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２０２３年８月７日 月曜日の朝は、曇りで時折雨もちらつく涼しめのスタートです。ようやくこちららしい気候になって過ごしやすそうな１日となりそうです。予想最高気温は26度！理想的な避暑地です(^^♪昨日までは都内などとそんなに変わらない（といっても31度程度）日差しと不快感がありましたが、今日明日と一気にクールダウンです。
昨日の続きです。
レンタルバイクの解錠とツーリングの準備を万全に整えいよいよ発車です。時刻は朝の5時30分。
30年近くぶりの原付運転は危なげなく、特におおきな問題もなく快調に走りだしました。
５０ｃｃ原付は３０ｋｍ制限であるので当然スピードは出せませんが、朝の風も心地よく快適なスタートです。246号に出ると結構大型の車両が多くなります。2車線の左側、それも車線の左端を走って後続車が追い抜きやすいように走ります。
相模川を渡り厚木のニトリまで1時間程度でした。原付は3車線以上の交差点で2段階右折なので目当ての交差点に入ると左わきのラーメン店の空きスペースに入り一呼吸おいて信号が変わるのを待ちます。
信号が変わり曲がりたかった3車線の交差点を右折方向へ2段階右折いたしました。前方には大きなトレーラーが停車しており信号待ちです。
信号が変わると県道に入り片側一車線の のどかなツーリングの始まりです。ひたすら北へのんびりと走り続けます。
まだ7時台ということもあり、結構涼しく快適なひととき。
天気も申し分なく目的地の宮ケ瀬ダムの景色が楽しみです。
道は単純で1度左折して上り坂を突き進み1時間も走らないうちにダムが見えてまいりました。学生以来の宮ケ瀬ダムです。当時は車で行ったことはあったと思いますが、バイクで行ったこともあるのかは覚えてません。
ダム周辺のトンネルがいくつかあるのですが、とにかく涼しい！自宅周辺の暑さと異次元で癒されました。
途中道を間違えて下り坂に入ってしまい、バスの切り替え所にあるトイレを借りてからUターンして来た下り坂を上ってダム方面へ戻ることに。
自転車の人たちが結構いてきつい登り坂を下りずに上っているさまはアスリート然としていてただただ敬意でした。
久々の原付運転にもすっかり慣れて快適なツーリングを楽しんでおります。
宮ケ瀬ダムのパーキングにてLINEで今回の経緯を報告しました。突飛な行動に少しびっくりしている様子でした。
8時ぐらいだったのですが、そこそこ人がいて賑わいがありました。ツーリングの人は早起きですね。
写真を撮ったりトイレに行ったり休憩して次の目的地へ。
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Touring to Miyagase②
August 7, 2023 Monday morning is off to a cool start with cloudy skies and the occasional flicker of rain. It will be a pleasant day with the weather finally becoming more like here. The forecast high is 26 degrees Celsius! Yesterday, it was about the same as in Tokyo (about 31 degrees), but today and tomorrow it will cool down quickly.
Here is a continuation of yesterday’s report.
After unlocking the rental bike and getting everything ready for touring, it was time to leave. It was 5:30 in the morning.
The first time in nearly 30 years to drive a moped, the bike ran smoothly, with no major problems.
I kept to the left side of the two lanes, and kept to the left edge of the lane to make it easier for the following cars to pass me.
It took about one hour to cross the Sagami River to Nitori in Atsugi. Mopeds are allowed to make a two-step right turn at intersections with three or more lanes, so when I entered the intersection I wanted to go through, I went into an empty space at a ramen store on the left side, took a breath, and waited for the light to change.
I took a breath and waited for the signal to change and made a two-step right turn in the direction of the right turn I wanted to make at the three-lane intersection. There is a large trailer parked in front of me waiting for the signal.
When the light changed, we entered a prefectural road and started a peaceful one-lane touring. We continued to drive north at a leisurely pace.
It was still 7 o’clock in the morning, so it was quite cool and comfortable.
The weather was perfect and we were looking forward to the view of Miyakase Dam, our destination.
The road is simple, turn left once, and drive uphill for less than an hour until the dam comes into view. It was my first visit to Miyakase Dam since I was a student. I think I had been there by car at that time, but I don’t remember if I had been there by motorcycle.
There are several tunnels around the dam, and it is just cool! It was soothing in a different dimension from the heat around my home.
On the way there, I took a wrong turn and went downhill. After borrowing a restroom at the bus switching station, I had to make a U-turn and go back up the descent I came and back toward the dam.
There were quite a few cyclists, and I was impressed by their athleticism and respect for their ability to keep going up the steep uphill without going down.
I am enjoying touring comfortably and getting used to driving a moped for the first time in a long time.
At the parking lot of Miyakase Dam, I reported the circumstances of this tour on LINE. He seemed a little surprised at my outlandish behavior.
It was around 8:00 a.m., but there were a lot of people there. Tourists are early risers, aren’t they?
We took some photos, went to the restroom, took a break, and headed to our next destination.
Continue with the video⇩.
On the way to Hayatogawa International Trout Fishing Ground, an old woman…
