We had a nice relaxed morning; got the water turned on, got the light bulbs changed, and had breakfast. The views are stunning with the mountains setting off the ocean and the sand as white as ivory. We sat on the edge of the ocean looking down on the waves rolling determinedly in to high tide with a loud hiss and a thud as they crashed onto the sand. We looked at each other, and said: "Do we really want to do anything?" .....and we didn't. Eventually, we got up for a walk and had fun investigating the beach as far as the rocks where you couldn't walk any further around the point. There were some little holiday houses along the ocean, but not very much at all. The other way leads to the river pouring into and colliding with the ocean. We were just getting organized to go over the river when Ray looked up and Jamie from our trip was there; then shortly another group of 4 arrived, including 2 new people. Jamie was staying in Cockle Point Guest House which was apparently over the river, so it being low tide Jamie, Dave, Ray and I set off to ford the lagoon to get there. I guess we weren't smart enough because we couldn't seem to make it there other than a massive swim. It was a whole conglomeration of mango swamp, lagoon, river, ocean, and beautiful white sand that feels like flour (or Ray says Baby Powder) running through your toes. Jamie noticed a young boy with a boat and hailed him, and he came and took us to the Point.
This was another character of the beach. Sitting on a lagoon which called my name and after Juliette showed us the rooms, into which I plunged, it is quiet and relaxing, whereas where we are staying we constantly hear the ocean pounding in to the shore. We stayed and had lunch, and chatted with a lovely couple from Guinea, then headed back to River No. 2. By this time, the tide had gone completely out and we were able to play with the rollers and swim for the rest of the afternoon. Jimmy and Claire from the truck also appeared with Claire's Dad who is doing the next stage of the trip. So there was quite a group of us.
Later in the day, Ray and I had showered and we, Jamie, and 2 friends of his who are also visiting Sierra Leone, waited for our boatman to take us back over to Cockle Beach where they are all staying and where we were all eating dinner. He didn't show. So we called Nathan and he came over and picked us up. What a ride!! About 10 minutes; if we thought the roads we have been on were bad, we were wrong, but we bumped and rolled and plunged along and made it safely. Oh, I forgot, we were each holding a beer so a beer shower was a freebie on the trip!
We had another delicious meal, then the boatman brought us back over the glassy lagoon, under the light of the moon, in one of the most gorgeous spots in the world!
Now, Ray is in bed, and I am sitting on the little verandah of our cottage, listening to the thud of the waves, smelling the salt of the ocean, and being smiled on by the full moon and the stars.
This was another character of the beach. Sitting on a lagoon which called my name and after Juliette showed us the rooms, into which I plunged, it is quiet and relaxing, whereas where we are staying we constantly hear the ocean pounding in to the shore. We stayed and had lunch, and chatted with a lovely couple from Guinea, then headed back to River No. 2. By this time, the tide had gone completely out and we were able to play with the rollers and swim for the rest of the afternoon. Jimmy and Claire from the truck also appeared with Claire's Dad who is doing the next stage of the trip. So there was quite a group of us.
Later in the day, Ray and I had showered and we, Jamie, and 2 friends of his who are also visiting Sierra Leone, waited for our boatman to take us back over to Cockle Beach where they are all staying and where we were all eating dinner. He didn't show. So we called Nathan and he came over and picked us up. What a ride!! About 10 minutes; if we thought the roads we have been on were bad, we were wrong, but we bumped and rolled and plunged along and made it safely. Oh, I forgot, we were each holding a beer so a beer shower was a freebie on the trip!
We had another delicious meal, then the boatman brought us back over the glassy lagoon, under the light of the moon, in one of the most gorgeous spots in the world!
Now, Ray is in bed, and I am sitting on the little verandah of our cottage, listening to the thud of the waves, smelling the salt of the ocean, and being smiled on by the full moon and the stars.
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