Islands in the stream

My birthday was a little over a fortnight ago now, still in the cold and wet part of winter. While cold is pretty, it gets into my bones and joints, and aches all over. To make matters worse, my partner would be away for work over the week of my birthday as well. Rather than pine and mope, I decided to go too.

I flew over this island on my way to KL - the photo was taken pressed up against the plane window, believe it or not. It was roughly around Indonesia. I'd dearly like to know what it is - it looks beautiful, and I'd like to actually go there, rather than just fly over it.

Water 2

Manly beach at midday.

It was amazing going to the beach. I've been working on the Northern Beaches for a year and a half now, and this was the first time I'd made the lunchtime trip down to the water. I didn't have a swimming cossie, even if I could have managed to get the crutches close enough to the water to get me in, without getting them all coated in salt water. Instead, I lurked around on the sand taking pictures and smelling the sea. I came away hot, sticky, and tasting like salt... and very happy.