柿の浜海水浴場

A Trip To Kakinohama Beach! 

wowowowowwwww 

Ojika is an island overwhelmingly full of beauty- gorgeous flowers, hidden hiking trails and impressive views of other islands far across the sea. But I would have to argue that my absolute favourite spots of beauty are Ojika's selection of picturesque beaches. Kakinohama is one such beach and on a particularly sunny Thursday afternoon we decided to take a group trip and show our new arrival Azusa just how gorgeous it is! Also, our mother hen Alice was leaving the island very soon and was desperate to get a swim in the sea before she left (even if it was still quite breezy). The weather forecast said the day would reach a high of 18 degrees and so after work we grabbed our bikes and headed out... 

小値賀島のきれいところがすごく多くて、美しい花、隠れハイキング・コース、海のかなたにすごい景色のようなきれいさが毎日見える。でも、一番素晴らしい美しいところが小値賀のビーチだと思う。これらの一つは柿の浜ビーチだ。今週、特に温かい日があって、新しいボランティアのあずささんを連れて行こうと決めた。そして、みんなのママのアリスさんがもうすぐ帰るから、その前海で泳がなければならないとアリスに言われた。寒いけどね。。笑。。あの日、天気予報によると摂氏１８度になると言われたから、みんなで自転車に乗って、ビーチへ行った。

Having somehow made it to the beach in one piece (I am not very good on a bike and had a few near-death experiences) we took a quick group picture- ofc- doing our yoga poses by the sea in tribute to our lovely yoga teacher Alice.

私は自転車運転が下手だけど、なんとか無傷で柿の浜に着いた！まずはもちろんグールプ写真をとって、ヨーガを教えたアリス先生のためヨーガポーズした！

as you can see, we are yoga experts... 上手だね〜笑

Although the day felt warm, the thought of swimming in the sea was still a bit daunting (it was only the 3rd of April after all) so without further procrastination, we all stripped off and ran in!

温度がそんなに寒くなかったけど、みんなが海で泳ぐのをちょっと緊張していたー4月3日だから！！でも、ぐずぐずと先延ばしにせずに、服を脱いで、海に走っていた！

It was really really cold! But it was very refreshing and once we started to swim properly our bodies adjusted to the temperature.

すーーーーごく寒かった！！だけど、水の寒さに慣れてきた。

いい気持ち〜

Alice-sensei finally got her swim in the sea! やっとアリスさんが海泳ぎできた！

All five of us got in and managed to have a proper swim; it was lovely, even though at one point we thought we might be getting stung by tiny baby jellyfish. 

みんなが泳いで、本当に楽しかった。あの時クラゲから刺される可能性があったのに。

'Are these jellyfish going to kill us?' 「 猛毒くらげかな〜」

This is the Alice pose. We love the Alice pose almost as much as we love Alice. アリスの一番好きなポーズだ！<3 

So after proving something to ourselves having swum in the sea, we got out and hit the sand for some sunbathing, reading our books and just chilling out. 

寒かったのによく泳いだのを誇りに思って、ビーチに戻って、太陽の暖かさにのんびりしたり、本を読んだりした。

Oh yeah, and people did some yoga on the sand too... 砂の上でヨーガもやった。。

Overall it was a bloomin' gorgeous day, full of sun and happy times... We all left with a very big smile on our faces! 一緒に日光浴をしたり楽しんだりした最高の日だった。

Big smile 1 新しいボランティアのアズサさんが嬉しいね！

Big smile 2 で、もちろん賢一さんもハッピーだった！

Make sure if you're in Ojika that you visit this beautiful beach!! I mean, why wouldn't you?? Just look at it!!!

小値賀に行ったら、このビーチに行かなければならない！！写真を見てわかるだろう！:)

ーAbbie / アビー

How to get to Kakinohama beach from our INN Goen by 2017 in summer.