Walk by the sea, 12 May 2020 Day 50 of Distancing

A walk along the bike path is permitted, from Collins Point where Captain Cook tried to land in 1770, to Sandon Point south of Thirroul.  The whales are going north but although we stared at the shifting blue there was not a sign. This is a Dharrawal and Wodi Wodi sacred place where a very old burial was found in the sand dunes, leading to the forming of the Sandon Point Tent Embassy twenty years ago. It looks over to the little park dedicated to the memory of DH Lawrence who wrote his novel 'Kangaroo' living in a house by the sea.  Places are like archives, full of hidden signs, through plants, creatures and the shape of the land. People are drawn to the path in great numbers, young women striding along in tights, old ones meandering, children in prams pushed by twinkling leotards, dogs struggling to keep up. Skateboards and bikes weave in and out.  What a relief to be out of the house and moving. 

Diana Wood Conroy Walk by the Sea, watercolour on Arches paper, 15 x 21 cm, 12 May 2020