The white sandy beach stretched out for two kilometers. There were no one else but us. The sun had set and left this blue shade all around us. The water was calm, so much so that it was hard to believe it was the sea. The sand was buttery soft underneath our feet. Tori refused to leave, so we sat there watching her dance with the water. She finally relented after the sky turned completely dark. We promised her that we would be back first thing in the morning.
When we came back the next day, we could see small islands along the horizon. Some of them seemed so close that they made you wonder if you could swim your way to reach them. It was early July, which was supposed to be the start of dry season here but we had been getting clouds and some rain ever since we arrived on this island. We were grateful for both though. They kept the temperature cool for us on this otherwise hot and humid island. We had a long breakfast and took our time to swim in the sea and then the pool all morning. This was how we liked our beach vacation, we slowed down our time so that we could really take it all in.
The car ride took us to see beaches with granite rocks. These gigantic rocks stood side by side all along the coast. They looked so amazing against the white sandy beach and turquoise water. We walked by them, underneath, in between, and we climbed on them as if to confirm the belief that we were so small compared to nature. We talked and wondered about what we saw. The three of us were just completely in awe with the view when finally the sun peaked through the clouds for a bit. Then the sea turned its color into turquoise.
All pictures are mine.
Taken in Belitung Island, Indonesia
July 2023
A Story Book for Tori 
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