White sandy beaches and blue skies

Vores sidste dag på Cumberland Island bød på en luftforandring. 

Hele lørdag havde vi vandret inde i skoven hvor det var køligt og mørkt, men søndag skulle vi vandre langs stranden - der var dog lige et par sump-områder at krydse først. 

Da vi endelig nåede stranden var det ligesom at kunne ånde lettet op - åbent hav, hvid strand, blå himmel og dejlig solskin! 

Jeg fandt selvfølgelig straks en stakkels død søstjerne, som nu var meget flot at kigge på selvom den var død ;-) 

Turen langs stranden var væsentligt længere end turen inde i skoven, så vi fik vandret omkring 12-13 miles søndag hvoraf ca. de 9 var på stranden... 

I fuld sol.. 

Uden solcreme..  

AV!

Til gengæld var det en meget smuk tur, og vi havde tid til at slappe af på stranden og spise frokost inden vi skulle med færgen hjem igen. 

Jeg må indrømme at jeg var noget smadret da vi endelig kom hjem, men nok mest på grund af den rimeligt slemme solskoldning jeg fik anskaffet mig, så det tog lige et par dage at komme ovenpå igen. 

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Our last day on Cumberland Island offered a change of scenery. 

Saturday we had been hiking through the forrest where it was cool and dark, but Sunday we would hike along the beach - but first we had a few marsh areas to cross.

When we finally got to the beach it was like being able to breathe again - wide open sea, white sand, blue skies, and lots of beautiful sunshine!

I immediately found a poor dead starfish on the beach, though dead it was really pretty to look at ;-)

The trip along the beach was longer than the path through the forrest so we ended up hiking about 12-13 miles, where 9 of those were on the beach... 

In the sun.. 

Without sunscreen.. 

OUCH!

It was on the other hand, a very beautiful hike and we had time to relax and have lunch on the beach before heading home with the ferry. 

I must admit that I was quite exhausted when I got home, but mostly because of the really bad sunburn I had gotten myself into, so it took me a few days to really get back on my feet.