Rippling Good Too

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Imagine this: a Saturday afternoon, with the wind stirring and the waves rising. We are at least over thirty kilometres from home. The moment is perfect, with the random elements of Nature in our faces, and we are seated feeling the sand on our footwear, with attentiveness surrounding us, not just in the smile of an alert German-Australian waiter, but also in the set-up of a cottage and the delicacy of the food placed in front of us. Surfers in wet suits pass us by in sheer enjoyable abandon of their sport, and we melt into this ambiance without resistance. We are at Whale Beach in New South Wales.

(Canadian scallops and roast pork crackle from Ripples, The Strand at Whale Beach in Sydney's Northern Beaches)







“Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.” - William Shakespeare
(Oyster on shell dressed with lemon aioli, part of the Tastes of the Sea starters
from Ripples, Whale Beach)






In between goals is a thing called life, that has to be lived and enjoyed. -- Sid Caesar
(Northern end of Whale Beach, NSW)










You don't have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces - just good food from fresh ingredients.

- Julia Child

( Roast lamb rack and braised shank, graced by lentils, carrots and crafted potato, the mains I had at Ripples Whale Beach)










“Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it.” ~Eckhart Tolle (via The Mindfulist)

(Tuna and soft shell crab from Ripples Whale Beach)

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