「ＡＭＡＺＯＮ紅葉ツーリング」その１
- AMAZONと仲間達
- by suna
- 2009/11/09 月 10:22
「ＡＭＡＺＯＮ紅葉ツーリング」が、１１月７日（土）、８日（日）の両日、行われました。１１月７日（土）午前７時半に東北自動車道の佐野ＳＡに集合したのは、ＡＭＡＺＯＮ１２３ＧＴのＡさん（群馬・桐生）とはるばる名古屋から夜を徹して走って来てくれた”赤アマゾン”ことＧさん、そして、１２２ＳのＮさん（神奈川・相模）と、１２３ＧＴが板金中で、仕方なくハイラックス・サーフで参加のＯさんに、私の「・１２２」ＡＭＡＺＯＮの５台。本来は、１２２ＳのＫさん（東京・中野）と、新たに仲間に加わったＣさん（神奈川・鎌倉）の１２２Ｓの合計７台が集まる予定でしたが、そうは簡単に話は進みませんでした。Ｋさんは、感冒性下痢に苦しんでいるそうで、遅れて西那須野塩原ＩＣで合流、Ｃさんは、電気系統のトラブルで、午前３時に鎌倉を出発したものの、八王子の整備工場に寄ることとなり、夕方のホテル合流。ということで、差し当たって、４台のＡＭＡＺＯＮと１台のハイラックス・サーフでスタート。東北自動車道の西那須野塩原ＩＣへと向かいました。西那須野塩原ＩＣから塩原温泉へと向かった「菓茶寮林檎庵」というカフェで小休止。「”りんご”庵」というくらいですからアップルパイを堪能して、体調の優れないＫさんのＡＭＡＺＯＮも合流、この度の「ＡＭＡＺＯＮ紅葉ツーリング」が始まりました。その後、「ゲストハウス ダーナラ」のオーナーＯさんと待ち合わせをして、塩原温泉に置いてあるＯさんのＰＶ４４４とＤｕｅｔを拝見しました。数年前まで実動していたというだけに、旧いＶｏｌｖｏのわりにはコンディションも良さそうで、来年からのレストアと実動復帰に期待が膨らみます。そして、そのガレージから、”山道”を歩いて、渓谷にひっそりと佇む、Ｏさんに言わせると「世界遺産”級”」の蕎麦屋さんへ。確かに、「こんな所」に、今にも崩れ落ちそうな「こんな建物」が、、、と、驚きながらも、紅葉の美しい渓谷で、川のせせらぎをＢＧＭに、お蕎麦とおでん、名物”草だんご”など「秘境の味」を堪能しました。のんびりとくしたくつろぎの後、Ｏさんの先導で向かった、福島県南会津の「ゲストハウス ダーナラ」（http://www.dalarna.jp/guest/about.html）は、萱葺き屋根の古民家を改築したそうで、まるで、ヨーロッパの田舎の街角に来たような錯覚さえ覚える素晴らしいゲストハウスでした。ＡＭＡＺＯＮを並べれば、本当にスウェーデンそのもの、、、。近くの「赤湯温泉」で、赤い鉄分を多量に含んだ”赤い”お湯の気持ち良い露天風呂で山々の美しい紅葉を楽しんで、「ゲストハウス ダーナラ」へ戻ると、トラブルを克服してやって来たＣさんのＡＭＡＺＯＮも到着。早速、古民家そのままの囲炉裏を囲んで、オーナーのＯさん差し入れの会津の地酒でアペリティフ。Ｏさんご自慢の本格的スウェーデン料理の晩餐後も、美味しいワインﾄとともに、ＡＭＡＺＯＮ談義に”酔いしれ”会津の夜は、賑やかに更けていきました。
We started off on a 2 day "Amazon Autumn Foliage Tour" on Saturday 7th. The meeting place was Sano SA on the Tohoku expressway at 7am. 5 Amazons were able to get there - Mr. A with his 123GT from Kiryu Gunma, Mr. G with his red Amazon from Nagoya, and Mr.N with his 122S from Sagami Kanagawa. Mr. O came with this Hilux Surf as his 123GT was not able to leave the shop in time. Mr. K's 122S from Nakano and Mr. C's 122S from Kamakura were also supposed to join, but things never go as planned. Mr. K. had come down with a flu and came later to join us at Shiobara IC while Mr. C suffered from electrical problems and despited leaving Kamakura at 3am, he had to stop by the service shop in Hachioji and was not able to get to the hotel until later in the evening. Anyway, 4 Amazons and 1 Hilux Surf start off towards the Nishinasu Shiobara IC. There was a cafe famous for apples so we stopped by for some apple pie. Mr. K's Amazon was able to catch up with us here. We met up with the owner of Guesthouse Dalarna Mr. O to see his PV444 Duet which he keeps in Shiobara. This PV444 had been in working conditions until a few years ago and was in good condition so we all look forward to have it up and working again after being restored next year. We walked down the mountain path from there to go to a Soba shop which was located in a "hidden spot" at the bottom of a ravine. We were all surprised that they were able to have a soba shop in such a location, but we enjoyed our soba & oden with the autumn leaves surrounding us and the sound of the river running. From there, with Mr O at the lead, we drove out to Minami Aizu Fukushima to Guesthouse Dalarna. It is a renovated old Japanese house, but looks like and old European house. With the Amazons lined up in front, one could fantasize that we were all in Sweden. We went over to the onsen - Akaonsen for a dip with another beautiful scenary of autumn leaves. We found that Mr. C had finally made it to the guest house when we got back and we all got around the hearth for a round of local sake. Then out came a great parade of swedish food with wine. Time past quickly as we ate, drank and talked endlessly about our Amazons.
We started off on a 2 day "Amazon Autumn Foliage Tour" on Saturday 7th. The meeting place was Sano SA on the Tohoku expressway at 7am. 5 Amazons were able to get there - Mr. A with his 123GT from Kiryu Gunma, Mr. G with his red Amazon from Nagoya, and Mr.N with his 122S from Sagami Kanagawa. Mr. O came with this Hilux Surf as his 123GT was not able to leave the shop in time. Mr. K's 122S from Nakano and Mr. C's 122S from Kamakura were also supposed to join, but things never go as planned. Mr. K. had come down with a flu and came later to join us at Shiobara IC while Mr. C suffered from electrical problems and despited leaving Kamakura at 3am, he had to stop by the service shop in Hachioji and was not able to get to the hotel until later in the evening. Anyway, 4 Amazons and 1 Hilux Surf start off towards the Nishinasu Shiobara IC. There was a cafe famous for apples so we stopped by for some apple pie. Mr. K's Amazon was able to catch up with us here. We met up with the owner of Guesthouse Dalarna Mr. O to see his PV444 Duet which he keeps in Shiobara. This PV444 had been in working conditions until a few years ago and was in good condition so we all look forward to have it up and working again after being restored next year. We walked down the mountain path from there to go to a Soba shop which was located in a "hidden spot" at the bottom of a ravine. We were all surprised that they were able to have a soba shop in such a location, but we enjoyed our soba & oden with the autumn leaves surrounding us and the sound of the river running. From there, with Mr O at the lead, we drove out to Minami Aizu Fukushima to Guesthouse Dalarna. It is a renovated old Japanese house, but looks like and old European house. With the Amazons lined up in front, one could fantasize that we were all in Sweden. We went over to the onsen - Akaonsen for a dip with another beautiful scenary of autumn leaves. We found that Mr. C had finally made it to the guest house when we got back and we all got around the hearth for a round of local sake. Then out came a great parade of swedish food with wine. Time past quickly as we ate, drank and talked endlessly about our Amazons.
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