A Year of Self/World/Life Discovery

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Summer of '69

It was as if the world stood still and real life was absent. I stayed at this old school hippie compound in the forest outside of downtown Byron. The Arts Factory was like summercamp for "adults" though we didn't exhibit much maturity...Visited a town called Nimbin which is notorious for its lax legalities regarding the sale and use of "herbal medicines." Needless to say it was a trip from a trip. Met some cool friends and most of my time consisted of "walk-abouts" a favorite Aussie pastime.

Met some locals and spent an entire day at a locals-only swimming hole lying under a shady tree in the scorching Australian sun. Sometimes the simplicity of soaking up the outdoors is so much more gratifying than the world of commercialization we live in. My escape eventually had to come to a close as I headed south for Melbourne. Nevertheless for that week I was a hippie in the endless Summer of '69.
Pretty much sums up that day!

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