That Oceanic FeelingA captivating memoir that explores the lure of the sea and the author's love affair with surfing. |
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... ever seen Point Nepean in the distance from the Sorrento Queenscliff ferry : a rugged , tea - tree covered headland tapering away to a small , half - moon beach , with the remnants of an old fort and the colonial - style 2.
... ever seen Point Nepean in the distance from the Sorrento Queenscliff ferry : a rugged , tea - tree covered headland tapering away to a small , half - moon beach , with the remnants of an old fort and the colonial - style 2.
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... beach house . It was an aerial shot , a seagull's - eye view of this promontory carpeted in green and surrounded by ... beaches of Sorrento and Portsea , beaches which were to become the stage upon which my rites of passage to adulthood ...
... beach house . It was an aerial shot , a seagull's - eye view of this promontory carpeted in green and surrounded by ... beaches of Sorrento and Portsea , beaches which were to become the stage upon which my rites of passage to adulthood ...
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... beach to the crumbling arch of London Bridge . The walk always ended where the barbed - wire fence was strung across the cliff tops and signs told of unexploded shells , warning us to ' Keep Out ' . Occasionally we would hear reports of ...
... beach to the crumbling arch of London Bridge . The walk always ended where the barbed - wire fence was strung across the cliff tops and signs told of unexploded shells , warning us to ' Keep Out ' . Occasionally we would hear reports of ...
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... beach and played with my baby boy in the rock pools , I would find myself casting furtive glances towards the ... beaches , I discovered the slap - in - the - face exhilaration of the surf and the call of the blue yonder . The finite ...
... beach and played with my baby boy in the rock pools , I would find myself casting furtive glances towards the ... beaches , I discovered the slap - in - the - face exhilaration of the surf and the call of the blue yonder . The finite ...
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... beach ' , the young woman I had once been remained disdainful of the life I had chosen to lead , and I could never throw off the feeling that I was only half alive when I was away from the sea . Waves loomed in my dreams . I would be ...
... beach ' , the young woman I had once been remained disdainful of the life I had chosen to lead , and I could never throw off the feeling that I was only half alive when I was away from the sea . Waves loomed in my dreams . I would be ...
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A Shifting Shore: Locals, Outsiders, and the Transformation of a French ... Alice Garner Limited preview - 2005 |