October 30th,
I didn't really get a whole lot of
exploring done this past week due to a bunch of work coming up, but I
did make it out for the last jumping lesson of the trainer who is
leaving my barn, and also back out to Shirahama Floral Park for the
lobster fishing over the weekend.
---The Barn---
This Saturday=me riding like crap. And
of course I have to start riding like shit the weekend before the
show. My first lesson was fine, and then my second lesson it was like
no matter how I changed pace, or adjusted my turn at the corner I
couldn't find the spot to the same damn fence. Anyway I was told that
me and this other girl in my lesson are perfect examples...of what
not to do. So that was great. Anyway I figured I couldn't end on a
bad note, plus that one trainer was leaving and I wanted to join his
lesson, so I hung out for an hour and chatted with people in the
lounge while watching lessons and playing on my cellphone, and then
joined the last lesson of the day, which, it turned out, was a double lesson (I can't
believe I did four lessons in one day! That's probably my record so
far). I got to ride a horse that I hadn't ridden before, and he was
actually one of the really expensive ones so that was nice. I was
riding a little better by this time, but it was still pretty
half-assed compared to how I normally go around :/
Afterward I headed off to a Halloween
party where I forewent the costume idea (since I was already an hour
and a half late), as well as the drinking (since I was at the barn
all day I hadn't eaten yet...). But it was really fun, and I met some
new people who live nearby.
---More Lobster Adventures---
Sunday I met up with one of my ALT
friends from when I lived in Asahi, and we went to Shirahama Floral
Park. Since it was the last day, they served us lobster in our miso!
It was a little cloudy outside and drizzled a little so they had the
grill/eating area inside this time. I'm so glad the weather wasn't
sunny though, because the inside of the building was really awesome! It was like a jungle inside with trees and flowers everywhere and
there was even a pool with a water slide! I'm so confused why they
don't do the upkeep on this place more! Outside of the building was a
hot tub, a foot bath, gardens, another pool, and a patio area.
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| Inside the Jungle (Thanks Tiff for the photo :) ) |
It's
so unfortunate that they don't keep the pools cleaned up, because it
would be such a great place to have a cook-out during the summer or
fall. I can only think that maybe the resort across the street has
such great facilities that no one bothers to come use the pool at the
Floral Park? I can't say for sure though. Or maybe they just clean it
up in the spring when most tourists come to see the flower gardens?
Before returning home, we decided we
had to stop in at the Tomiura Biwa Club Roadside Station to get some
Biwa flavored ice cream. Biwa, or
loquat, is a specialty
of the Minamiboso area, and if you haven't tried anything loquat
flavored, you should definitely
check it out. It kind of tastes like a slightly more sour orange,
maybe? But it looks more like an orange colored peach. I got a loquat
juice float with milk flavored soft-serve ice cream, and my friend
ordered loquat soft-serve with fresh fruit on top.
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| Loquat Float |
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| Loquat Soft-Serve |
The float was
refreshing and I wanted more, but at about 500 yen per glass it
wouldn't have been practical. My next goal is to check out their biwa
curry!
I've also been in
search of this one shrine in my area for a while now. I swear I can
only find it whenever I'm not looking for it, or in a hurry to go
somewhere. I tried to find it last weekend too, to no avail. Then
during the week I was on my way somewhere after dark, and I was like,
“My god! There it is! I must take note of what street I'm on!”
Which I then did, however when I came back this past Sunday I
couldn't find it again! How was I able to find it at night but not
during the day?! In any case, this shrine isn't just any ordinary
shrine. It is literally built out of the side of a mountain! I'm sure
it must look spectacular from up there. Thus I will continue on my quest
to locate this place.
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