Getting Up At Sunrise

Rocky Adriatic Beach

Imagine waking up to the chirping sounds of crickets that have just woken up at sunrise.

The winds are calm and the heat of the sun is starting to bring out the musky smells of the sappy juices coming out of the trunks of pine trees all around you.

You get out of the tent and a beautiful view of the light blue sea and smallish waves on it is inviting you to get closer.

You get up and put on the flip flops. The ground around the tent is covered with spiky pine needles. The path to the beach is covered with small sharp stones, and the beach nearby is rocky and steep. Yeah, flip flops will do just fine.

Everyone in tents and campers around you is still sleeping. The couple of italian girls from Milano has just arrived late last night, and the german campers in the low lying section have been dancing and partying in the neighboring city all night.

Nobody else will get up anytime soon. Time for a quick refreshing swim in the calm waters. Most people will come swimming much later when the sun is up. They think the water is real cold this early in the morning. But of course, it is not! It is just perfect and I have the whole ocean to myself!