Sept. 28 (Mon) (sunny)

Wake-up (5:30) ... breakfast .next to the Lawson.. (departure 6:50)  ⇒
Hokotate Parking (trailhead) (7:25) trekking departure (8:00)
... Kisakata trailhead ⇒ observatory ⇒ "sainokawara" ⇒ Mihama hut (Choukai Lake) ..

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A break here , and strong winds, return to trailhead.
Trailhead  (12:15 .. departure 12:30)  ⇒We took lunch
  Road Station "Choukai" (Yamagata Prefecture)⇒
Today's inn is  Sekikawa (Niigata Prefecture) clothes (16:05 193km 819km)
　

Sunny　Today, the start of the second day

道の駅象潟・ねむの丘、４F--Hot Springs、２F--Restaurant Behind the Sea of Japan

（5：34）

We are starting to long-sought trekking Chokai.

Vision ... from the middle of the Choukai  Blue Line

（7：19）

 Kisakata trailhead ⇒ observatory ⇒ "sainokawara" ⇒ Mihama hut (Choukai Lake) ..

Strong wind,
Until this time Choukai Lake.

Finally starting to put out the climbers card!

（7：48）

Visible under the eyes in the parking lot, Hokotate hut

At observatory・・ Behind, it fell loosely
"SONA"valley, in time to the "Shiraito Falls"
　

（8：03）

Around here, was cobbled ,stairs of stone, it seems easy to walk but awfully tiring.

（8：41）

Arrival to "SAINOKAWARA"

while looking at red leaf we go on

But Takao is very tired and can't take a picture together.

（9：24）

During a break in a "Sainokawara"  strong winds climbers coming down.

（9：52）

We arrived at Mihama hut and Choukai lake.

But strong wind and Fog has occurred

Is over there the summit?

We can not take a lunch. We go down the mountain

（10：08）

Hitomi is very prudent

（10：36）

She return midstream

She said "Last Sunday I arrived at a top"

（11：44）

We could down safety .I'm very sorry

You can not win in nature

（12：12）

This time , the photo with two persons is very little.
Takao was tired, couldn't use self timer.  Good job !

（16：05 arrive　193ｋｍ　819ｋｍ）

Sept. 29 (Tue) (sunny)

Wake-up (5:30) .. to prepare for departure, I found  Large foreign couple ...
About 30 minutes of international exchange time ...
(6:20 departure) ⇒ Tohoku Expressway Sea of Japan,

 the Hokuriku, Joshinetsu , NaganoExp.way ⇒ ·Breakfast break in Kurosaki SA

(7:20 8:00 departure) ⇒ Obuse ... (10:50)
(Lunch, shopping ... walking ... 12:00 departure) ⇒ Numazu (17:00) (477km 1296km)

to prepare for departure, I found Large foreign couple ...Rush over 「Good　morning！」・・

Australian couple Rogers

After 30 minutes international exchange time, starting toward the Obuse.

（6：07）

Please look, Rogers couple  are very tall, Surprised, they ride very small car
and 6weeks in Japanese "bikkuri"

When we met them, few days arrived to Japan.
They going to drive to north look for red reef.
How do you sleep?, cold okay?   Unbelievable !!

Subsequent the couple is later.

we took breakfast at
Kurosaki SA

（7：45)

Obuse was crowded
 every day
（10：55）
　

This restaurant is very high class, this time is view only.  

we took lunch another restaurant in the center

Chestnuts and rice
very delicious

（11：30）

Next to the stylish home is Youth hostel.

On the way home,

Grandson "Ai" and"shun"s Favorite food apple ,we bought direct sale place,

"Apple will be a tree like this !! "
（12：11）

From Rogers couple mail, Sep11 7：52AM・・・

Now, we are enjoying the Aomori Prefecture. yesterday (10/11) went to Mt. Iwaki,
Brian (husband) had climbed to the summit. It looked good Sea of Japan at the summit.
◎ forest of beech leaves were very beautiful yellow-orange.
◎ We had a delicious big apple and pear. ◎ in Akita, from Takao
I taught it was very nice to go to "Mt.Chokai" were asked.
◎ We will now be directed to the south, and on October 30, this car rental
It must be returned in Narita. ◎ Thank you

==== I think maybe it's such content.  ====

His home in Gold Coast themselves to lend to people .
They are traveling Australia in a large camper it is also four years
.... In'd better work hard we also

This time drive was successfully completed, my car , soon 200,000km.
Journey is wonderful if there is a lot of encounter.

Japanese adage : "itigou itie " Encounter wonderful