Saturday, November 3, 2018

Day trip to the Yagen Valley (Part 2) / 下北半島薬研渓谷日帰り旅行 (パート2)

And now it's off to the Yagen Valley to soak in an outdoor bath while taking a look at the autumn foilage.

薬研渓谷とかっぱの湯に入りながら、紅葉を楽しみます。



A map of the area


Heading to the outdoor bath.

露天風呂行きです。


Fufu Kappa no Yu 


The Kappa couple is sitting on the wall between the women's and men's bath.

河童の夫婦は壁の上に座ってます。


A river runs along the side of the bath.

露天風呂から川が眺めます。


That isn't me but I did enjoy this bath while looking at the autumn foilage.

僕が映ってませんが、先まで自分もお風呂に入りながら紅葉を楽しめた。














That's my shadow. You can also see my mother-in-law, her sister and my wife.

私の影です。奥に立ってるのは義理の母、妻と義理の母の妹。










Gotta get in at least one selfie.

一枚の自撮りも入れないっと。


And a two shot with my wife with the autumn foilage in the background.

紅葉をバックにして、妻とのツーショット。




Me photo bombing my mother-in-law and her sister.

義理の母と義理の母の妹の後ろに僕がいる。








My mother-in-law on the bridge.

橋の上にいる義理の母。








You can see the outdoor baths from side of the river.

ここからかっぱの湯の露天風呂が丸見え。




Saimeizawa Bridge






This was a track used by loggers many years ago. My mother-in-law was reminscing about coming here with her husband many years ago.

このトロッコの線路を見た瞬間、義理の母が何年か前、亡くなった旦那とここに来たことを思い出してた。






A forest of Aomori cypress trees.













It was time to head back to Aomori City. 

そろそろ青森市に帰る時間になった。


My wife tried to drive a little faster so I could get a shot of the sun setting below the ocean. We could see it as a large orange ball. Unfortunately, when the road finally followed the ocean, it was too late.

夕日は凄かった。でっかいオレンジの太陽だった。妻がちょっと早めにアクセルを踏みましたが、道が海沿いに着いた時、もう沈んでた。





We stopped at the Yokohama Town roadside station in the hopes of picking up some deep fried scallops. However, they were sold out so I decided to try some smoked scallops instead.

帰り道にまた横浜町の道の駅に寄って、はたて揚げを買いたかったが、もう売り切れでした。代わりにいぶりホタテを買って、食べてみた。




They were nice and crunchy and had a smoky flavor.

コリコリして、燻製した感じのホタテでした。結構美味しい。





We also stopped at [Yusuitei], the shop that is famous for it's tofu donuts. 

やっぱり「湧水定」に寄って、卯の花ドーナッツを買いました。おからから出来てるドーナッツです。


Another thirty minutes before calling it a day.

あと30分くらいで今日の冒険が終了致します。


I hope you enjoyed the trip.

旅は楽しめましたか?

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