I came to Abashiri! I came to Abashiri for a drive, and one of the purposes was to visit Café de Clione. I saw somewhere that their soft serve ice cream is delicious. I arrived at the Okhotsk Ryuhyo Museum. It is located inside here. Quite a few tourists returning to the tour bus are eating soft serve ice cream. This soft serve ice cream is produced by Rimo, a famous gelato shop in Abashiri. I purchased the Ryuhyo Soft Serve for 400 yen. It looks beautiful with the blue salt. Let's try it. Delicious! The caramel flavor is aromatic! This soft serve ice cream is caramel flavored. The salt goes well with the caramel! It enhances the sweetness and tightens the flavor. The soft serve ice cream itself is rich. This soft serve is delicious. It was delicious! As expected from Rimo's production. I feel like eating Rimo's gelato again after a long time. Let's go eat it again. Thank you for the meal!

Next to the reception floor of the Okhotsk Drift Ice Museum, there is a small café called Café de Clione. The name seems to be inspired by the clione I saw in the underground drift ice museum, as there are photo panels of clione displayed. The Okhotsk Drift Ice Museum exclusive drift ice soft serve is salted caramel flavored with Okhotsk Sea salt topping, produced by Rimo, the winner of an Italian gelato contest. Unfortunately, I had already eaten the soft serve on that day, so I opted for iced coffee this time. When I went up to the rooftop via the elevator, I could see a beautiful view of Lake Abashiri, and there were large chairs placed there, making it a good spot for coffee time. The taste of the iced coffee was typical, nothing special. They accept PayPay as a payment method.

I visited the drift ice museum for the first time since it was renovated. With the end of the pandemic, foreign tourists have started to come back. There were many Asian customers. The restaurant seems to still be closed, but you can enjoy drinks like coffee and soft-serve ice cream here. I tried the Okhotsk drift ice soft-serve ice cream for 400 yen. It looks white, but it has a caramel flavor. I also added Okhotsk sea salt corn. I was confused because I thought it was caramel due to its color, but the blue salt added a nice touch. It's a salted caramel flavor. The soft-serve ice cream is really smooth. I would love to try the regular soft-serve ice cream if possible.

Visited "Cafe de Clione" in Abashiri City. It is a cafe and soft-serve ice cream shop located in the Okhotsk Drift Ice Museum. The museum is a popular spot in Abashiri, and the staff there are wonderful. They are very polite and provide detailed explanations. The facilities are well-maintained, with exhibits explaining the formation of drift ice and even a -15°C drift ice experience. The museum is located on a hill, offering beautiful views. Clione Cafe is located on the first floor of the museum. The main item on the menu is the "Drift Ice Soft Serve" (350 yen tax included). This soft serve was produced by "Risunomori" (now known as Limo), a gelato shop that won a contest in Italy. The soft serve is caramel-based with blue salt sprinkled on top to represent the Okhotsk Sea drift ice. The blue color comes from seaweed-derived ingredients. Since I enjoyed Risunomori's gelato before, I decided to try their soft serve. I paid with QUICPay and received the soft serve from the staff. The soft serve has a sharp, elongated shape. It looks visually appealing. I took a bite and it was delicious! The rich caramel flavor of the soft serve combined with the salt as a nice accent. It was really tasty. This soft serve has a different impression compared to Risunomori's gelato, but it was equally delicious. I personally really liked it. The cone was crispy and well-made. Overall, I was very satisfied. Hokkaido is known for its delicious soft serves, and this shop is no exception. It was a great experience and I would love to visit again. Thank you for the delicious treat.

At Cafe de Clione on the 1st floor of the Okhotsk Drift Ice Museum, my wife wanted to eat soft serve ice cream, so I also had some. We tried the Drift Ice Soft Serve, which was delicious. We also took a photo collage with the backdrop of the Okhotsk Sea for Instagram.

The purpose of the winter Hokkaido tour was to board an icebreaker and observe the drift ice. On the final day before returning to Osaka, we were able to experience riding the icebreaker. It was truly moving. After boarding the icebreaker, we studied about drift ice at the drift ice museum. Afterwards, we enjoyed the famous "Drift Ice Soft Serve" at Cafe de Clione. The soft serve is caramel-flavored with a light sprinkle of blue salt. The balance of sweetness and saltiness is wonderful! It was delicious. Thank you for the meal!

At the Okhotsk Drift Ice Museum's gift shop, they sell drift ice soft serve ice cream for 350 yen. I'm not usually interested in ice cream, but I decided to try it because I was getting hungry at lunchtime and because it was from a shop that won first place in an Italian gelato contest. It was caramel-flavored and had a sophisticated taste, which was delicious! The blue salt also added a nice touch. I'm glad I tried it.

