Photo 1: The beachPhoto 2: Collector at the beach
On the weekend I, along with the rest of the ACICIS students, escaped busy, bustling Yogyakarta and headed to the coast for a bit of relaxation. As we drove out of the city and headed into rice fields, mountains and tropical forests I just sat back and enjoyed being able to breathe fresh air for the first time in 3 weeks! The beach itself was lovely, all but deserted, with yellow sand and clear water. It unfortunately wasn't that good for swimming though, because the reef came right up to the edge of the water. I spent most of the afternoon relaxing by the water reading my book, although I did manage to pick my way over the reef to a cave that appears at low tide. We clambered our way through, only to be informed later that it is absolutely crawling with sea snakes - oh well, what we didn't know didn't hurt us! Later that night after a dinner of fresh barbequed seafood we sat around on the beach under the stars, attempting, and failing, to start a singalong! After a chilly night I headed back down to the beach hoping to find a sandy inlet where I could swim. Dissapointingly though the swell and tides were too strong even to paddle out too far on the reef. We headed down to the main beach for lunch - it was tiny - just a strip of warungs and a few shell shops. Emma and I shared the best seafood I have had in a while - freshy caught and barbequed fish.
1 comment:
that sounds so adventurous, and what beautiful photo's. I guess you have to be a talented photographer when you are going to do alot of travelling. and it makes it easy to see beauty when you are bombarded every day with smog and clutter, it certainly makes you appreciate the beauty around you.
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