That Oceanic FeelingAllen & Unwin, 2003 - 288 pages A captivating memoir that explores the lure of the sea and the author's love affair with surfing. |
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... Nepean National Park because they were keen to see the notorious entrance to Port Phillip Bay known as the Rip . The park was soon to close for the day so we quick - marched past the gun emplacements and the maze of underground bunkers ...
... Nepean National Park because they were keen to see the notorious entrance to Port Phillip Bay known as the Rip . The park was soon to close for the day so we quick - marched past the gun emplacements and the maze of underground bunkers ...
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... Nepean was a forbidden place when I was young . Apart from the Bass Strait and Westernport coastline , it was the only wild bit of the Mornington Peninsula left . Until 1988 this area was an army officer cadet training school and closed ...
... Nepean was a forbidden place when I was young . Apart from the Bass Strait and Westernport coastline , it was the only wild bit of the Mornington Peninsula left . Until 1988 this area was an army officer cadet training school and closed ...
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... Nepean was taken from a postcard that was pinned to the back of the kitchen door at our Sorrento beach house . It was an aerial shot , a seagull's - eye view of this promontory carpeted in green and surrounded by the deep blue of Bass ...
... Nepean was taken from a postcard that was pinned to the back of the kitchen door at our Sorrento beach house . It was an aerial shot , a seagull's - eye view of this promontory carpeted in green and surrounded by the deep blue of Bass ...
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... Nepean Highway lined with car yards and furniture showrooms , I thought of that moment when the Sorrento ocean beach road swoops like a gull diving , the tea - tree parting to reveal the etched blue lines of Bass Strait and the honey ...
... Nepean Highway lined with car yards and furniture showrooms , I thought of that moment when the Sorrento ocean beach road swoops like a gull diving , the tea - tree parting to reveal the etched blue lines of Bass Strait and the honey ...
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... Nepean , executing a sudden right turn . One moment the swell looked as if it was passing you by , the next moment the wave was coming right at you , hollow and fast . " To be honest , I don't think you could handle it . ' What else ...
... Nepean , executing a sudden right turn . One moment the swell looked as if it was passing you by , the next moment the wave was coming right at you , hollow and fast . " To be honest , I don't think you could handle it . ' What else ...
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A Shifting Shore: Locals, Outsiders, and the Transformation of a French ... Alice Garner Limited preview - 2005 |