みゆきの父の誠は、何でもあらかじめ決めておく。Miyuki's father, Makoto, decides everything in advance.旅行の一か月前には、電車も宿も店も予約が終わっている。A month before a trip, the trains, the hotel and the restaurants are all booked.「そこまでしなくても」と、みゆきはいつも思っていた。"You really don't need to go that far," Miyuki always thought.今年の秋、家族三人で温泉に行くことになった。This autumn, the three of them were to go to a hot spring together.
出発の前の週、誠はいつもの紙の予定表を渡した。The week before they left, Makoto handed out his usual paper timetable.一日目は九時の電車、十一時に美術館、一時に昼食。Day one: the nine o'clock train, the art museum at eleven, lunch at one.「旅行は、その場で決めるほうが楽しいんじゃない。」"Isn't a trip more fun if you decide things as you go?"
一日目は、朝から雨だった。It rained from early on the first morning.それでも、あらかじめ予約してあったので、美術館には並ばずに入れた。Even so, because he had booked in advance, they got into the museum without queueing.母は「こういうときのために調べておくのよ」と言った。Her mother said, "He looks all this up for times like these."
二日目も雨だった。It rained on the second day as well.予定していた山の道は、危ないので通れなくなった。The mountain path they had planned to walk was closed because it was dangerous.誠は駅で地図を広げ、困った顔をした。Makoto spread out a map at the station and looked at a loss.「空いた時間について、何も考えていなかったな。」"I hadn't given a thought to this free time."みゆきが調べると、歩いて五分のところに小さな足湯があった。Miyuki looked it up and found a small foot bath a five-minute walk away.
三人は靴下を脱いで、温かい湯に足を入れた。The three of them took off their socks and put their feet into the warm water.雨の音を聞きながら、一時間も話をした。Listening to the sound of the rain, they talked for a whole hour.父が子どものころの旅行について、みゆきは初めて聞いた。For the first time, Miyuki heard about the trips her father took as a child.「予定表を作るのは、家族を待たせたくないからだよ。」"The reason I make a timetable is that I don't want to keep the family waiting."
家に帰ってから、みゆきは次の旅行を計画してみた。After they got home, Miyuki tried planning the next trip herself.あらかじめ調べてみると、思ったより時間がかかった。When she started looking things up in advance, it took far longer than she expected.店に電話をして、「六時ごろになるかと思います」と伝えた。She rang the restaurant and told them, "We will be there at around six, I think."電話を切ると、父が横で小さくうなずいていた。When she put the phone down, her father was nodding quietly beside her.「今度は、私が予定表を作るね。」"Next time, I'll be the one making the timetable."