Day 465 - A day at the beach

After a lazy start to the day we slowly made our way down to the lake, only about 20 minutes away from our house. We took the scenic route there, wandering along the dusty roads past quaint little cottages, their gardens full of ripe apple trees and colourful flowers. Near the lake we heard meows coming from a bush and soon a tiny kitten came out wanting cuddles and gobbling up the pieces of bread we offered it. The lake looked even more beautiful in the daylight, and with sand between our toes we made our way around the shore to a perfect secluded spot - our own private beach! For the rest of the day we lazed in the sun, listening to music and reading our books - Adam was the only one brave enough to dive into the crystal clear lake. Sparkling under the sun and lapping at the beach front it seemed like Issky Kol was calling.
The sun slowly faded into the distance so we reluctantly surrendered and made our way home along the tree shaded path. Once again little kitty crawled out of the bush and bounded after us, it was heartbreaking to keep walking but we've been coming across stray animals in large numbers since we left NZ, and we know we can't save them all ...

Back at hour home stay we had more 2 minute noodles supplemented by a fresh apple sneakily picked from the garden - just as good as the pear that happened to fall into our bag as we left this morning!

Adlibing the crystal clear lake.