Dear Earth...yours Sincerely, the Derwent Valley

Today we mark the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. A lovely little piece of balm for our collective soul even as we continue to consume our host, pursuing growth at all cost to live our culturally conditioned lives like the virus that we are.

I am sorry Planet Earth for how we have as a species extracted so much, polluted so much and destroyed so much. But on behalf of my own little enterprise I would like to share with you some good news about the Derwent Valley in Tasmania (now that this thought has come to me I reckon I could write a book about this but I shall spare you)

We are truly blessed to live in this small sliver of land around a beautiful river and hemmed in by rugged mountains and wilderness forests. New York City has a population density of over 10,000 people per square kilometer. The Derwent Valley and Central Highlands combined is 2.8 people per square kilometer. There are more sheep than people, and probably more cows as well.

There are so many wonderful people who live in the Valley and are not only doing really good things such as farming and distilling, making and growing but they are so openly and warmly sharing what they have, what they do and who they are with visitors. For example Cameron at Derwent Valley Stand Up Paddle who took captured this beautiful moment this morning from “his office” lucky bugger. To book a private session with Cameron launching from New Norfolk please visit https://www.facebook.com/DerwentvalleySUP/

There are also many activities, all slow and low impact that allow the body and mind to relax and for the wanderer to feel the gentle rythms and changing seasons flutter across the eyes and skin.

Thank you Earth for all that you provide for us.

Yours Sincerely

The Derwent Valley