[Car Camping]Beating Japan’s Scorching Summer. Cool Van Life with AC in Our Camper | niigata no.2
If you turn on the subtitles, the text will appear here. Niigata Trip #2 Morning of the 3rd day Good morning! ! It’s 7:47 now. The room temperature is 22.6℃ and the humidity is 71%, which is high. I slept with the air conditioner on full blast at night… It’s cold. I had the air conditioner on, but maybe the humidity is high because it was raining? Good morning! Hmm? ! Is it sunny today? ? It’s nice weather, so it might be sunny♪ It’s sunny and it’s nice, so I’ll get ready soon! Papa is still sleeping. Hey, sleepyhead, wake up! Wake up! U-chan has been eating bananas since morning. I don’t have breakfast… (I forgot to buy it) I’m planning to go to Teradomari in the morning, so I’ll buy something on the way or check if I can eat it at Teradomari. Papa and the others should eat a small piece of bread too? ? U-chan will leave some, so you can eat what’s left at that time! U-chan, where are we going today? ? Today we’re going to the aquarium♪ Let’s go again! Where are we going today? Marine World!! Ah, what a shame! It was “Marinepia” and the sky is pretty beautiful! Doesn’t it look like a ghost praying for no rain at a haunted spot? U-chan, I think that looks like a ghost photo.You have some Baumkuchen, why don’t you try some? It’s only at times like this that I’m shunshin.I bought this Baumkuchen matcha from “Uonuma no Sato” yesterday! It’s green!Does it taste like matcha?Isn’t it bitter? Can I have just one bite for mama too! One bite?Yes!It would be a waste (so small) U-chan, how many should you eat? Okay, two! U-chan, you’ve got so many.That ‘s how it is with U-chan.This one is papa, and the rest of the big ones are U-chan.I feel the differenceIt ‘s sunny here.I didn’t think it would be sunny.I thought it would continue to rain a little…But it’s sunny, even though there’s a lot of information about rain from the north to the south! If you’re going to a tourist spot outside, it has to be sunny to walk! In my house, I check the weather first. I’m looking for places where it’s sunny or where it’s not likely to rain that week. I just left Yahiko RV Park. It was the first day and there was a lot of trash, so I’m glad I was able to throw it all away. As for electricity, it’s sunny today and the temperature has been rising quite a bit since the morning. Since I was at an RV park, I was glad that I could use the air conditioner while charging without worrying about electricity. Thanks to the air conditioner, it’s comfortable . Now I’m going to Ameyoko Fish in Teradomari. When I went there in the past, it was in the evening and there wasn’t much there. This time, I’m going to get revenge early . If you are going to Teradomari, I think it’s good that Yahiko RV Park is close. Yesterday’s road station was here too, so it’s really close! First, I’ll go to Teradomari, get some ingredients, and if I have lunch, I’ll eat it, and then I’ll go to the aquarium. Arrived at Teradomari. The shops are open, and there are quite a few people there? It ‘s not as crowded as I thought , I’m surprised! I just found out that this is the main store where Kakugami Gyoryu is located. I’ll walk around the market street . Oh, scallops are good. I’ll look inside? ? I got some small clams, and sashimi would be good too . Butter-grilled scallops! I was lured by the smell and ordered. I got some lunch and sashimi too. I went to a knife shop along the street and bought a knife for my camper van. I ‘m moving on from the 100 yen knives . I’ll use them in the car, so I’ve got a cover. It’s hot, so I went home early . I bought some lunch, so I’ll eat it. It’s hot, so I turned on the air conditioner! It’s running on an inverter. For lunch, I went to the main store of “Kakujo Gyoryu”, which I always go to . There I bought a four-color bowl, sushi, and a medium-fatty tuna bowl . After that, I bought butter-grilled scallops and whelks that are sold outside. Let’s eat! It’s already over 30 degrees outside… (I’ll get some sea urchin while I can) What’s yours is mine (Giant from Doraemon) Everyone is so free Air conditioners are really comfortable. It’s nice to be able to use the air conditioner at times like this. At night, if you look for a place, you can find