This friendly encounter precipitated stories from strangers who also shared the magic of the moment at Mossy Point. She said, “Recently a relative of our feathered friends bombarded an American tourist enjoying a seaside stroll south of Sydney – a moment in time he’ll never forget. Chris’ worst experience took place at Gerroa. A passing pelican used the headland as a lavatory from a great height, drenching our bed sheets in the foul excrement of previous fishy meals. The linen was unrecoverable.
It’s been six months since the launch of ‘Out of Latvia’ at Kiama Library! Over 550 copies have been sold in Australia, USA and UK. Kiama was the first of three launches. The following two were held at the Latvian Club in Strathfield and Cambewarra Primary School. We are planning a Latvian launch in Riga in June 2018. A groundswell of interest from Peter Jirgen’s story has propelled a group of fourteen Aussies to visit Latvia’s capital, explore the countryside on a six-day bicycle tour and organise a launch of the book in central Riga.
On the forest track, between the northern end of Gerroa and Berry Beach, tall palms, beautiful blackbutts and the occasional bushwalker witness this brutal contest. The towering blackbutts show their age and evidence a fierce fire that once ravaged the beauty of this tropical coastal strip.
Any clues on what this form of marine life is, found on Seven Mile Beach? My guess is a cuttlefish without the cone. The tasty tentacles may have ended up in the stomachs of hungry fish.
