The Long Steep Hill.

Heading to Wonthaggi recently I was reminded of a story my parents used to tell of their first Journey to Wonthaggi to visit one of Mum’s sisters. I believe I was there, but as I was only a “bub” at the time have absolutely no memory of it.

They had apparently been given clear and concise instructions on how to get there once Past Kilcunda. They were told of a bridge that came very quickly after a very long steep hill. Well they found the bridge all right but never saw the long steep hill!

What was a long steep hill to my Aunt and Uncle, was just a long low slope to my parents, thus they traversed the long steep hill that they were looking for without knowing it, because it did not fit their understanding of a long steep Hill.

I wonder how many things there are in my life that I missed out on because I did not recognize them at the time because they did not fit into my interpretation of what a thing should or should not be. How about you? Walter