Arthur Dent: 'Do you have any advice for a traveller?'
Oracle: 'Yes. Get a beach house.'
'I see. Any other advice?' asked Arthur. 'Other than to do with real estate?'
'A beach house isn't just real estate. It's a state of mind,' said the man.
'A beach house doesn't even have to be on the beach. Though the best ones are. We all like to congregate at boundary conditions.'
'Really?' said Arthur.
'Where land meets water. Where earth meets air. Where body meets mind. Where space meets time. We like to be on one side, and look at the other.'
We also like to change our surroundings, city folk go bush, bush people go to the city, seaside people go to the country and mountains, country people go to the sea, people from the cold parts go to find the hot sun. tropical people want to go to the snow.
ReplyDeleteif you are in canberra, the bush is a couple of km away. The beach is a couple of hours away, as is the snow.nothing parallels the views we can get to around canberra. it truly is a great place.
ReplyDeleteAlan, places like orroral and honeysuckle tracking station may be ideal for an overnight astronomy event, no background light radiation, just you and the stars...