After the trip to Paphos Zoo, we tried to look for the famous Lara Beach known for its turtles that come to shore.  While we didn’t expect to see turtles, I didn’t expect to see rain coming down on the very dry island.  It was a welcome relief from the heat.  (If you ever get a chance to come to Lara Beach, you must come when the moonlight is out.  That’s when the turtles follow the light of the moon to the waters. )

At Lara Beach

Boy, this place was not that easy to find. We made it though.

Piano Man noticed rocks stacked on top of one another. Thus, he helped add another rock to the existing pebble castle that someone else left behind.

The beach looked pretty deserted. Even if the weather was sunny and bright, we didn’t see stacks of umbrellas or chairs for purchase. Later, I read that the beach is protected area, so you won’t find beach umbrellas and such on the shore. However, I did find plenty of trash littered on the beach, which was a sad sight to see.

(Another crazy family, like us, ventured in the thunderstorm for a quick photo.  We returned the favor and took a pic of them.)

So we took a few pictures, and decided to drive up a rocky dirt road to see where it would take us.  (Life is an adventure, right?) We were able to see some wild sheep grazing, a wildly driving man in a SUV flying down the windy dirt road, and an isolated restaurant and “periptero” or convenience store for the last minute drink or snack.

Our little compact four-door car couldn’t handle the wet dirt road, so we went back down the windy road and headed to Paphos. The rains caused some massive flooding on the local streets, but that didn’t stop people from driving through the water.

We eventually made it out and saw this incredibly vibrant view in the distance.

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