day 4: scallop and snow crab

We had the best meals today so far. The ramen at Asahikawa comes close, but the lunch and dinner set we had were lush!

At lunch, there was steamed scallop, miso soup, salmon and scallop sushi, deep fried scallop, and pork sukiyaki.

Our guide Michelle told me it will get better and it is true!

The dinner spread included crab tofu, grilled salmon, deep fried chicken, kaninabe (crab hotpot), crab dumping, soft cream, and the famous snow crab!

Not sure if it can get better than this. Perhaps the sashimi Michelle mentioned this morning.

• Activities: Ishikari River (Shooting Star Fall and Silver Fall), Tokkari (Seal) Centre, Okhotsk Tower, Sea Ice Museum, Mochi workshop 
• Accommodation: The room in the Mombetsu Prince Hotel is just about the same size as the Crescent Asahikawa Hotel. The key differences are the food and the onsen. Food at Mombetsu is amazing, we had the best lunch, dinner and breakfast at this hotel. The onsen is a little smaller than the rest, but the facility is new.  
• Cost: 100¥ chewing gum, 120¥ canned coffee 3,400¥ wasabi squid cracker and other snacks 
• Highlight: The spotted saseme seals are so cute! And I have never touched one before.