We worked hard all week and now for Saturday! Casey headed to the mountains on a motorcycle, texted that he just finished the best ride of his life and was safely to a small town where he had a hotel room near he highest peak on the island. Sean and Sierra have had a tremendously challenging week (though I think that is actually the norm) and Ethan had missed the ferry (on left) to Aturo which will be his new home starting next week. The ferry left early as the Prime Minister was already on board. We packed up and headed to the beach about an hour east of Dili.
The most notable thing is that there are no people to speak of and the second thing is that the water must be 80 degrees. Of course Timor is 8 degrees south of the Equator so it is warm here. Lots of shells on the beach too I brought home two bags full. The fish are amazing and there are two or three small reefs off the beach before it drops off stepply into a trench that is 5,000 feet deep! We swam and just hung for a few hours. Fortunately there was a few clouds so the sun was not unbearable for us fair skinned types. I know this is all anathema to my Bellingham friends but that is how it is here in Camelot.
Ethan and I made a sand castle. The tide barely changes here but the waves wil
l get it eventually.
Ethan and Sierra swam way out into the ocean and they had brought swimming goggles! They worked great to watch the fish. I did not get out far enough to see the big coral but hope to when we got to Aturo next weekend. It was so quiet and peaceful. There are no houses, no traffic, few people and the place is simply amazing from a beauty point of view.
Eventually we decided to go home but it was a relaxing day at the beach. It was great to see Sean and Sierra relax after a very busy week.
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