I recommend giving it a go.
Imagine you were a visitor and it was your first time to wherever it is that you live... what do you think would blow them away about the place you call home?
Where would they go to unwind and relax?
Now you have the answer my friend
Go to that place, as though you were wearing a bum bag and knee high socks
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So this morning, instead of wallowing around in my PJs going through the motions.
I packed up the Prince, and headed around the corner to our local river beach.
Sometimes I begrudge the OHT so much I miss the stuff that is great.
Actually my Aunt was here for Christmas and she was all " Wow, it is so beautiful down there, if I were you guys I'd be down there all the time swimming, kayaking, reading the papers..."
Now I have seen the OHT through the eyes of a non-local - I am going to enjoy the natural wonders as though I was a tourist.
And the Cowboy and I have shiny new kayaks that we paddle down here....
I was going to sprout a line about the serenity but you saw it coming.
Anyway - starting the day down here with Monte lined us up for a great day.
oh shit have burnt dinner... ahahaha seriously... but hey good start to the day, this can't break me...
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Looks beautiful, what a pity we didn't get to go kayaking
ReplyDeleteWow. Definently is beautiful!! I am jealous! Country living eh?
ReplyDeletebeautiful spot. I agree that its great fun to play Tommy Tourist every once in a while. Now you have the spot and the kayaks I expect to see you with abs like Lisa Curry soon :)
ReplyDeleteWow it is beautiful in OHT Sharni! I know what you mean about the benefits of pretending to be a tourist. I bought a book about all the walk trails in my town and beyond and I am working my way through them. I take others there after I have had done a reconassiance (?spelling) and they are all like "wow! I never knew this was here!" I bet the tourists see a lot more than the residents in every place. I like your go get to it attitude. Did you get some of those delicious crabsticks after you burnt the dinner? :)
ReplyDeleteThat's exactly what I do when I feel that isolation setting in... How can you be unhappy when surrounded by the best that nature has to offer! Gorgeous spot!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful indeed... I can see you drifting around in a row boat, reciting poetry to Cowboy.. or maybe just reading your blog to him.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful, Sharni! I love this sentiment. I love living like a tourist in NYC. There's always something new to see. Wonder is an amazing thing :)
ReplyDeleteThose photos are amazing. Seriously, beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhere do you live? It does look very beautiful. If I were a tourist coming into my town. I would drive down th street and drive right out again. Thers nothing here for tourists or anything you would call beautiful, it's just a place people come to make money.
ReplyDeleteHi Danielle - Hay NSW - how about you? Are you in a mining destination per chance?
ReplyDeletePassed through Hay for the first time last December. Thought it was a delightful spot. Pretty river, a courthouse so beautiful I'd be proud to be convicted of something in it. And showers in the Visitors Centre !! Yay Hay.
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