Izu Peninsula and Shin-Tomei Expressway

　　At five o'clock, bright and early, I woke up and immediately I made a beeline to the hot spring to refresh myself who had a little hangover. I thought carefully in the spa about the sightseeing spots in the Izu Peninsula and decided that I'd have to visit the same auberge, and start sightseeing the penisula. After bathing, I took a walk around the auberge, which, I found, stood in a really ideal comfortable area in the peninsula.
　　Today's plan was to drive to Biwako Lake in a breath on the Shin-Tomei Expressway, which was newly built as the bypass of Japan's oldest and busiest Tomei Expressway. That expressway was totally comfortable to drive my car. The rest area was also modernized and handy for tourists.
　　My car has the function of automatically keeping in lanes with a certain distance from the preceding car, which made it easier and safer to drive the car for long hours. I found that if I had three days' off, I could be sightseeing in the Izu Peninsula.

（北海道・東北旅行記　４月２日）

　５時に目が覚めた。そしてすぐに温泉。朝風呂に入りながら考えた。また伊豆半島の観光に来なければいけないなと。そしてそのときはまたこの宿を起点にしようと、、、。食事までの時間、付近を散歩した。この宿はまことに気持ちの良い場所に建っている。
　今日の予定は琵琶湖まで一気に走る。新東名高速道路を走るのは初めてだがナビに任せてのんびりと行こうと思う。そして途中のサービスエリアの充実ぶりにおどろいた。
　車間を保って走る機能が付いており実に安全に、楽に長距離を走ることが出来る。３日連続休暇があれば、伊豆半島の観光が可能だ。