a cool place, but it’s impossible during the day. Butter-grilled scallops! Everything was delicious . Before, I couldn’t eat shellfish at all, but now I can eat a lot. I went to Teradomari. It’s just 11:30, so I guess it will start to get crowded from now on? When we went, it was just starting to get crowded, and there weren’t many people. I just bought some quickly and went back to the car…but the weather was pretty good, it was hot, over 30 degrees, and there were a lot of people, so it seemed like I wouldn’t be able to eat in the shade, so I decided to go back to the car, turn on the air conditioner, and eat in the car. It’s really convenient at times like this. From here, I’d like to head towards the Marinepia Nihonkai aquarium. It will take about an hour from here, and I’m scheduled to arrive around noon. This side…I don’t think I could see much of the sea, but I wonder if I could see it? Is the sea from here? It’s so peaceful!! It’s peaceful, but the road is bad!! It was bumpy and things fell off behind us!!! (Disaster) Whoaaaah, there are quite a few of us! It’s full… We managed to park safelyThis time we were able to park as a special large vehicle. There were spaces available for regular vehicles, but campers were guided to large vehicles. There were spaces available, but it was really just the right amountMarinepia Sea of JapanWhat is this big thing! This one is restingAh , this long one at the topIs it the one in Animal Crossing? ? Oarfish! You can definitely catch oneLook! It has teeth like a humanFish are mysteriousWater is bigIt’s bigIt ‘s not surprisingly bigWhat is this, super cute! Apparently this is a baby♪ It’s too big! I found my beloved Chin-san! Maybe it’s the same color as that doll? ? Moray eel! There’s a moray eel ! Isn’t it fat? ? Went to the dolphin showGot some nostalgic shaved iceIt has all the flavors in it, so I can’t eat it allWhat was it? It was shaved ice syrup after all? ! I couldn’t resist buying this, apparently it’s the sound of a dolphin! Finally, I said hello to my friend , and for some reason it was resonating with me. I’ve just been to Marine Pia. It’s been a while and I enjoyed it . As expected, it was the first day of a three-day weekend, so I think there were a lot of people. About 30 minutes from here is “Niigata Senbei Kingdom”, a factory that makes senbei rice crackers popular, I think? It’s nearby, so I’m going to head there now! After that… I haven’t decided what I’m planning for tomorrow yet, so I might go back to Yahiko. For now, I’ll go to Senbei Kingdom to get some fuel and do some shopping, and decide where to go in the meantime. Arrived at Niigata Senbei Kingdom Let’s go to the experience center too! Experience senbei-yaki! U-chan will do it with papa! Apparently after baking, the U-Channel penguins draw pictures ! It’s baking nicely. Finished! It was so hot! The heat source was close, wasn’t it? What did U-chan draw? A princess? ? Mama’s is a U-channel penguin, too . The original is complete . I just made it to Niigata Senbei Kingdom! I made it just in time for the experience, and we also tried making senbei. My face was so hot it was crazy . It’s good because you don’t get to experience things like that very often! Surprisingly, U-chan likes experiences, and I’m glad she enjoyed it. Now, there’s a Beisia nearby, so we’re going shopping! We went shopping! We’re going to move again, and this time we’re heading towards the hot springs. As for the hot springs, they’re 22km away from here, so they’re a bit far away. I think we’ll get there in about 30 minutes, so we’ll head there slowly. Do we turn here? The parking lot is pretty big! We’ve arrived at the hot springs! I guess it’s “kasui”, as expected. I wonder how delicious the cup after the bath was today ? It was as delicious as usual. Before leaving , I’ll let the rice soak for a bit before leaving. I actually wanted to do it before going into the hot spring, but I forgot . I need to put it somewhere that doesn’t move much! I can just leave it there! In the sink. Or maybe mom has it all the time. It’s weird. Rice is ready. I went to a day trip hot spring called Hanamizu! It’s kind of interesting! There is a Kannon statue, and the facility is a Western-style building. Something like a locomotive passed