Ayako and I went to Mukawa to see and buy "shishamo" or a kind of smelts.

  It was cloudy and windy, but didn't rain. Ayako said, "Won't you go driving somewhere with me?" "Somewhere?" We decided to go to Mukawa, where "Shishamo Festival" was held. Shishamo is a kind of smelts and very tasty when eaten roasted. It took about an hour to get to Mukawa to the east of Tomakomai. We left home at about 9:00. First, we we drove through the town of Mukawa, and saw the fishing port. There were about 20 little fishing boats moored, but no people were seen but one gentleman with a fishing rod. It was Sunday, so was it a holiday for fishermen?  We went back to the downtown area. There were a lot of people who had come from many parts of other towns and cities. It was difficult to find the room to park my car in the parking lot, so we put our car by a side of the road. We bought flatfish dried ovrnight, and sent some shishamo to Yamashitas in Nagano and Ayako's brother in Tochigi. It took a long time to pay and send them. We returned home a little after noon, and had lunch.