Ayia Napa Is Gearing Up!
Up the Hill
At the top of the hill is a viewing area and a nice monument. There is a parking place below and you can drive there and have a bit of a trek. The views are spectacular.
Fig Tree Bay
We have now moved round to the famous Fig Tree Bay. Have you ever seen it this empty? We were able to park right by the entrance. Fantastic!
Unfortunately, when we went for a swim here, we soon realised that there were a large number of small brown jellyfish in the water. One of them gave Alex a nasty sting. So we didn't stay in the water long. Hopefully the jellyfish will be temporary visitors. We did find them on one other beach, but most seemed to be free.
One other thing I didn't like was the amount of litter in the water here. I got attacked by a plastic bag as soon as I started snorkelling. I couldn't see any bins on the beach, like they have at Nissi, so hopefully they were still in the process of putting them up.
Konnos Beach
This beach is another favourite, and normally very crowded. However, this time we were able to park right near the restaurant, which meant we had less distance to carry the snorkels.There is a slight continuity error in the blog here. If you were going around the coast as we have been, then Konnos Bay comes before Fig Tree Bay. However, we visited Fig Tree first, and Alex got stung there. I mention that because this was the other beach we found jellyfish. So there would appear to be a small cluster of them around Protaras. We saw none near the Love Bridge and none by the dog beach, which we shall see at the end of the blog.
Socially Distant Restaurant
A fair amount of people were eating here. As you can see, the tables are spaced out quite far apart.
Beautiful
You can see why this beach is so popular.
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