Summer Trip 05: Playing in a River
One of the most popular activities in the summer is playing in water.
In rural mountains, people swim in a river instead of the sea.
Aside from swimming, there are other ways of playing which we enjoyed in Nagano prefecture.
One of them is to build a dam with small stones. It’s very simple, but children and adults were keen on building a great dam. If you can stop a flow of water from a water well, you’ll be an architectural engineer.
The other one is to catch rainbow trout with your bare hands in a small river.
(Of course, the fishes were set free by the staff. )
It’s me.
I was surprised that my eldest daughter was able to catch them without any hesitation.
After catching them, the staff fried them and we ate them quickly.
We also enjoyed finding toys in a river and standing under the waterfall.
That’s fun, isn’t it?
Seemed like a lot of fun. Water gives a lot of opportunities in summer, and the fried fish looks so tasty.
Thank you so much. It’s great pleasure to enjoy in the water. The water makes us very cold.
Looks very fun!! The water in the river is some of the clearest and pristine I have seen. Beautiful!!
Thank you. Indeed, it’s so pure and clear.
We were lucky to play in the water.
It is always great fun to be able to play in water.
Definitely. Thank you.
What a great experience you have here..You’ve got stunning scenery captured in its plainness..love it Cocomino..
Many thanks. It was really nice place to enjoy the summer. My daughters looked happy.
What fun!
I think that’s the first photo of you I saw in this blog.
Thank you. Haha, maybe so. I always take a photo but my wife took me this time.
ニジマス、おいしそうですね！
川もとてもきれいです。
アユもいるかもしれません〜
鮎もいたらよかったです。
ニジマスだけでもとても美味しかったですよ。
That water looks so lovely and clear!
Indeed, thank you.
back to my childhood memories too …
I think so. It reminded me old days.
I like the first photo. It is fun to build a dam with stones.
Thank you. It’s an interesting and fun activity.
Your daughter must be fast to catch fish with her bare hands. She must be a natural fisherwoman.
Thanks. My daughter is really glad to hear that because she is mild, actually
That clear water looks very refreshing on a hot day! The fish must taste good from that clear water. Your daughter is talented catching a fish with her bare hands. I used to fish with my mother all the time when I was a kid. She could outfish the men in my family – but she also got a lot of practice honing her skill. We caught many trout together through the years and they were tasty. Your daughters will have many good memories like this to look back on when they grow up.
Thank you so much. Your memory is also nice and my children never forget the memory, I think. It was also new to me.
That looks like fun and, the fish makes my mouth water.
Thanks! The fish was really fresh.
catching fish in your bare hands is something new to me, I thought that was a skill that had died out.
I see. Certainly, there are few people who still catch fish with their bare hands.
Trout! (^0^)
Your daughter is brave. I’ve caught fish with a rod, but I don’t like touching a live fish. It’s too icky and wriggly! ^^
I see. Touching fish is new to us and they move quickly and are icky a bit.
That sounds like a lot of fun to me! Is there anything better than playing in water during summer. That rainbow trout looks really good, too
Thank you. It became one of our memories. The taste was good, indeed.
looks like an enjoyable activity. glad everyone had a blast.
Thanks a lot. We really enjoyed it and would like to visit there again.
Very cool summer camp!
Yes, thank you.
i love, love, love your summer activities.. so much fun!
Thanks much. Glad to hear that. We enjoyed a lot.
Wow. I’ll bet it’s hard to catch a fish with your bare hands!
I thought so but my daughter caught it. It’s really nice.
I want to be there now
Wondeerful photographs. Thank you dear Cocomino, love, nia
Thank you so much. I wish that I invited you. Have a great day.
I always liked to dam up streams with stones and I still do. Maybe I missed my calling as an engineer.
Oh, I didn’t know that you’re an engineer. It’s nice because I’m also an architectural engineer.
No, I’m a teacher, but I think I would have made a good engineer. I like building things.
I see. I hope so. Engineer is an important job.
Fun, fun, fun. To catch the trout and get to cook and eat it…an exciting event!
Sure. It was really fun for us. It’s a great memory for my family.
What a lovely day to spend time with family to catch fish and cook them ^^
Yes, thank you so much. It’s a good memory.
What a great vacation! The fish looks delicious.
And your daughter takes after you, curious and brave.
Thank you. I respect her bravery. I need to get more brave.
What fun!
Your little girl is a brave one – not easy catching trouts with your bare hands.
Thank you. I think so. It was a tough work.
Pure fun! I saw the trout in the water…
Thank you.
There are tons of trouts in a river..
yummy – talk about fresh.
The fish was very delicious than we expected.