{"id":2176,"date":"2023-09-15T11:29:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T01:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/?p=2176"},"modified":"2023-09-18T18:42:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T08:42:00","slug":"chasing-the-sun-in-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/?p=2176","title":{"rendered":"Chasing the sun in winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pictures from this year\u2019s road trip north escaping Canberra\u2019s winter. Although with a changing climate our winters are trending warmer each year now. Still, it\u2019s one of the nicer things about living on a large Island continent with a relatively small population. When you are completely surrounded by ocean with a dry inland most people choose to live near the coast or are within a couple of hours drive of the coastline. Even considering that, you never have to venture far to find a secluded area of beach that you can call your own. I found a few of these this year in different places, and others where lots of people gathered to enjoy nature\u2019s playground. Including a couple of kangaroos which made themselves at home in the front yard of a holiday guest house.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2coolumbeach-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2167\" src=\"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2coolumbeach-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2coolumbeach-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2coolumbeach-1024x583.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2coolumbeach-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2coolumbeach-1536x874.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2coolumbeach-2048x1165.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3coolumbeach2312.jpg\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3coolumbeach2312.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2168 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3coolumbeach2312-300x179.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3coolumbeach2312-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3coolumbeach2312-1024x612.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3coolumbeach2312-768x459.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3coolumbeach2312-1536x918.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3coolumbeach2312.jpg 1884w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/coolum23b2-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2172 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/coolum23b2-300x167.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/coolum23b2-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/coolum23b2-1024x570.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/coolum23b2-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/coolum23b2-1536x855.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/coolum23b2-2048x1139.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/4swrb1web.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2169\" src=\"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/4swrb1web-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/4swrb1web-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/4swrb1web-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/4swrb1web-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/4swrb1web-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/4swrb1web-2048x1356.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1beachatswrweb.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2166\" src=\"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1beachatswrweb-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"191\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1beachatswrweb-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1beachatswrweb-1024x599.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1beachatswrweb-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1beachatswrweb-1536x899.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1beachatswrweb-2048x1199.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/4swrlighthouse.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2170\" src=\"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/4swrlighthouse-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/4swrlighthouse-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/4swrlighthouse-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/4swrlighthouse-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/4swrlighthouse-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/4swrlighthouse-2048x1356.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/jail3-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2173\" src=\"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/jail3-300x172.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"97\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/jail3-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/jail3-1024x588.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/jail3-768x441.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/jail3-1536x882.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/jail3-2048x1176.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/swrkangas-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2175\" src=\"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/swrkangas-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/swrkangas-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/swrkangas-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/swrkangas-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/swrkangas-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/swrkangas-2048x1357.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/6swrocks1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2171 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/6swrocks1-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/6swrocks1-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/6swrocks1-1024x547.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/6swrocks1-768x410.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/6swrocks1-1536x820.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/6swrocks1-2048x1093.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pictures from this year\u2019s road trip north escaping Canberra\u2019s winter. Although with a changing climate our winters are trending warmer each year now. 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