There is not a single place on this planet where you could walk in a straight line (if possible) and not find your self on a seashore somewhere with a seemingly limitless expanse of ocean beyond. All paths really do lead to the sea.
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The Good Place
Somewhere between clear blue summer skies and rainy grey wintery days is a special place where beach and horizon meet in a golden celebration of texture and colour. It’s a good place to be…
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Man of War
The Bluebottle jellyfish (Physalia utriculus), also known as the Pacific Man O’War, is a complete stranger to my local South Australian waters but here on Bondi Beach, Sydney we found hundreds of them washed ashore. One poor unsuspecting child must have found these bright blue toys scattered all around too irresistible to ignore. We heard […]
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Bronze Life Saver
I’ve only visited Sydney’s Bondi beach a few times and every time I find the visual spectacle of surf, beach and thousands of people quite amazing. After walking the water’s edge from one end to the other and back again I was reminded just how seriously the surf lifesavers were taking their responsibility. Fortunately we […]
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Blue Sky Banking
What a lovely way to herald in a new year than to escape to one of my all time favorite places (within a few hours drive) and be reminded why I fell in love with the little seaside town of Edithburgh more than 30 years ago. On this occasion we only stayed two nights but […]
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