Sunsets in Heron Island

Sunset in Heron Island

Beach volleyball had finally started among students and our professors. Everybody was excited from all time players to new recruits in volleyball. I was one of the new players and was enjoying the game with ferociousness, laughter and determination. Who would turn down a game of volleyball on the beach, playing and kicking up the fine sand while watching the blue oceanic waters disappear into infinity. The sun had finally decided to grace us with its presence and the place was just teaming with excited Stanford students ready to bask, read, play and enjoy in this natural beauty. One late afternoon, as we were playing volleyball, I was about to serve when the most beautiful sight ever, astonished me à the sunset over Heron Island. I just stopped and looked and I believe my teammates stopped to look at the sunset too. We all stopped playing volleyball in order to just to appreciate this beauty. I am sure that many people would travel miles just to see the sunset beyond the ocean.

Appreciating the beauty

Our research station is located on the western side of the island, in pure proximity to the sunset lookouts – which are basically everywhere on the western part of Heron Island. The big ball of red sun that was dipping far into the horizon was casting a long red shadow, a reflection of the sun into the blue waters. The contrast was splendid, and the sight was just unbelievable. I just starred and could not believe that I was seeing this. No camera could ever capture the beauty I saw on that day! No words could do it justice. That sunset was plain marvelous. The array of the sun’s rays over the waters, the shimmer and glitter of light touching the waves as the water became a sultry golden color was a beauty to behold. The clouds had an accentuated beauty that was a splendor to look at. I remember jus sitting down with a group of other students trying to capture every single moment of that day, before the sun faithfully sunk into the horizons, as if it had been swallowed by sea. The experience was simple amazing, and soon we were had back to the station to fill our empty stomachs, promising ourselves to return the next day for the next sunset - and we did :-)