When you think of Abashiri, you think of the prison. Another thing is drift ice. Abashiri Prison has facilities for tourists to visit. After visiting the prison, head to the drift ice museum. The main attraction seems to be experiencing the world of drift ice, but I still want to see the real thing. The specialty there is for some reason drift ice soft serve ice cream. I thought it would be mint, but it turned out to be caramel flavor. It was surprisingly delicious, so I guess it's okay. Thank you for the meal.

On the weekend, I went to Abashiri. I rode on an Aurora cruise to enjoy the drift ice, then learned about the drift ice at the Okhotsk Drift Ice Museum. After the tour, I went to Café de Clione in the museum to try their drift ice soft serve ice cream. It's a caramel-based soft serve with blue salt sprinkled on top to represent the drift ice. The salt enhances the sweetness of the soft serve.

On November 21, 2020, my parents visited for a sightseeing trip in Okhotsk, so we first went to Cafe de Clione at the Okhotsk Drift Ice Museum. The soft serve ice cream there is a collaboration with the nearby gelato shop RIMO. It uses Okhotsk salt in the flavor, resulting in a slightly sweet and salty taste that is not bad. However, after trying the authentic gelato at RIMO afterwards, it somewhat paled in comparison.

Inside the Okhotsk Drift Ice Museum, there is a small cafe. I ordered the specialty menu item, Drift Ice Soft Serve (tax included 350 yen), which you can only eat here. The combination of caramel sweetness and Okhotsk Sea salt was exquisite. You can enjoy it while looking at the cityscape of Abashiri, the Okhotsk Sea, and the Shiretoko mountain range from the observation gallery on the second floor or the observation terrace on the third floor, providing a great sense of openness.

I stopped by the "Okhotsk Drift Ice Museum" in Abashiri. It's full of Chinese tourists, probably because it's the time of the Chinese New Year. Many of them are holding soft serve ice creams. It's quite a sight. So, we Japanese also got some soft serve ice creams to join in. The shop on the first floor is called "Cafe de Clione." This is my second time having their soft serve ice cream. It's an original flavor called "Drift Ice Soft Serve" for 350 yen. It's caramel-based and very milky and delicious. The blue salt adds a nice touch. Enjoying the drift ice soft serve while looking out at the drift ice in the distance is quite nice, don't you think?

It's New Year's Day, and I think I walked last year, but this year I will also start walking on New Year's Day. Papa said his goal is 30,000 steps, so I will also aim for 30,000 steps. Unlike Sapporo, there are no open stores in Abashiri on New Year's Day, so I will just walk. I will first head to Tentozan, taking a slightly longer route. So far, I have walked 4,700 steps, mostly uphill, so I am sweating. Here they are open on New Year's Day, so I will have some soft serve ice cream. There is only drift ice soft serve, though. The first soft serve of the year is from Tentozan's drift ice hall cafe de clione. I press the button and a cheerful lady appears. The drift ice soft serve costs 350 yen, so it's expensive. It's salty and I'm not a big fan, but I have to eat it. It's smooth and small for the price, but it's salty. It also has caramel, which makes it easy to eat, but I still can't get used to it. Now, I will continue walking. I pass by the Prison Museum and head to Abashiri Prison. I will cross a bridge called "Kagami Bridge," where prisoners vow to never return when they see their reflection on the water. I've never been inside. From there, I head to the Michi-no-Eki (Road Station). I was thinking of having another soft serve, but unfortunately, it's closed. Only the restrooms are open. The Queen says, "I just woke up," at 19,000 steps. I've walked 19,000 steps, so Papa must have walked over 25,000 steps, right? The Queen Ottavia Piccolo is truly amazing. I thought about heading straight back from there since my legs couldn't take it anymore. But today, I won't give up and aim for 30,000 steps. I head towards the road along the sea. The rural sidewalks are rough and hard to walk on. Despite the cold, there was a surfer. One was heading towards the shore, and two were walking side by side, blocking the sidewalk. One said, "Oops," and moved aside, but the other tilted the board and didn't clear the sidewalk. I was so tired, but in a calm voice, I said, "Excuse me," even though I felt like clicking my tongue. I felt like they were going to drop me in the sea. So I walked briskly and just kept moving forward. I ended up surpassing 31,000 steps. I truly recognize the greatness of the old man from Teine.

The caramel soft serve is topped with blue salt. It's delicious!

This is seriously delicious.