Sun sets in the West

There’s definitely a connection to the ocean . Not sure when it started . Might’ve been the earliest of days when we went down to Mills beach as kids . Could’ve been later at primary school when a heap of us would walk or ride down to the pier , hang out and watch the big kids jump off . I remember guys jumping off the pier in their Levi’s , board shorts weren’t cool yet . We’d share an easy goer of Fanta and minimum chips or a couple of bags of ‘blackn white labelled cheese puffs . No sunscreen those days . You built a tan by getting burnt 1st up , after your skin peeled multiple times you had developed a solid base . Skin cancer didn’t exist . The 1st time I ever went off the pier was when I was pushed . The good ole days …. no time to be soft , either jump or be jumped . I was pumped , I’d finally done it … sort of . Parents didn’t worry much about where you’d been or what major roads you crossed or what type of skylarking you were up to ? As long as you’d get home by dinner. We were doing this at 10 years of age. Now ……?? By high school the cool dudes had begun surfing . They were affiliated with the Peninsula board riders and we knew them as the ‘Mongas ‘ A few years later we were surfing too . The ocean had 3 callings now ; the bay beaches with the pier and the awesome jumping rocks of the pillars , Gunnamatta with its powerful open ocean beach breaks and the tranquil beauty of Pt. Leo and it’s gun little Shorey , 1st reef . ( now no longer breaks , the creek doesn’t run and so no more sand bar …. housing ) I thought I’d never know anything else . Later I would daydream about an ocean view . I kept it to myself . It wouldn’t be cheap acquiring a property in Mornington where you could see the bay . After we sold our 2nd home I started flirting with the idea . We hunted the Dava area . There wasn’t views but we were close , only a short walk . That was 2010sh . We didn’t do it , thought we didn’t have the capital . Got that wrong , check the area now . It’s all happening and almost rebuilt . There were a couple of houses along Weber drive that had us interested , and they did have views . It’s a bit of a secret , but this little crest has a lovely westerly aspect , looking straight out onto the bay . Alas it didn’t happen as we moved into Beal place . I thought we’d be there for a short time , but it soon changed once we knew we were in the best little neighbourhood . The ocean view hadn’t been given up , it was just put on the back burner …. some day , maybe when the kids have grown up . Yeah I could see it ; sitting on the deck having a beer or wine ,just staring at the sunset . Looking out to the west ……… yep , someday … … Whilst looking at these amazing photos it dawned on me …… the dream , the plan .. it’s no more . I’m here , looking out to the west as I’d always hoped , not looking from home , but at home …….. Aus all the way out there .