The Beach

Last weekend the language school where I'm studying arranged a one night trip to a nearby beach. On Friday after class, we left for about an 1 1/2 to 2 hour bus ride. The ride was unremarkable. It was windy because we had to go up and then down a mountain. I got a little carsick because I was sitting in the very back of the bus and it was really hot.

But the beach was just amazing. We got there right around sunset. We were the only people on the beach and it was small but sort of perfect. It was clean, full of beautiful shells and there were caves in the nearby cliffs. I never got a chance to explore the caves, but I did go to the top of one of the little cliffs and the view was beautiful.

My friends and I decided to sleep right on the sand. It was very windy and got a little chilly in the middle of the night, but I had the foresight to bring a pillow and blanket so I wasn't so bad. I woke up looking at the sea.

The next day we went swimming a little bit. There was a bad undertow so we couldn't go very far out but the water felt nice and it was fun. I collected a few amazing shells and saw lots of jellyfish washed up on the beach. The only other people nearby were a few fishermen who lived on the beach.

Here are some photos:




VIA volunteer feet




Sunset the night we arrived





This is what I saw when I woke up.


a weird jellyfish


The beach from atop a little cliff


This woman was harvesting something, maybe seaweed or crabs or something.