At the north end of Cyprus there is an almost pristine lagoon, called the Blue Lagoon. It has the clearest water I’ve ever seen. It’s stunningly beautiful. During the summer season it is filled with little boats and about five larger ships filled with day trippers.
We were also part of the crowd creating the hubbub in an area that for the rest of the year sees maybe a few quiet fishing boats,
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is said to be stimulating. How much more so in water that is this clear?
FOWC with Fandango: Stimulating
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Probably have by now. At least a bit. The photo is six years old.
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I don’t have photos from the 1980s when we went on a walking safari in the Okavango. The dugouts dropped us on the largest island of the delta and the accompanying ranger looked for elephants. He soon found a small herd and we crept closer, keeping upwind. We were possibly 300 metres away from them when they noticed us. They started to move away and the ranger shouted: “Up and at them!”. We all started racing towards the fleeing elephants who picked up speed. While doing that the only thing I could think was: “What am I doing? What if they turn round and start chasing ME?!”
They never did, luckily. They were just faster than us and soon disappeared from those pesky, insignificant humans.
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