The seaside was windy and cold but that didn't seem to stop a lone fisherman out on the rocks.
I wonder if he caught anything.
While I enjoyed taking pictures Tetsu went looking for rocks. He likes rocks and when I came back to him he had quite a collection of ones he liked.
"This one looks like it has a cross in it. This one is brown on one side and black on the other. This one is so white and a perfect oval."
"Tetsu... I think that one is a piece of worn down cement."
Nothing like a wife who bursts your dreams.
As we drove by a port we found all these fishing boats tied to the pier and ready for their first fishing expedition of the year. Some sort of ceremony with each boat flying its own flag from a long bamboo pole.
The ceremony is probably today so we didn't see the boats setting sail... It must be a colorful exhibit!
And do you know what this character is supposed to be? We stopped at a factory for a tour, samples, a look at a mini-museum... and a large sales area. This is a spicy cod roe character!!! Yes, cod roe. Like in cod fish eggs. In Japanese, the spicy type is called mentaiko and we were visiting a mentai park... Mentaiko is delicious and can be used in lots of recipes. I'm not sure the character is going to outsell Hello Kitty but we bought mentaiko and I will hone my cooking skills this week.
5 comments:
Gorgeous pics of the ocean...making me miss it. Love the colorful boats!
What a fun trip. Thanks for taking us along. Did you make Tetsu's sweater - the one in the picture of the rocks? I love the colors. We get cod roe in tubes from Norway - what a treat on bread with eggs for breakfast. :)
Oh no, the cats got your fish? Hope there was something to be saved for later. Thanks for the seaside shots--love the bamboo poles with some leaves at the tops.
The white rocks in the photo look like ones I collect here in the UK. Many of mine actually contain small crystals inside. There is a pebble beach with rocks like that near Brighton. When our son was young, we used to go with his friends for the day. They would take their small sledge hammer and break rocks open to see what was inside!
Okay they aren't even semiprecious gems, but they are cool!
Sandy in the UK
You always find the most interesting places to go, and things to see...like the boat flags,and the rocks Tetsu chose..who cares if one is an old piece of cement..giggle;0) Big hugs, Pat in IN
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