Ice has melted at Lake Komuke

Temperture has rised up step by step recentry.

I went to Lake Komuke.

Surface ice of water began to melt.

I can see water of lake.

On the way to Lake Komuke,

I found out a old cow house which was no used.

I think it was used 30 years ago at least.

I felt nostalgia.

Today's the Seal Center.

Seal girls were taking a nap.

Cute Seal

I took this picture at Seal Center in Mombetsu.
She become 1 year old soon.
She is so cute !

Swan at Lake SAROMA

I could see swans at Lake SAROMA.

It takes 30 min from Mombetsu by car.

They are resting here.

Becouse they are on the way to travel to northern country far.

A swan flaps its wings.

It looks like dancing.

Almost ice of the lake melted.

There are more than 10 swans.

I think more swans will come here after this.

When I got on my car and started, I saw a walking fox in front of my car.

I got off again and took a picture of fox.

Preparing Catching Hairy Crabs

Early this morning ,  fishermen are working at port.

They are preparing catching hairy crabs.

Red baskets are special tools for hairy crabs.

Fisherman put squid into a can which is center of a basket.

Hairy crabs will close to a basket to eat squid.

Fishermen are loading baskets onto fishing boats.

These boats might go first spring fishing tomorrow.

And they will put baskets in sea.

Maybe they will get first hairy crabs the day after tomorrow.

Special 6 boats are waiting for going fishing first this year.

Preparing for Spring Fishing

Drift ice season has come to the end.

Fishing boats are putting down on the water at port.

Fishermen on the boat are waving to me and I waved back.

There are already some fishing boats.

Fishermen are busy preparing for going fishing.

I think this boat for a scallop.

They might go fishing in next week.

When I was taking pictures,  a bigger fishing boat returned to the port.

A part of Spring Fishing is already starting a few days before.

The port began to liven up !

Garinko-gou photo season

Now, it is the best season to take Garinko-gou's photos.

There are 4 important parts in a picture.

They are Drift-ice, Okhotsk-tower, Blue-sky, and Garinko-gou.

These pictures were taken at stastion for Garink-gou.

Garinko-gou was returening to station.

Thanks to good weather,  a lot of visitor were riding on the boat.

It's capacity is 195 passengers.

Before the boat arrived at port, a man appeared on the boat head.

He throwed green rope to other man who was preparing at port.

Then the boat was fixed and visitors got off.

Let's ride the Ice breaker

Drift ice arrived at the coast line of Mombetsu again.

I rode the ice breaker boat "Garinko-gou" yesterday.

I show you the movie that I took on the boat.

Wave was interesting as attraction by nature.

There is a sales woman voice in the movie too.

You might feel experience of riding the boat ?

Garinko-gou has two drills at head.

They are silver color.

The boat is breaking drift ice by these drills to go.

Drift ice is a mysterious scene.

People say that drift ice in this year fewer than in average year.

Ice of Lake Komuke

I went to Lake Komuke.

It took 20 min by car from my house.

Surface water of lake is freezing.

It looks like drift ice.

I took this at small bridge between lake and sea.

This picture was taken at sea side.

Big waves put many ice objects to sand beach.

They are lake ice or drift ice.