It's early morning on Aug. 17th in Hakodate city. You can see a hill beyond the sea in the 2nd picture. It's Mt.Hakodate. We tented near the ferry terminal where I got to last night. We were going to camp out almost all the nights during this tour, but the 1st night was on the ferryboat, the 2nd night a free stay in a hotel by courtesy of my friend, 3rd night in my friend's house and the 4th night in a traditional hotel due to a closed, scheduled campground. Consequently the last night was the 1st campout on this tour.
Both of us prepared a new tent for this tour. I was afraid we might catch a cold, but the protection against the chilliness was perfect. I stayed comfortably in my tent. I renewed my tent for first time in ten years, and was surprised how advanced tent technology had become. It has good ventilation and became more convenient and light. Our camp site was just behind the convenience store. The location was the best, because whenever and whatever we needed, we could get anything. I bought mosquito coils, a small bottle of whisky and some snacks. Drinking and talking with a view of many distant lights of squid-fishing vessels and a fresh breeze from the sea was relaxing.
To tell the truth, these pictures were taken by my friend. He makes it a rule to get up 5 o'clock every day. When he shot these snaps, I was sleeping in my tent. When I went out of my tent, he had already broken his camp and was waiting for my packing up. I like to start slowly every morning, but he is an early bird. It was the only hardship during the touring.
(Vocabulary)
mosquito coil 蚊取線香
squid-fishing vessels イカ釣り船
break camp テントをたたむ
(KW: 函館)
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