Outside my hotel room window, a thin layer of clouds has stolen over the valley, diffusing the light and making it difficult to see where the sun really is.

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The wave breaks at the river mouth so you can rinse off in a fresh water pool with a view of light green pyramid-shaped mountains in the valley.

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