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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... ship stacked high with rusty red , orange and green containers approaching from Bass Strait . Suddenly its massive bulk loomed at the gateway of the Heads . The ship nosed steadily forward , dwarfing everything it passed . Soon after ...
... ship stacked high with rusty red , orange and green containers approaching from Bass Strait . Suddenly its massive bulk loomed at the gateway of the Heads . The ship nosed steadily forward , dwarfing everything it passed . Soon after ...
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... ships had come to grief . It wasn't until I was in my late teens , when all pro- hibitions were a red rag , that I dared sneak into this forbidden zone . And it was much later still , after I had witnessed the lone surfer riding the ...
... ships had come to grief . It wasn't until I was in my late teens , when all pro- hibitions were a red rag , that I dared sneak into this forbidden zone . And it was much later still , after I had witnessed the lone surfer riding the ...
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... ships and small craft , without being conscious that the view had changed . The ocean , that vast symbol of physical and spiritual liberation , that locus of epic adventure , had taken on a much darker aspect . For the boat people , the ...
... ships and small craft , without being conscious that the view had changed . The ocean , that vast symbol of physical and spiritual liberation , that locus of epic adventure , had taken on a much darker aspect . For the boat people , the ...
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Andy arrived Australia back beach Bass Strait began Bells Beach beneath big wave big wave surfing blue boat Byron Bay canoe carpark catch caught chant civilisation cliff coast dream early Emma eyes father fear feet felt foam French Freud Gally Hawaii Hawaiian head idea of surfing island Jack Jack's Jan Juc John journey knew land lived looked loved Melbourne nearby never Newquay Night Surfing Pacific paddling paradise Peninsula Point Lonsdale Point Nepean Polynesian Port Phillip Port Phillip Bay Portsea Queenscliff realised reef riding rocks Russell sand seemed sense ship shore shorebreak side Sorrento Southern Ocean St Ives story surf breaks surf Corsair surf culture surf lifesavers surfboard surfers surfing's surge swell swimming Tahiti thing thought tide told took Torquay town voyage Waikiki Waimea walking wanted watching wetsuit wind writing young
References to this book
A Shifting Shore: Locals, Outsiders, and the Transformation of a French ... Alice Garner Limited preview - 2005 |