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| Emu Park, Queensland, Australia. |
Wild, unpopulated beaches, some with a few, beach front squatter's huts. We did not have one but friends did were generous in the use of them. Primitive doesn't describe them well enough.
They had a corrugated tin roof and walls with earth/ sand floor. Beds made from bush timber with the legs dug into the sand. Home made benches and a wooden stove in a recess. I think there may have been snakes and spiders because Dad would go in first to check it out.
Mum would make the tastiest camp oven stews/casseroles if the fish weren't biting. Sure enough, I would have a mouth full of ulcers and couldn't have any. I suffered from these for years, well into my 20s. We grew up with an abundance of fish and crabs. I think the crabs were called Mud Crabs or maybe Blue Swimmers.
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| The Big Crab, Cardwell, Queensland, OZ |
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| Cooked crab |
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| Uncooked. |
I don't eat seafood now, with the exception of fish. I think I have overdosed as a kid and also being married to an avid amateur fisherman put me off it. I can't stand the smell of prawns!
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| Mooloolaba during heavy seas and rain. Cyclone up north, off shore. Queensland. |
I still love the beach but because it is 'there' I very seldom go and we live about 23 ks from the nearest beach. I love picking up some take away fish and chips and heading to the beach to watch the moon rise. How long since I have done this?? Damn near a year!
Time to do the things I love to replenish my soul.
6 comments:
It is always time to replenish your soul. Something we don't do enough of.
Oh I love crab but I couldn't get the crab meat our for love nor money - I'm the same with prawns, they have to come declothed already or else I don't eat them. Seaside memories of childhood are wonderful, thanks for reminding me of them!!!! Enjoy your memories!!! Karen x
I also love the beach!
I'm odd and don't like seafood but my husband loves it.
My youngest son is a diver and hobby fisherman with a boat but doesn't eat seafood and returns his catch to the sea.
you aren't too far from the sea, are you? Different kettle of fish in England!! xxoo
Once a week I plan to replenish. It may be a walk in the bush, a meditation, even a sky gaze. I'm a huge sky gazer and have seen very interesting things. Hope your MS is not giving you a hard time.
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