Gerroa - NSW, Australia
July 3rd 2011 05:22
My mathematical conversion skills are pretty pathetic, so when I decide to try to walk the length of '7 Mile Beach' at midnight, I don’t know what I’ve gotten myself into.
With the glow of the lighthouse on the distant cliffs and lines of trees on one side and the ocean on the other, I make my way along white sand; on a mission to reach the end of the beach.
My trusty torch shines a slim circle of light in front of me. I scream at the first sign of movement - a crab as equally startled by my intrusion into it’s domain. It disappears into a hole in the sand and I laugh. My nerves have caught up with me. Maybe it’s time to abandon my foolish mission and head back.
A light bobs in the distance and stops me from my retreat. After watching it for a moment I realise it’s nothing creepy like a specter or Slimer from the Ghostbusters, but a torch. The ray of light multiplies and I realise there are people ahead. I contemplate the intelligence of wandering through the night on a secluded beach. The lights stop moving.
I remind myself of a simple truth: ”Curiousity, killed the cat.” I guess it’s lucky I’m not a cat. I continue on and like a moth, I'm drawn closer to the light.
To my delight I stumble upon a group of fishermen who are preparing to do a spot of night fishing. We greet each other and I find myself in safe company. Apparently, they can get a good catch of prawns out here.
I look in the distance and know I won’t make it to the end of the beach tonight.
Eventually, I call it a night and head back to the warmth of bed and the mission to walk the beach in the morning.
It’s a quiet and beautiful place to get some rest. Just 2hrs out from Sydney and less than 20minutes from Kiama; Gerroa is a great place to spend a short break. There's something calming about it at night and in the day when the sun comes out, a simple glance out the window snatches my breath away.
With the glow of the lighthouse on the distant cliffs and lines of trees on one side and the ocean on the other, I make my way along white sand; on a mission to reach the end of the beach.
My trusty torch shines a slim circle of light in front of me. I scream at the first sign of movement - a crab as equally startled by my intrusion into it’s domain. It disappears into a hole in the sand and I laugh. My nerves have caught up with me. Maybe it’s time to abandon my foolish mission and head back.
A light bobs in the distance and stops me from my retreat. After watching it for a moment I realise it’s nothing creepy like a specter or Slimer from the Ghostbusters, but a torch. The ray of light multiplies and I realise there are people ahead. I contemplate the intelligence of wandering through the night on a secluded beach. The lights stop moving.
I remind myself of a simple truth: ”Curiousity, killed the cat.” I guess it’s lucky I’m not a cat. I continue on and like a moth, I'm drawn closer to the light.
To my delight I stumble upon a group of fishermen who are preparing to do a spot of night fishing. We greet each other and I find myself in safe company. Apparently, they can get a good catch of prawns out here.
I look in the distance and know I won’t make it to the end of the beach tonight.
Eventually, I call it a night and head back to the warmth of bed and the mission to walk the beach in the morning.
It’s a quiet and beautiful place to get some rest. Just 2hrs out from Sydney and less than 20minutes from Kiama; Gerroa is a great place to spend a short break. There's something calming about it at night and in the day when the sun comes out, a simple glance out the window snatches my breath away.
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