Today was Dia da Paz (Peace Day)
in Mozambique, which meant no school, yay! I was really looking forward to just
sleeping in and having a lazy day. I was lying in bed most of the morning
(after waking up at 6am—of course I couldn’t sleep in on my day off) reading a
book and feeling lazy. Thankfully my counterpart, Irma Rita, asked if we could
study English since she has a final exam for her class next month so I was able
to stop being lazy and get out of bed.
I was over at her house for about 5
minutes before I heard students making a commotion outside. I asked her what was
going on and she told me they were going to Crusse, a beach near Nacucha. Anna
has been telling me about Crusse since I arrived in Nacucha last year. She only
went once but told me it was the most beautiful beach she had ever seen. So of
course when I heard this I decided to go and get Anna and see if we wanted to
go with all the students. The students were leaving right then so we only had 2
minutes to get our stuff together and I didn’t have time to change into my
swimsuit. I didn’t care I was just so happy to finally be going to this
wonderful beach.
There were two tractors with flat
beds attached for the students to pile in and one car. Thankfully the students
made room for Anna and I to sit in the car otherwise we definitely would have
gotten sun burnt on the ride. It only took us about 30 minutes to get there on
a pretty mato “road”…I’m not sure if it should even be called a road, haha, but
for my site it was a decent route for transportation. After driving a few
minutes out of Nacucha there was nothing—no houses, people or animals. It was
so serene and I truly felt like we were driving in a safari. I was expecting to
see a lion jumping out from the high grasses, I know, I know…not very
realistic. I didn’t actually see anything exciting though, maybe next time.
When we got close enough to see
the beach and ocean from the road I was speechless. It. Was. Gorgeous! The
water was such a pretty turquoise blue. When we arrived and got closer it was
more beautiful than I imagined. The beach was pristine…no one was there besides
a few fishermen. You could tell when you walked on the beach that it was hardly
ever used. The water was clear, clean and the sand was so smooth. I could have lain
there listening to the waves all day. However, we only got to stay a few hours.
We went swimming, took pictures with the students and just relaxed. Since I didn’t have time to change into
a swimsuit I just had on jean shorts and a t-shirt. I tried going in there with
that but I didn’t want to have to wear wet clothes back and not going in wasn’t
an option. The ocean was so warm and the water so clear that I just had to go
in! I was wearing a sports bra and since none of the female students had swimming
suits either they just went in their bras and shorts so I figured hey I can do
that too. Let me tell you something…I have never, let me repeat never, gone to
a pool or the beach showing that much skin. I always wear a one piece or a
tankini but today a sports bra was my only option. I felt so exposed and was so
nervous wearing just that. After saying “estou gorda” about ten times I decided to just ditch the shirt and
enjoy the beautiful ocean. Of course when I got out of the water I quickly
covered up…I don’t think bikinis are in my future. :)
It was such an amazing day! I wish
we could go to the beach every weekend—Anna and I are going to try and get
there more often though! We can’t really walk there since it is pretty isolated
and there is no cell phone reception or anyone out there. We’ll just have to
talk some of the nuns or priests into going one weekend!
I took so many pictures of Crusse
but I don’t think they don’t do it justice. I wish everyone could see this
beautiful, untouched and mesmerizing beach. Since that probably isn’t an option
for most people I’ll post some pictures here from Crusse.
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