Konatsu made many friends dogs while coming here for a walk almost every morning for 10 years. There are many border collies here in Shichirigahama, and I have known many border collies since the time of the predecessor dog Maro.
そのうちの1頭がハウル君。昨日撮影した写真の中から何枚かご紹介します。
One of them is Howl. Here are some of the photos I took yesterday.
.Since Konatsu is a mutt, I don’t know exactly what is mixed, but since the hair growth from the neck to the back of Konatsu is similar to a border, I think that tens of percent of it contains border collie blood. I’m thinking.
時には「シェパードが入っているんじゃないの？」と言われたりもしますどね。。。
Sometimes people say, “Isn’t shepherd’s blood mixed in?”
After returning home, I searched Google for that store and found that it was “Sunrise Shack Inamuragasaki “. It was also found that the first floor seats can be entered with dogs. And around noon, Konatsu and my wife went to this shop together as a thank-you.
平日なのに結構混んでいる。
It’s a weekday but it’s quite crowded.
ワンコOKの1階席はカウンター席だけですが､､､
The first floor seats for dogs are only counter seats, but …
The sea is right in front of the store, so I can imagine that the seats on the second floor will have a pretty good view. I talked with the staff who gave me the service ticket this morning and told me that there are several branches, and that Shirahama in Izu and Hakuba in Shinshu will be open at truck stores during the high season.
こんな感じ。
Like this.
今日はお腹が空いてなかったので、私はココナッツコーヒー、ママはフルーツジャスミンティーだけでした。
We weren’t hungry today, so I only had coconut coffee and my wife was fruit jasmine tea.
お客さんの出入りが多かったから、こなつはちょっと落ち着かなかったかもね。
Konatsu might have been a little restless because there were a lot of customers coming and going.
This morning, I went to Inamuragasaki to walk in a different place once in a while. I parked my car in the parking lot along Route 134 and started walking, but soon realized that I didn’t have a wallet. I can’t get my car out of the parking lot, what should I do?
When I was at a loss and looked around, I saw a small cafe. When I went there, talked about the situation and asked to borrow money, the cafe and the parking lot were affiliated and the shop staff said, “I will give you a parking service ticket.” Was saved! And the shop staff said, “It’s an hour with 3 tickets, so it’s okay if you have 2 tickets” and I got two and to returned to the car and tried to leave.
Then, “What the hell …” The parking lot was charged on an hourly basis, so I needed three tickets. The parking ticket has been inserted and cannot be canceled. At that time, I saw an angler returning to the parking lot, so when I talked about the situation again, he offered me 100 yen, saying “Please use it.” That was a really big help. I was upset so I only have one photo.
There is a continuation of this story, so I will write more later.
Nice villas are lined up around here. It seems that the area of at least 100 tsubo is a condition for sale, but it seems that it still remains, Would you like … ?
そして最後の朝食です。
And the last breakfast.
そこに何か美味しそうなものが並んでますよね？ 匂うんですけど。。。
There are some delicious things lined up there, right? It smells… ..
First of all, Kumoba Pond, a popular spot in Karuizawa during this period. I was hoping that the autumn leaves would be in full bloom,,, Agh! the autumn leaves were over and the leaves have almost fallen.
横の小さな池の方に僅かに紅葉の名残が見られる程度だった。
There was only a slight remnant of autumn leaves in the small pond next to it.
観光客はそれほど多くなかったので、こなつはビビることなく笑顔。
There weren’t many tourists, so Konatsu smiled without being afraid.
その後、碓氷峠の山頂にある蕎麦屋「しげの屋」に行った。
After that, we went to the soba restaurant “Shigenoya” on the summit of Usui Pass.
This shop was on the border of the prefecture, and a red line was drawn on the border. The front legs of Konatsu are located in Gunma prefecture, and the rear legs are located in Nagano prefecture.
店内もこうなっていて話題性は十分ですね。テラス席はワンコOKです。
The inside of the store is like this, and the topicality is enough. Dogs are welcome on the terrace.
Furthermore, the Kumano Shrine opposite the Shigenoya is built so that the center of the stairs is the prefectural border. It’s a power spot that was introduced on TV “The World Unknown To Matsuko”. After a meal, buy a book at Karuizawa Bookstore and spend the afternoon relaxing as a reading time.
It’s dinner time. I thought it would be nice to have too many pictures of the food, so I put them together in one sheet, but the food on that day was also very delicious! What made me happy was that after that, my wife and daughter went out to the bar lounge and had a good time. Of course, with Konatsu.