by! I heard a pop-po, so I hurriedly looked outside and saw it running ! Is it rare? It was waving! I wonder if it passes by sometimes? ? Arrived at the destination. Today I’m running the rice cooker with a small portable power source! The small portable power source is also at work today. As for the air conditioner, it’s unusually running it with a sub-battery. It’s almost full at 97%, so I’ll do my best with the sub-battery for now! Then, before going to bed, I’ll switch to a large portable power source. Today, I’ll use a different connection method than usual to run only the air conditioner with the portable power source. I don’t want to charge the car, but I’m going to put all my energy into the air conditioner. Prepare the table before dinner This is a knife for the car that I bought at a knife shop in the morning! I finally bought a knife . I heard that this knife is not for kitchen knives . I checked the safety and got a big one that can be closed. Safety is important so that it cannot be easily taken out. The knife size is also small. I said that a small one is better, and they said this is easy to use. It says knife shop. I wonder if it will be okay to do this and double lock it . If it is in this state, it will not come out. Hurry and make dinner! Come out, clams!! (It’s clams) It’s a full house, there is no shortage of food. It’s a huge amount . Speaking of which, I think I fried food the first time I slept in the car after this car was delivered . When I delivered Snorlax (my previous car), I think I did yakiniku right from the start. Von-chan (current car), he should have had 4 years of experience… I’m going to start with fried food. It’s the first time I slept in the car with a new car. Von-chan had the skills! Snorlax had no skills. What kind of skills is that? It says Kashiwazaki City, Niigata Prefecture. What will you read? I’ll use it lavishly to make sake steamed dishes and other things, I’m planning to make a small hotpot I’ve also packed the shelf under the bed with hotpot ingredients This is great, isn’t it I bought it just to make hotpot! Uniflame bonfire hotpot What are you doing? You’re saying “Hmmph”, but U-chan, what’s wrong? Are you bored? Do you want to draw? It looks like the rice will be cooked soon! It’s starting to get fluffy. I have to give U-chan my iPad… Ouch!! That’s right, if you put it out too much, it will bump into you Papa is working really hard… (I want to say I’m tired) Mama is working harder, isn’t she!! As expected of U-chan Orange trivet! (Purchased in Mie) I want to use it for camping, but recently when camping, I haven’t had a chance because I bought a stainless steel table . There are some steamed clams that haven’t opened. They all opened! They smell so good! Finally, finish with soy sauce Sprinkle with green onions and it’s done Keep warm once until you eat The rice is cooked ♪ Next is dandan! Ah, what! It’s on a different level from a 100 yen knife. It’s like heaven and earth. The sharpness is outstanding. It’s so easy to cut! It’s completely different . I think this small one cost about 7,000 yen. But I can see that it’s worth the price. It ‘s so impressive . I’ll let it dry out a bit! I don’t want it to rust, so it’s not funny if it rusts. What ice cream did U-chan buy? The same one as papa’s! It’s chocolate. What’s papa’s? Chocolate mint!! Ah, is something frozen? Is it just me or does it feel like there’s some crunch in it? The plate I use to grill the marinated mackerel is stainless steel, and I also put an iron trivet underneath. I like grilled marinated mackerel. Do you like grilled marinated mackerel? Or do you like marinated mackerel as it is? Please let me know in the comments! Today’s meal is ready. The rice is also Niigata Koshihikari rice, which I bought at a roadside station! I’ll use it up today. The marinated mackerel I just grilled and the one in the back is medium fatty tuna and flounder sashimi. I bought them at Kakugami Gyoryu Teradomari Main Branch! I also bought marinated mackerel. Small clams steamed in sake that I bought at Teradomari! The sake I used for it is also from Niigata. This is tantan nabe! All of these are from Beisia. Thank you, Beisia! I’m going to eat this today! Today I’m serving Echigo beer and another bottle of sake