My immune system is already hard at work trying to fight off a foreign bug. I don’t know how I got it, but I have a very tight and sore throat, a heavy chest, and these symptoms are accompanied by a pounding headache. Of course I can live with this but it’s still a little agitating.
Of course I’m feeling under the weather when the weather is positively gorgeous. Sun sun sun! It’s been this way almost all week now, so Alicia and I have been traveling to the seaside a few times. The two beaches that we have gone to so far are Tofta, and Snäck.
Alicia and I actually drove by ourselves to Tofta the first time, which was a lot of fun. I’m feeling much more confident in my stick-shift driving abilities! The beach was nice and warm, so we decided to go for a swim.. Unsuspectingly to us, the water was freezing cold, a whopping 11 Celsius ( approx. 52 degrees Fahrenheit) BRR! Of course we didn’t expect the water to be that cold, but we should have heeded the clues that it was a little frigid due to the fact that the children weren’t even splashing around. As we sprinted into the ice water, laughing and screaming, our legs quickly began to tingle-then hurt- then numb. I started to turn around- it was too agonizing for me. But as I was trudging back to shore, Alicia yelled “CRAMP!!! HELP! CRAAMMMPPPP!” Unfortunately I had to go and help her, (haha) but we both decided it was best to leave the swimming for another day- and we sprawled out on the sand for the rest of the day getting an over-dose of good ol’ Vitamin D.
“A girl in a bikini is like having a loaded pistol on your coffee table — there’s nothing wrong with them, but it’s hard to stop thinking about it.”— Garrison Keillor
Today was also a wonderful blue-sky day, so Alicia and I took our bicycles for a 16 mile ride to Snäck Beach. After that bike ride, we just had to take a dip, and lucky for us the water was much more bearable today. We both took turns climbing down the ladder then plopping in. I love the refreshing feeling that envelopes you when you take a plunge into cold water. WAKE UP!!! The rest of the day was spent on the beach as well.
Oh yes, I have officially discovered the secret to why so many girls here have WHITE blonde hair here, and are a perfect cocoa tan! It’s the sun! I don’t know why or how but the Swedish sun is one of the most powerful I have felt. I am already the tannest I have been in, I don’t know how long, and the front of my hair is VERY light blonde! And that’s only from being out for about a week! –HA
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