So much of my memory of life and the markers of its passing are refracted through the sea | Paul Daley
by Paul Daley from US news | The Guardian on (#6JBZM)
From earliest recollections through to later life, moments of holidays by the ocean with family and friends have become memories to hold
The sea in all its variations, from tranquil coves and moody bays to wind-racked ocean beaches, from the ostentatious harbour to meandering with dogs along a lonely shore, has come to encompass so many of life's poignant memories.
My earliest - now briny - recollections include aunts and older cousins and a big sister on a yellow stretch of sand backed with multi-coloured beach boxes, the calm, azure shallows of Victoria's Port Phillip Bay our watery playground. It's where I first dog-paddled, aged maybe three, when a cousin abandoned my hands. Sink or swim!
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