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Kerry Takes a Walk Down Memory Lane
Kelda:
quack quack - love the photos!
sel:
Kerry,
I am not on broadband and it takes some time for your beautiful pics to load. So I am looking at them just a few at the time. I feel as if I am there with you. Your narration makes it is a very special journey, much, much better then any tourist guide.
Kerry:
I'm so glad you're enjoying the walk. I always enjoy a nice walk, especially if it's in a pretty location. :)
Make sure you rest-up, everyone, because we'll shortly be taking the steep, overgrown path to the top of the Collaroy Plateau escarpment, for some lovely views of the coast and the lake. Have your cameras with you! ;) :D
Kerry:
Let’s make the climb to Collaroy Plateau . . . . .
May be necessary to scroll over ---->
The path leads away from the water’s edge and starts to climb through the dense undergrowth towards Collaroy Plateau. This short-cut to the summit is known only to locals, specifically local children. The increasingly steep, serpentine path meanders through the bush as the warmth of the sun shines down on my back. In time, the path gives way to steep steps, cut into the bedrock of the escarpment.
A beautiful vista greets me at the top.
Narrabeen coastline, looking north. The headland in the distance is where I started my walk. I walked along the beach to my street and then walked inland to the lake. In the foreground, to the left of this picture, near the lake’s edge, can be seen a traffic roundabout. That’s my street! My family lived at the ocean end of the street, to the right, off camera. In 1770, Captain James Cook sailed up the coast here, as he charted the Australian east coast in his ship His Majesty’s Barque Endeavour. Cook claimed the east coast under instruction from King George III of England on 22 August 1770, naming eastern Australia “New South Wales.”
Captain James Cook RN, 1728 – 1779
Long before the arrival of Captain Cook, there lived on the banks of this lake an Aboriginal princess named Narrabeen. In the local Aboriginal dialect, the word Narrabeen means “swan.” At school, we were taught the legend about the heroic young woman, Narrabeen, who ran to seek help from friendly neighbours, when her people were under attack from a hostile, invading tribe. Narrabeen, the beachside suburb of Sydney, is located approximately 15km north of the city.
To be continued . . . . .
Kelda:
wow. The area you grew up in looks gorgeous!
Maybe one day I can visit Oz and maybe even specifically there!
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