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I had to get out of Newtown.

For those who haven’t experienced it, Newtown is a suburb full of interesting, beautiful people, cafés, and cheap restaurants. People say “You don’t need to leave Newtown”. It’s very easy to live entirely within Newtown, and still feel connected, especially as most of my friends now live within a few minutes from me. The problem is that Sydney is a coastal city, and its soul breathes through the beaches. I’ve been in Newtown for months, and until tonight hadn’t ventured to the ocean.

I made my escape – Beeline for the beach – on slightly-flat Richard Ashcroft from the Verve.

Blurry Coogee beach, and blurry Sydney CBD.

It was further than I thought: 21 kms.

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