Old Coasts
Recently I had the chance to spend some time down the coast, near to where I grew up. Our loose calendar allowed the visit to coincide with a swell or two, and when there weren’t any waves, plenty of time to explore the various coves and inlets.
It was nice to be back south, away from the humidity of the mid-north coast, and to feel the raw power of the Southern ocean again. I love exploring coastlines. You can really get a feel for the energy in a particular piece of ocean by observing the way it interacts with the shoreline. Down here dunes are taller, beaches wider and the vegetation is a little more stunted from the relentless southwest winds. It was also refreshing to spend multiple days at a spot, it offers the chance to venture about at abnormal times of the day.
When was the last time you scrambled around in the dunes under a sky of stars, or watched a day of pumping surf emerge at dawn and fade away at dusk? I need to do more of this.
Thanks for taking the time to check out my work.
Riddy.