The reason Konatsu looked happy yesterday was because the whole family was on their way to a trip. This time we will stay at “Regina Resort Mikage Irrigation” in Karuizawa for the first time.
On the way, we had lunch at the roadside station Kanra near Takasaki. Kanra is a sister city of Piedmont, Tuscany, Italy, and you can eat authentic delicious pizza at the roadside station.
この日は暑いくらいの好天で、食後に冷たいデザートが食べたくなり
It was hot and sunny on this day, and we wanted to eat a cold dessert after lunch.
この地方の特産品であるコンニャクを使用した棒アイスです。
This is a Popsicle made from this region’s specialty konjac.
この後一気に軽井沢まで走り、午後3時過ぎにレジーナに到着。
After this, I drove to Karuizawa at once and arrived at Regina Resort after 3:00 pm.
館内は早くもクリスマス仕様になっていました。
The hall is already Christmas-style.
部屋は御影用水に面していてとても快適！
The room faces the irrigation canal and is very comfortable!
部屋からすぐにここに出てこられて散歩も楽ちんです。
It’s easy to get out of the room and take a walk.
これが御影用水、とてもきれいな場所ですね。
This is Mikage Irrigation, a very beautiful place.
こうして夕飯まではのんびりした時間を過ごして､､､
In this way, I spend a relaxing time until dinner.
そしてディナータイムです
And it’s dinner time
本日のメニュー
Today’s menu
オードブル盛り合わせ
Assorted appetizers
かぼちゃのポタージュ
Potage of pumpkin
真鯛のフィロ包み
Red snapper wrapped in thin pie crust
紅玉リンゴのシャーベット、 これ絶品です！
Jonathan apple sorbet, this is excellent!
信州和牛とフォアグラ＆トリュフ 肉は勿論ですが、付合わせの野菜が素晴らしく美味しい！
Shinshu Wagyu beef and foie gras & truffles. Not only the meat, but the accompanying vegetables are wonderfully delicious!
Assorted desserts The food of Regina resort Mikage Irrigation is wonderfully delicious. I’ve been to other restaurants in Regina, the Carlo Group, Tokyu Harvest, and other delicious food facilities, but the food here is by far the best. The first day has just ended, but I think so.
In Gunma until the day before yesterday, the temperature in the morning was about 3℃, so it’s warmer than that, but even in Shichirigahama, it’s about to drop below 10℃ in the morning.
今朝もワンコ達がたくさん集まっていた。
A lot of dogs were gathering this morning.
こなつの向こう側のボーダー3頭はボールを追って全力疾走中、すごいスピードです。
The three Border Collies on the other side of Konatsu are sprinting at full speed, chasing the ball.
こなつは少しずつハウル君のままに慣れてきて、遊ぼうとしている。
Konatsu is getting used to Howl’s mam little by little and is about to play.
ブルーノ君はオヤツが欲しくて私の所に来るようになったよ（笑）
Recently, Bruno came to me to get food . lol
モフちゃん。 こなつと同じく保護犬ですが最近は自信が付いてきて堂々としている。
Moff, like Konatsu, is a rescued dog, but recently she has become more confident and imposing.
アディーちゃん。この子も走ったら速そうな体型している。
Addy also has a figure that seems to be fast if she runs.
I’m grateful that I’m busy with work at this time when the influence of Covid-19 is expanding again, but I came back from work in Gunma yesterday, took a day off today, worked in Tokyo tomorrow, and then went to Gunma for another three days.
I can’t update my blog until tomorrow because I work in Gunma. So, I would like to introduce my favorite one from the videos I have edited so far. This is a video of when I went to play with my dog friends at the foot of Mt. Fuji five years ago. This time is approaching, isn’t it?
It was unexpectedly crowded, thinking that the road was open during the consecutive holidays. This was a downhill in front of the Asahina IC, waiting for 6 traffic lights.
その時のこなつは後部座席で寛いでいる。
At that time, Konatsu was relaxing in the back seat.
横浜公園ICで首都高を降りて、職場まではもうすぐ。
Get off the highway at the Yokohama Park IC, and the office is just around the corner.
はい、着いたよ！
Yes, I’ve just arrived.
別れを惜しむ二人（笑）
Bye bye, Have a good day!
後姿を目で追っている。。。
Konatsu is chasing the back with her eyes.
さあ、家に帰りましょう。横浜スタジアムの横から再び首都高に乗って家に向かう。
Let’s go home. From the side of Yokohama Stadium, take the highway again and head home.
