harder.

I still couldn’t see Mt.Fuij for my second time in Hakone. First time it is luck, second time it is karma.

The downhill was terrific and I didn’t even bother to take photo. The hairpin turns from video game are less real then this.

Reached onsen at 6:30. My body was soaking wet and I hadn’t bathed for 3 days. What I need was a bath as hot as hell.
Onsen is an amazing thing. I got my feeling of having my legs back. I spent an hour there and it felt like heaven and hell compared to the time I woke up.

View from the onsen.

Kept going downhill and reached Hakoneyumoto. I had been here before so I would just skip it this time.

Going through Odawara and rode along the sea. The rain started getting smaller.

I was preparing to go straight to Kamakura, but when I stopped for the traffic light, I discovered something.

It was Chigasaki, a Japanese festival. Singing, dancing, gold fish scooping, and lot of food to eat.

I had some chicken and Baobing, A kind of shaved ice dessert. It is customary to have ice in a Japanese festival.

Then I did some sea watching again.

There are two roads alone the sea. First is next to the highway and offers not much to see, second is next to the beach but covered with wet sand, which made riding incredibly difficult.

Passing Enoshima and arrived hostel at 1:30. Leaving my bags behind, I went sightseeing and planned to come back early to wash my clothes.

I have been to the Buddha at Kamakura before, so I went to lunch first. To congregate myself I ordered a 1500 yen fish rice, but it wasn’t that good.

Kamakura is an ancient city, but I could only think of the Buddha. After lunch, I followed the tour bus to see where the tourists were off to.

It is like being in Kyoto, and it would not be any less attractive if it is there.

You can see the whole city in its garden.

Inside is the biggest wooden Kannon in Japan, but photograph is not allowed.

There is a small cave full of tiny Kannon which you can buy.

Then I came back to the hostel to do some washing. There is no dryer in hostel but luckily there is a laundry a few streets away.

And there is a supermarket next to it. Just in time for me to buy their discounted dinner.

Finally, I can sleep in a proper bed tonight. I will stay in Kamakura and rest for another day, then off to Tokyo on 18th.