Category: Journal
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Cafe culture
Enjoying a meal at the picturesque Byron Bay General Store, I delve into a delicious acaci bowl while engrossed in a book on monistic idealism and quantum mechanics, scored from a remote second-hand bookshop.
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The church
Location: ///rambles.mistreat.comforting28°40.93548’S, 153°26.33388’E Out for a country drive and stumbled across this beautiful old wooden church (St Aidans’ Anglican) just outside the town of Eureka. Originally built around 1895, it has obviously had some recent attention and a fresh coat of paint. I love the rich simplicity of this design. Standing on tiptoe I peered…
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Wish you were here.
Location: ///suave.glittered.replica28°38.41446’S, 153°36.73026’E Another postcard day walking the sand at Byron Bay. Sure the town has become the embodiment of everything I hate about over-development. But the beach…the beach remains just as I will always remember it. Seaspray, spirit-scapes and sand in the swim trunks.
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Hanging heads for old skool cool.
In case you were wondering, the practice of head shrinking (known as tsantsa) originated amongst the Jivaroan Indians of the Amazonian rainforest. It was believed that shrinking the head of a slain enemy would allow an individual to both acquire the dead persons soul and protect them against suffering the same fate. The heads were…
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Surfs up.
Location: ///pines.similar.helm31°25.79802’S, 152°55.33074’E A few days fleeing north from chilly Canberra. Up at dawn to watch the sun surface. On the lookout met Robert, with his well-worn satchel holding small bunched wildflowers and stones on which he hand-paints messages of peace. 50% crazy, and 50 % prophet, and 100% good company.
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Cold Toes and Commuting: Winter Challenges with an eBike
Up early this morning for a routine dental appointment. I had planned to ride my eBike the 10 kilometres or so across town to the Kingston foreshore. I brought my bike with the firm resolution to use it as a substitute for car transport whenever possible. Up until now this has been an easy option…
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