Odessa: Part 2, the beach!

There's really not that much explaining to do about this post. It's title says it all!

I will tell you a funny story thought about our first day in Odessa and our marshrutka ride to the beach. The hostel that we stayed at was incredibly helpful about giving us directions when we needed them. They told us where to catch the right bus (number 203) and take it until it gets to the final stop. Then just follow the crowd. We waited for a good 15 minutes on a bus...maybe even 20. The first day it was just Kym, Tondraya, and myself going to the beach...and when the bus finally showed up it was the most crowded marshrutka I have ever seen. We were already sweating and ready to get into the sea, but we knew we had to get there first. Kym and Tondraya were saying that it was to crowded to get on the bus...but I wasn't about to wait another 20 minutes. We politely shoved our way on, true Ukrainian style (don't worry, this is normal here) and were off. Everybody on that bus was touching at least one other person, if not 2 or 3. It was the sweatiest ride I think I've ever endured in my life...but we made it! When we got off the bus, there was literally sweat rolling down my legs that you could see glistening in the sun. Lovely, I know :)

One of the piers where everyone jumps off...the people you see in the water on the back right of the picture are standing on a cement wall that was built...

Who can spot the craziest hair in this picture above? Hint: she's in the picture below too...I was trying to be candid when I took this shot.

I don't know how she got her hair to do that!

That about does it for beach pics :) enjoy!