i live so close to the beach but don't really go very much. i guess the beach is somewhere you go with people, friends, partner etc.. most of my friends in newcastle seem to be pretty busy people or they go out at night and sleep most of the day when it would be a nice time to go to the beach.
sometimes i miss sydney, but then when i am there ll i want to do is jump straight on the next train home to newcastle, and sometimes i have done this, even if it means arriving back and midnight.
the things i miss about sydney probably just seem silly to other people... like, i miss catching a train from hornsby to the city, eventhough its a tedious task i still miss it. i also miss the pumpkin curry you can get from the food court underneath grace bros in pitt st mall. i miss the scarey ibis' in hyde park. i miss oxford art supplies. i miss talking forever to get anything down in hornsby westfield because or running into so many people i know.
i miss friends that will drop what they are doing to go grab a coffee, or even just plan a few days a head to catch up.
i sometimes feel alone in newcastle. but i sometimes feel alone in sydney as well. i think it's an odd concept, feeling alone, when there are so many people around.