Day 35: On the Beach

This morning Greg was to wake me early if the weather was good, so that we could go down to the beach for sunrise.  Waking at 8:30, I figured the weather must not be great.  Indeed, the are was covered in clouds, which makes for a poor sunrise.  Instead, we decided to go down to the beach in the afternoon for the sunset.

Later in the morning, we left for the afternoon.  Before heading to the beach, we went to bowl a couple of games.  Apparently, I’m no good at this Australian Bowling, where the ball spins backwards, because I didn’t score a game over 100.  Madi, on the other hand, scored 3-4 strikes in one game, destroying my score.  Greg initially went for a perfect game, but about halfway through, he decided to screw it up.  Nonetheless, it was a fun way to spend the morning.

Greg getting his fifth strike in a row.

Look at all those strikes!

Afterwards, we picked up some pizza, and headed down to the beach.  The beach faces west out over the Indian Ocean, and the weather was perfect.  We set up chairs on the grass right next to the beach and ate our pizza.  On the beach, the sand was refreshingly cool, and the water definitely cool.  Unlike the surfers on the tiny waves, we avoided getting in the waves, but we did build half of a sand turtle and take a couple of hikes down the beach.  We spent the afternoon simply enjoying the beautiful winter weather, resting in the sun and generally having a relaxing time.

The beach was pretty empty.

A neat building on the beach.

As the sun started to fall, the air cooled quickly and we had to grab our jackets.  Our wait was worth it though, soon the sky turned orange, and we had a great sunset.  Most of the clouds had cleared, so it wasn’t the most amazing sunset I have seen, but it was good.  We took some pictures in the sunset, and headed back home.  The beach was great for the afternoon, and there were not too many people there.

The sun begins to sink…

Family photo!

Admiring the sea.

The sunset.