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by Victoria Thompson
It's unimaginable that you're not with the surfers at
The Pass, riding the waves at Wategos.
Sometimes I have the peculiar sensation that you're out there
amongst them and I stare at a figure who looks like you, like
I remember you, only to realise that it can't be. Has time
changed you? Are you still a child of Nature? Do you still
ride the waves - Hawaii or Big Sur?
I need you to make me laugh - I need your lightheartedness,
to hear you call - hey foxy lady! There's so much seriousness
in my life. The dolphins are still at Wategos. And the whales
come closer each year." "There's something about Byron - its
nature and beauty - energy from the sea, the rainforest, the
dolphins - even the individuals who come with love and peace
in their hearts. I'm not certain but I have watched the faces
of some toughs and the moment they step off their motorbikes
and stroll down to the water - stand there with their hands
in their pockets looking out to sea - a transformation occurs
- they become almost peaceful gentle giants. The spirit of
the seventies is truly alive in Byron."
Victoria Thompson
Victoria Thompson first came to Byron Bay in the late sixties,
playing a surfie chick in 'The Surfing Years.' She's been
coming back ever since. She's the author of the best seller
'Losing Alexandria - a memoir.' (Picador) She writes about
Byron Bay in this extract from her new novel 'The Sadness
of Men.'
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