New Year's Eve on the beach

After Christmas we drove back to Miri, stopping in our little town of Saratok for a few days en route.  Morgan, the British Council mentor who now rents the house that was our home for two years, kindly let us stay there while she was away for the holidays.  It was lovely to catch up with teachers Sue worked with and some of my old students.  While out walking around the rice paddy and palm oil plantations by the river, this lovely man gave me a bunch of the most tasty lychees I've ever eaten.  Kind of sums up the kindness and generosity of the locals.

Back in Miri our friend Kerry made the excellent suggestion of going to the beach to watch the sunset.  This we did accompanied by Kerry and Iain, another of Sue's mentors working in Miri.  Shortly after sunset we were joined by Iain's partner Sian, (another mentor) and their lovely daughter Ixsora.  Kerry also brought beer and wine and best of all a large bag of salt and vinegar crisps.



While there I snapped easily the best series of portaits I've ever taken of Iain and Ixsora stepping into the sea.

As you get older you begin to understand better the preciousness of these moments.