For the first time this crazy year, we had a short holiday away from home. We took every precaution and walked to the car hire place, and drove to Izu peninsula to stay in an Airbnb house that we had to ourselves. We even took all our own groceries so we could cook our meals at home! It was wonderful to have a change of scene and breathe some good clean country air…
We went up Mt Omuro, a beautiful green volcanic crater and walked around the rim enjoying the incredible 360 degree views.
I’d always wanted to pick mikan (tangerines) and we found a little farm near the coast where we were the only people and ate so many mikan, tasting all the different kinds. We saw a perfectly camouflaged preying mantis and many chickens!
Of course no trip to Izu is complete without seeing the sea. We walked along the Jogasaki coast and I managed a quick sketch of this suspension bridge in the sunshine.
The sparkling sea and pine trees reminded me of the coast along Big Sur in California…
The weather was perfect and every evening there were fantastic skies. I tried to capture the unbelievable pink of the clouds…
We drove back to Tokyo along the Izu skyline road and saw many views of the always majestic Mt Fuji…
I wonder when we’ll be away to get away again. But for now it’s nice to be home again.