Praise the sea; on shore remain. John Florio
Yachats OR, USA
I remember feeling connected to the Pacific Ocean in a way that I had not felt at home in Sydney, Australia, on the far side of the same wonderful ocean.
Pacific Ocean at Coogee Beach, Sydney
Coogee Beach
The surf rolls in as the melanomas develop. I’m disappointed to see people ‘sun bathing’ without covering up from the harmful rays of the sun. When I went to the beach as a child my mother, who was an ‘English rose’ with an aversion to being in the sun too long, covered me with sun protection gunk including pink zinc. Not a good look, but my skin has survived seventy-seven years of Australian sun.
Entrance to the rock pool.
Boom, crash, ocean.
Rock pool at Coogee.
The pool is kept clean by natural filtration through a narrow opening in the rocks.
The Pacific Ocean, Coogee at night.
On the rocks at night below the Coogee Surf Lifesaving Club in Sydney.
I was at a wedding reception at the Club; the roaring crashing waves demanded attention.
A walk by the ocean.
Many Sydney ocean beaches have cliff-top walks connecting them. Gordons Bay is on the walk from Coogee beach to Clovelly. The walk combines the beauty of the environment with the possibility of exercise due to a couple of steep stairways to negotiate.
Gordon’s Bay
In this part of Gordon’s Bay there is an underwater nature trail for SCUBA divers. The bay is also a popular SCUBA training facility.
Sign illustrating some of the marine creatures commonly found in the bay
Clovelly ocean pool is popular with lap swimmers as it is generally protected from heavy swells. There is an access ramp here (not shown) for people using wheel chairs or other mobility aids.
Clovelly.
Lie back and think of . .
Venice, Italy
Venice, Italy
River Yarra at Richmond, Victoria
Georges River National Park, Sydney
“Here we are
Stuck by this river,
You and I
Underneath a sky that’s ever falling down, down, down
Ever falling down . . .”
(By This River, Eno)
Point Reyes National Seashore CA, USA
Point Reyes National Seashore CA, USA
Here, north of San Francisco, Point Reyes straddles the San Andreas Fault.
Scotland
Scotland
Scotland
Scotland
Safe anchorage Scotland
Alhambra, Granada Spain
Laberint, Barcelona Spain
“You can’t trust water; even a straight stick turns crooked in it.” W C Fields
San Francisco CA, USA
Sydney CBD (Circular Quay)
“The solution to our water problems is more rain.”
Attributed to Mark Twain
Newtown Bridge and railway station
Newtown
Barmuda Café, Newtown
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Regents Park (?) London 1963
El Alamein Fountain, Kings Cross, Sydney
Archibald Fountain (detail), Hyde Park, Sydney
La Generalife, Alhambra, España
Palazzo Cavalli + a little bit of David Jones
David Urquhart: art and about 
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