August is one of the busiest months of Ogasawara. The boat is full of tourists coming from many parts of Japan, mostly children on holiday. Our landlord is hosting a Kid's camp at his hostel, my alarm is now "A SPIDER!!". City children are unused to the wilderness of the Island and their fancy clothes comes with huge personalities. I am not sure if things were like that back when I was young (er) hehe.
Today after a long day of work, I decided to take a bicycle ride to Kopepe Beach. One of the most secluded beaches around this area. I swam to the center of the bay and took of my blue tinted goggles to see the real colors and shapes that were around me. Time stopped. I took a deep breath and felt like the luckiest person on earth.
Riding a bicycle is not as easy as I thought, specially with all the hills going up and down. I felt like I was taking the bicycle for a ride, instead of the bicycle taking me for a ride. Bought a slice of cheese cake (in reward of the bicycle ride) and ate it while watching the sunset.
Grateful to be alive and present.
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