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2012,11,12, Monday
会場までの往路は、芸予の島並と尾道ラーメンを目当てに、主に山陽道を利用しました。
復路は山陰道も利用して、まだ目にしたことのない中国地方の日本海と鳥取砂丘をのぞきます。今度は塩飽の島々を見ながら四国へ渡ることにしたのですが、このルートを選んだ本当の理由は、岡山県の勝山で、ある一家を訪ねること。 この一家と出会ったのはつい最近。仲の良いJさんが、かんまん部屋に連れてきてくれました。タルマーリーというパン屋を営んでいて、かつては千葉県いすみ市にありました。実はインドから帰国したばかりの頃、まだ歩くこともできない（う）を抱えて、一度パンを買いに行ったことがあります。囲炉裏の会話で気づくまで、そんな縁のある人たちとは思ってもみなかったのですが。 今度はそのパンをお土産にしようと思っていただけなのですが、「一緒に晩御飯を食べましょう」「ここで雑魚寝で良かったら泊っていったら。そしたら飲めるし」とお誘いを受け、あれよあれよといううちに大幅に予定変更。こんな旅は久しぶりです。   タルマーリーのスタッフの一人も残ってくれて、この日は遅くまで話し込みました。彼らのパンの技術は、僕らが安易に紹介することのできないもの。彼らの間で交わされる経営、仕事の段取りの会話は、それだけで、良い本にでも出会ったような喜びを感じます。加工業、第一次生産業に携わる者に共通することだけでなく、経済、歴史、文化など、幅広い話題に、気分よく、いつの間にか午前様を迎えていました。パンをつまみに日本酒をいただくのも初めての体験。ここならではの宴です。  朝もゆっくりご飯をとって、「近くにいい温泉があるから、一緒に入りましょう」と、何から何までお世話になって、お昼前になってようやく明浜に向けて出発しました。  理想を掲げることはたやすいこと。でもそれを追求するのは難しいこと。分かるまで分からない苦悩もあろうし、理解を求めたわけでもないのに暴力的な解釈に、半ば強制的にさらされる辛さもあるでしょう。けれど自信を持って努力し、そしてそれを続けること。そうした人に出会うこと。こういう人生を歩んでいきたいものです。 勝山はとても素敵なところでした。今度はこの地を目的に出かけることにしようと話しながら、野幅峠の景色を確かめながら、夕方、無事に明浜に辿り着きました。  （ゆ） Forest Kindergarten -visiting Talmary On the way to the event site, we took The Austral-Montane Zone (Sanyodo) expecting a great view of Gaiyo Islands and tasting the famous Onomichi ramen noodles. As for the way back, we also took The Boreal-Montane Zone(San'indo) so that we could see the view of Japan Sea and the Tottori Sand Dunes in Chugoku region, which we had never seen before. From Chugoku region to Shikoku region, we enjoyed the view of Shiwaku-shoto Island Chain, but the real reason why we chose this route was to visit a family in Katsuyama, Okayama prefecture. It was not so long back when we met this family for the first time. One of our good friends and neighbors, J-san, brought them to Kanman-beya last summer. They have been running a bakery named Talmary and used to have their shop in Isumi city, Chiba prefecture. Actually, we remembered that we had been to the shop and bought breads several years before. It was when we had just come back from India with little Umeo. Till we had a long chat over the Irori-fire place that day, we hadn't realized it though. When we visited them on the way back from Hyogo, we were just planning to buy their breads as souvenirs for our neighbors. However, they offered us not only a dinner, but also a bed for staying overnight. They said "why don't you stay so that we can drink and chat!". We happily accepted the kind offer, so our trip schedule was changed drastically. Well, we hadn't had such a flexible trip for a long time. One of the Talmary staff stayed with us till late, and we talked for a long time that night. Their techniques of bread making is not something that we can easily explain. Just having listened to their conversation about management of the shop and arrangements of their work, I felt like I had found a good book. Our discussions went into various dimensions from the topics of primary industry, that we had in common, to economics, history, culture, and so on. Time flew so quickly but comfortably, and when I looked up the clock, it was already next day! It was also my first experience to have Sake with pieces of bread as a snack. Well, that was totally Talmary style. In the next morning, we had a late breakfast together, then they took us to a local hot spring. What a hospitality they showed! When we headed for Akehama, it was just before noon. It's easy to have an ideal. However, it's difficult to pursue the ideal - that's what they have been doing in bread making. They must have had a kind of suffering when they couldn't really find an answer until and unless they reached some point. Or, they may have had difficulties to be understood by the public even if they didn't ask them to understand their ideal. However, they have been proud of themselves and kept making efforts. I would like to live in that way too, and wish to meet more such people. Katsuyama is a beautiful place. On the way home, we were talking about visiting Katsuyama again as a main destination. We reached Akehama early in the evening enjoying our local view from the top of Nofuku hill. Yuki |
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