Landed on a tropical island: Quote of the day

Saying of the day:

Ignorance is the mother of happiness

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sensual bliss

Giordano Bruno – Italian philosopher and priest 1548-1600

Almost every day I go swimming at Tong Nai Pan. There I draw 1 bay, from right to left, about a kilometer I think. Then I walk back on the beach to the starting point.

While swimming I reflect on my life, perhaps you could call it a meditative moment. In general a very relaxing event, although swimming today is not really a success.

Have to walk a long way into the sea before I can swim. Meanwhile I look straight through the clear water and inspect it carefully. It is the ocean after all, with a lot of life in it.

Then I am deep enough and let the salt water surround me, I do the breaststroke lazily. Why swim fast when you can also move forward slowly.

Suddenly a fish launches itself out of the water close to me, and it's not a small one either. Now I often see 'flying' fish that elegantly jump out of the water. But this was something else. It thrashed in agony. I quickly realize that if that big fish is afraid of something, it's probably a much bigger fish.

Helluuuuppppppp, I make a 90 degree angle and like a formula 1 car I race myself towards the coast.

After 30 seconds I know I'm alive and not eaten by a shark. The panic ebbs away and I decide to finish my swim. It's too delicious and I'm not so afraid.

But it doesn't get any nicer. If the first threat came from below, there is also danger from the right. A jet ski, it is never here otherwise, it will see me, won't it?

And from the left I am almost canoed over by a Thai who is on his way to his fishing boat with his elderly crew member. It looks like a highway.

I swim steadily on, until suddenly, anxiously close and above-behind me, I hear an irritating buzzing like a mosquito of 60 cm in diameter, which wants to land on my neck. It turns out to be a drone. It shouldn't get crazier. What's wrong with my beloved beach? I'm here for my rest.

Maybe it's the time of day, I normally swim a bit earlier in the day.

Finally I'm at the end of the bay, safe. Pfff it's over.

I decide to stay in the water a little longer. I deserved that, my swim today was not really relaxing. It is so beautiful here, the sun's rays shine more beautifully than ever on the surface of the water. It feels so pleasant, completely relaxed I float in the beautiful ocean.

The warm soft water gives me a sense of happiness and sensual bliss.

What I don't know at the time is that during my walk on the beach, back to the starting point, I see dozens of jellyfish washed up on the beach.

And if I sharpen my gaze, I also see them floating in the ocean…whole herds…..