Cas looked at a map and saw that we're about as far from Libya as we are from Athens at the moment, so it's not exactly like we can see it from our hotel balcony. What we can see from the balcony (and what I am seeing as I sit and write this) is a beautiful beach. When we first arrived here, I thought it was black sand. When we got to the beach after the hike yesterday, we discovered it was black pebbles. Of course. Everything here is rocks, stones or pebbles. The streets are made of stones. Let me tell you, that was a harsh surprise after yesterday's hike, when all I wanted was a nice, flat sidewalk with no bumps at all...
Though hot to walk on at first, the pebbles ended up feeling pretty good on our worn-down feet. We figured the whole beach experience was a bit like a spa treatment for our weary legs. When we walked out into the water, the pebbles swallowed our feet. We had what felt like a hot stone massage (with pebbles) and a salt water scrub in the Lybian Sea. It was the perfect thing to do after a hike like we had.
Last night at dinner, everyone else was talking about the difficulty of the hike. Aha! So it's not just me. People who are on this trip with us all agreed that it was a very hard hike, and several of our traveling companions are avid hikers. We all have a late breakfast coming, and I don't think anyone has a problem with that. The group could probably use the rest.
My alarm isn't due to go off for another 30 minutes, and I have already been awake for 30. I am just up earlier than Cas- for no reason whatsoever- and I came to sit out on the balcony. I mean, why sit in a room with the curtains drawn, when this black pebble beach is your view from the balcony?
I think I will take a moment to get my luggage organized, but not right away. I think I will stay on this balcony and enjoy the spoils of waking up early for a few more minutes. See you in Loutro.
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