that I bought yesterday at Uonuma no Sato! If I drink a lot of beer I get fat, so we’ll have one can for two people. Thank you for your hard work today! What is this? Marinated mackerel!! Chime chaba? A little salty! I ‘m eating quite a lot today. Every time I go shopping because I feel like there’s not much to eat, but there’s quite a lot. Does everyone know Beisia? There are quite a lot of them in northern Kanto, but I don’t see them much elsewhere, do you? There aren’t any in my hometown, are there? Do you have a “Beisia” where you live? Clams!! What do you think? It’s obviously delicious ! This is steamed clams with plenty of spring onions! U-chan says she doesn’t like shellfish. We’ve only recently been able to eat shellfish! We’ll eat them when we grow up, and our sense of taste seems to have developed too. Is the air conditioner cold? Should I turn up the temperature? Are you okay? I don’t think mama gets it very often. The battery is already at 85%! Isn’t it pretty worn out? I guess air conditioners use a lot of power after all! Hot pot! It’s a little cold inside the car, so it’s just right. Mama basically loves hot pot! Hot pot is good for dinner when papa isn’t around. The tuna was sweet! You know what’s delicious. Mr. U wants to eat flounder… How was the flounder? Was it delicious? Here comes a secret drink that seems to have been a favorite of mine. It’s a Junmai Daiginjo sake from Hakkaisan that was stored in a snow room for three years, which I bought at Uonuma no Sato yesterday. I bought this the last time I went there, but it was so delicious that I bought it again this time. It’s not exclusive to Uonuma no Sato. It seems that it’s not widely available . This bottle opener-like thing I bought at Uonuma no Sato spilled it easily . . . I’m crying over this precious sake . Let’s eat! It’s so delicious! It’s insanely delicious! And the rice is delicious. Winner! I’ll eat marinated mackerel and drink sake. It’s so delicious! If I keep eating like this, I’ll get fat. I’ll do an exercise bike when I get home (diet). Let’s eat. Yes, this is easy to drink. Which do you prefer, pudding or ice cream? Ice cream is better. The ice cream isn’t that hard either! What’s your battery percentage now? 84% It hasn’t changed much since before. Thank you for the meal. He said it was a lot, but he ate it all. I wonder how many small clams there were. I wonder if there were 50? I’m grateful for the seafood. I ate everything deliciously. I’m full!! U-chan has already finished brushing her teeth today, so we just move to the bank. When I think about it, it’s inconvenient if there is no toilet in the car. A toilet is essential. For women and children, it is scary and difficult to go to the outdoor toilet at night. Also, it is helpful to have one in the car when it rains. I often use the outdoor toilet. I prioritize my family as much as possible. The current cassette toilet has a large capacity and never gets full, so I can use it with peace of mind!! I’m going to sleep now, but the battery is only at 76%, so I think I’ll turn on the air conditioner with a portable power source. This time, I’ll use an extension cable to use power only for the air conditioner. If I use the “internal outlet”, the external charger will also work, so I won’t use it this time. I’m completely focused on the air conditioner. I’m going to use all the power from the portable power source for the air conditioner. I’ve just switched the source of the air conditioner’s supply from the sub-battery to the portable power source. I’m not using an external charger so the “charge” button doesn’t appear, but the air conditioner works even when the inverter is turned off. I bought it today just to see if it works. I’m going to sleep. Yes, good night. I have a fan running so the room temperature is fine. If it’s too strong it will get cold, so it’s just comfortable right now.
Japan’s summer heat can be brutal. To survive this scorching season, many Japanese camper vans are equipped with 100V household air conditioners. Thanks to the AC, we can stay cool and comfortable inside, making overnight car camping possible even in the summer.
On this trip, we head toward the Sea of Japan in search of fresh seafood.
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