Friday, October 25, 2013

Day 38 Sun 13 Oct - Teshikaga Road Station Camp to Kawayu Foot Spa Camp

Today dist : 29.4 km        Total : 1982.3 km
Today Temp : 10 -17 C     Cloudy with a little sunny
Ride time: 2 hr  40 min
Ave speed : 11.0 kmh    Max : 54.0
Ave climb: 4 %  Max: 9 %
Trip alti : 257 m    Max: 740 m
Today spend : 816 yen      Total : 35901 yen

What a lucky day as i met two gentlemen that they recognized me before on the road. First gentleman is Yamada san aged 73 yrs,still looking very fit and strong,he was looking for me after informed by his French wife Fuki when i was trying to book a return Airasia flight ticket home from Tokyo Haneda Airport to Lcct, and had problem as i couldn't receive the security code thru' my phone from Maybank. Yamada san was kind to charge under his card and in return i paid him the fare in cash ( 26300 yen ). Now i have one worry less and i will be home in Nov 27th. Soon after everything done, Yamada san and wife invited me to join them for breakfast in their camper van, where there is a fresh underground water outlet,i took the opportunity to fill up my bottles. We chatted for sometime until 11.30 am before i continued my journey to Mashuko ( Mashu Lake) on route 52. It involves a steady climb of 10 km to an elevation of 740 m where the Mashu Lake is situated below a lookout point. Then it descent to another attraction of Mt Iozan ( Sulfur Hill) just to have a look at the yellowish sulfur bubbling up from underground from close range with a strong smell of sulfur. At Kawayu, i met again the same gentleman who offer me an ice-cream on top of the Seki Pass before,and this time he bought me an energy drink and a bottle of coke.  it was already 3.30 pm and time to look out for place to camp,I saw there is a foot Spa where some locals gathered,and there is a small little shelter to set my tent on.

My AA flight home ticket

Thanks to Yamada-san for the help in booking the ticket

He leads me to this outside underground water

Yamada-san and wife Fuki

Yamada-san aged 73 looks very fit


Route 52 is going round the two lakes 


Mashu Lake

Mashu Lake

Mashu Lake Look out point

Mashu Lake

Mashu Lake

Mashu Lake

Mashu Lake

Mashu Lake

Mashu Lake

Mashu Lake


Mashu Lake

Mashu Lake 3rd look out point

Mashu Lake 3rd look out point

Junction after the downhill from Mahsu Lake


Another attraction in Iozan ( sulfur hill )

Entrance to Iozan

 Iozan ( sulfur hill )

 Iozan ( sulfur hill )

 Iozan ( sulfur hill )

 Iozan ( sulfur hill )

 Iozan ( sulfur hill )


Kawayu free foot spa

Kawayu free foot spa

Kawayu free foot spa

Camped just by the side of the Foot Spd


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