When I leave the hut in the morning Rik is still asleep. It is around 8 am and I have the beach to myself. The family that owns the huts has a really cute kid who seems to eat all the time. He slowly breaks his cookie into pieces and hands me the crumbs. I have breakfast and chat to Yuka, a traveller who also arrived on the island yesterday, until Rik emerges from the hut. After Rik he has eaten, we both leave for a walk. Rik isn’t used to the heat, however, so we soon turn back. Yuka is leaving for a walk as we return, so I join him as I really want to do the trek around the island and see what's on the other side. We end up doing a long
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