Hey Friends!
Just did a hike up Fuji and wanted to update y'all on it and the wisdom I gained. They are going to be split into highlights and lowlights.
I woke up at 5:30 AM to catch a 6:45 AM bus. Yes, I planned my route ahead to arrive at the bus station early. No, I did not catch the bus so I had to sleep on the floor like a homeless dude for 3 hours waiting for the next bus. Lowlight.
I got to my hotel where the staff told me not to set my phone alarm because it would wake everyone up. Instead they would wake me up at 2:30 AM so I could hike and see the sunset. I woke up at 1:00 AM to a very loud Japanese Man chanting each person's name who requested an earlier 1:00 AM wake up time. I guess this was their idea of not waking everyone up... So I started my very grumpy climb up the rest of Fuji at 1:00 AM. Lowlight.
I put on my glasses for the first time during my two weeks here and saw the stars from Japan for the first time. Easily the best view of the night sky I've ever seen at 3776 metres and every once in a while there were shooting stars. I took a nap at 3 AM under the stars and waited for the sun to greet me. Highlight.
Focusing on the lowlights will make you want to quit and take the easy way out, but around the corner there's always a highlight that is really freaking awesome and keeps you motivated. Fuji reminded me that in life there is always going to be both and you have to appreciate both equally.
Can you remember when you were suffering through a lowlight, but a highlight kept you going?
Just did a hike up Fuji and wanted to update y'all on it and the wisdom I gained. They are going to be split into highlights and lowlights.
I woke up at 5:30 AM to catch a 6:45 AM bus. Yes, I planned my route ahead to arrive at the bus station early. No, I did not catch the bus so I had to sleep on the floor like a homeless dude for 3 hours waiting for the next bus. Lowlight.
I started to get lonely, but a severely drunk Japanese man joined me along the way. We yelled おつかれさまです (Otsu Kare Sama Desu) which means "You can do it!" to everyone we passed by and made a lot of people laugh. Halfway through he bought me a coffee and gave me his walking stick branded with some of the stations along the way. Then he said goodbye and went to sleep. Highlight.
I got to my hotel where the staff told me not to set my phone alarm because it would wake everyone up. Instead they would wake me up at 2:30 AM so I could hike and see the sunset. I woke up at 1:00 AM to a very loud Japanese Man chanting each person's name who requested an earlier 1:00 AM wake up time. I guess this was their idea of not waking everyone up... So I started my very grumpy climb up the rest of Fuji at 1:00 AM. Lowlight.
My 0-Star Hotel that cost me $100 a night :(
It was a cold nap and every piece of clothing counted. Swimming trunks on my head included.
And now many obligatory shots of the sunrise...
Focusing on the lowlights will make you want to quit and take the easy way out, but around the corner there's always a highlight that is really freaking awesome and keeps you motivated. Fuji reminded me that in life there is always going to be both and you have to appreciate both equally.
Seeing this in the elevator at the end of my trip. Highlight
Can you remember when you were suffering through a lowlight, but a highlight kept you going?
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