77 SUNSET STRIP ISLAND ENCOUNTER

Attracted  to   this    decorated   bus   on  Magnetic Island , with what looked like  an  inflatable   chook on top , an  unexpected   story   was   revealed .  These  are  the bare facts .... Along  the  side  of the snazzy looking vehicle was a  message : Comfortable  in  my  skin .  

Out  of  the  bus  bounced    the   friendly   owner,  subsequently  found  to be   nude  photographer  Ellie  Sedgwick,   advertised online  as  being   on My  Skin  Down  Under  Tour of   Australia .

 Peter  Simon  , the  somewhat taken  aback  writer of  this  post, who spotted  and snapped  the bus,  revealed  he  too  had  been   a "nude photographer. "

He  told  Ellie  that  after the recent  launching in Darwin of  his book , Big Jim, about the crusading   editor of the Northern Territory    News , Jim Bowditch, he had  been  given  an  online  site , Peter Simon  Book  as  a  contact  point .

When  this was punched  in  later on  to  see  if  hordes  of  people  were clamouring  for  a copy and he  was on  a  fabulous  bestseller , up   popped  :  Peter Simon  Books , offering   nude  photos !!!!!!  

Ellie   chuckled   when  told  this  , said she would look  up  Little  Darwin . In answer to  questions , she   said  she  was  up  from Byron Bay, New South Wales, and that the  attractive  bus had  been decorated   by  an  artist  friend of hers . 

In follow up research  on  Ellie , Peter Simon says he will never be able to look  at  a  Barbie Doll  again  without  blushing and or breaking out in a sweat .  Soon after the encounter with her on the waterfront there was  a  sudden spike in  LIttle Darwin readers in America and  we wonder if  this was due to Ellie mentioning  online  to her many followers  the  babbling, odd, decrepit , bug-eyed  "nude  photographer " she  had  met  on  Magnetic Island ?