A Very Pleasent Afternoon
Yesterday afternoon the sun was shining & on stepping out onto my small balcony it felt warm too. I had a sudden urge to get on my bicycle & go out for a ride just to see the sea.
I set off for Kalamaki remembering to take with me my small digital camera just in case I could also capture any of the photos needed to complete any of my challenges mentioned in an earlier posting.
On joining the main road between Laganas & Kalamaki there was a distinct lack of traffic around & it felt good to be just cycling at an easy pace towards my destination.
Part way along the main road I became concious that the sea was only just out of sight somewhere to my right & I wanted to be there. Noticing that there were several gaps through the trees off the main road leading towards the direction of the sea, I decided to take a diversion. I left the road & headed off down one of the tracks along which I was able to ride for a while. As the ground turned to softer & softer sand I couldn't keep cycling & so dismounted & walked & dragged the bike across the sand dunes eventually coming out at the beach.
It just felt so good to be there. Once on the beach the sand was a bit firmer for a while so I rode along the beach with the sun on my shoulders & the sound of the sea gently lapping up onto the beach.
I thought I was going to be able to take the picture of Kalamaki beach with no sunbeds on it as part of my challenges as I didn't see any within sight until I reached the central beach area near the car park. There were only a few sunbeds lingering that hadn't yet been packed away & the only people I saw (at a rough guess about 10) must have been on their last day of their holiday as the last plane I think left today. I will wait to get the photo when the beach is completely empty another day.
I carried on walking down the beach & found a quiet spot where I sat on a rock & drank the can of lemonade I had taken with me. There were 2 people swimming in the sea & I really wished at that point that I had taken my swimming togs with me. It looked so inviting though it may well have been quite cold.
As I sat there on my little rock I felt great & so priviledged, taking in the fact that I was not leaving on the last plane but was staying for the Winter & quite possibly forever in this beautiful place.
I set off for Kalamaki remembering to take with me my small digital camera just in case I could also capture any of the photos needed to complete any of my challenges mentioned in an earlier posting.
On joining the main road between Laganas & Kalamaki there was a distinct lack of traffic around & it felt good to be just cycling at an easy pace towards my destination.
Part way along the main road I became concious that the sea was only just out of sight somewhere to my right & I wanted to be there. Noticing that there were several gaps through the trees off the main road leading towards the direction of the sea, I decided to take a diversion. I left the road & headed off down one of the tracks along which I was able to ride for a while. As the ground turned to softer & softer sand I couldn't keep cycling & so dismounted & walked & dragged the bike across the sand dunes eventually coming out at the beach.
It just felt so good to be there. Once on the beach the sand was a bit firmer for a while so I rode along the beach with the sun on my shoulders & the sound of the sea gently lapping up onto the beach.
I thought I was going to be able to take the picture of Kalamaki beach with no sunbeds on it as part of my challenges as I didn't see any within sight until I reached the central beach area near the car park. There were only a few sunbeds lingering that hadn't yet been packed away & the only people I saw (at a rough guess about 10) must have been on their last day of their holiday as the last plane I think left today. I will wait to get the photo when the beach is completely empty another day.
I carried on walking down the beach & found a quiet spot where I sat on a rock & drank the can of lemonade I had taken with me. There were 2 people swimming in the sea & I really wished at that point that I had taken my swimming togs with me. It looked so inviting though it may well have been quite cold.
As I sat there on my little rock I felt great & so priviledged, taking in the fact that I was not leaving on the last plane but was staying for the Winter & quite possibly forever in this beautiful place.
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