Yesterday, the stitch group met for a hiking trip to Nihondaira Yume Terrace. We had a beautiful day for our fun adventure.
This is the start of our hike.
We stopped from time to time to enjoy the view.
Here we can see the tea fields.
Another place we could look down on Shimizu Port and Miho.
Here we are, almost at our destination.
From the balcony of the Terrace building, we could see for miles.
We ate our lunch under this white tent thing.
Under the white tent, we ate our lunches.
Behind us was the Terrace building.
Mt. Fuji above the clouds.
Some of us had ice cream cones, one of us had a beer.
After that, it was time to head down.
We stopped on the way down to check out the Dry Flower Gallery.
What a fun day! Our next get together will be a new stitch project, but we are already planning another hiking trip.
Last week I decided to take a hike to Nihondaira Yume Terrace. I have hiked there twice before, once with a group of adventurous friends right after it opened, and once when I was going to meet Leonore (who blogs at Needle, Pen, and Sword) and friends from Germany, when I got lost. I chose a different route last week so I would not get lost again.
This is what Mt. Fuji looked like when I left home - just a little snow on top and clouds trying to hide it.
Although I knew people were cremated after death here, I never thought about where it was done. Now I know.
It was an uphill walk and I had gorgeous views of Mt. Fuji.
My town has a professional soccer team and I was able to look down on the stadium as I walked.
That blob of clouds on the left is hiding Mt. Fuji. You can see Shimizu Port and Miho Penninsula and Suruga Bay.
It was a long hike, but I did finally get to the top.
Even though I had been there before, I took a look at the signs. I thought it odd that there were only a few people around.
I found out why. Because of the State of Emergency, the Yume Terrace Building and other places were closed until the SOE ended on 9/30.
This looks like a wife taking a picture of the husband, wearing a mask of course.
These signs are at the observation building, that was closed.
When I came before, they had some nice displays, and nice toilets inside.
I could still climb up the steps to the walkway for the view.
After taking in the view all around, it was time to go home. I had a nice long walk that day.
