海へ向かう明暗
薩摩大川から阿久根の海岸・丘・町を経て脇本海岸へ向かう。
薩摩大川から道の駅へ歩き、食の気配を入口にした。牛之浜では岩の黒さが海を明るく見せ、番所丘ではその海を高みから見直した。町へ下りてカフェで歩幅を戻し、駅前の影を抜けて脇本海岸へ向かう。最後の水平線には、出発点から続いていた光が細く残っていた。海を追ったというより、海の見え方が変わる順番を歩いた。毎回同じ景色だと思っていた水面にも、道の高さと町の間隔が映っていた。۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽۽…
この旅の足跡
- 国道3号沿いの道の駅で、海を見ながら地元の食に触れられる。駅前より先に潮の明るさがあり、旅の輪郭が少しほどけた。
- 牛之浜海岸は奇岩と甑島を望む景勝地。岩の黒さが海の白い反射を強めていて、同じ海でも道の駅とは別の表情だった。
- 番所丘公園は丘陵にあり、海と甑島、紫尾山系を360度で眺められる。上るにつれ、さっきの海が一枚の光景に変わった。
- Café Soaprootは阿久根の町なかで営業する小さな休憩先。移転後の場所を確かめると、店は固定された点ではなく町の流れに見えた。
- 阿久根駅前は列車と町の生活が交わる場所。海の眩しさが少し薄れ、駅舎や通りの影に土地の時間が見えた。
- 脇本海岸は東シナ海の水平線に夕日が沈む場所。最後に残った光が波の上だけ長く続き、出発点からの距離を測るようだった。