{"id":7505,"date":"2013-10-17T14:12:24","date_gmt":"2013-10-17T03:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/?p=7505"},"modified":"2013-10-24T13:49:37","modified_gmt":"2013-10-24T02:49:37","slug":"worries-behind-ocean-miles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/worries-behind-ocean-miles\/","title":{"rendered":"worries behind, ocean for miles"},"content":{"rendered":"<style><!--\n.entry-title {display:none;}\n--><\/style>\n<div class=\"image\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/grey-river-bush-track-jack-russell.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"grey-river-bush-track-jack-russell\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/grey-river-bush-track-jack-russell.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/grey-river-bush-track-jack-russell.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/grey-river-bush-track-jack-russell.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"title \">\n<h1><a class=\"white\" title=\"made-hand\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/worries-behind-ocean-miles\u200e\">[mm-insert-title]<\/a><\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"white\">refreshing the spirit, a weekend at the beach<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\"><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/moss-covered-rocks.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"moss-covered-rocks\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/moss-covered-rocks.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/moss-covered-rocks.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/moss-covered-rocks.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/dogs-at-the-beach.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"dogs-at-the-beach\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/dogs-at-the-beach.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/dogs-at-the-beach.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/dogs-at-the-beach.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"image\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/gracie-border-collie-dunes.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"gracie-border-collie-dunes\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/gracie-border-collie-dunes.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/gracie-border-collie-dunes.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/gracie-border-collie-dunes.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"OVR box C25 end\"><fancyletter class=\"blue\">A<\/fancyletter>fter my last, epically long post let&#8217;s take a breather. I love words, they have such power to paint an image, but sometimes it&#8217;s nice just to look. That&#8217;s what I did last week end on a windy, deserted beach in the Otways. Walked with loved ones, admired the textures and colours of the place. The throbbing sound of a native bird flitting out of sight, breast heaving with it&#8217;s own private aria. And most importantly of all laughed at doggy antics and RELAXED. Is there a place you go to muffle that tiresome internal babble?\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\"><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/coastal-beard-heath-leucopogon-parviflorus-flowers.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"coastal-beard-heath-leucopogon-parviflorus-flowers\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/coastal-beard-heath-leucopogon-parviflorus-flowers.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/coastal-beard-heath-leucopogon-parviflorus-flowers.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/coastal-beard-heath-leucopogon-parviflorus-flowers.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/bush-grey-river.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"bush-grey-river\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/bush-grey-river.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/bush-grey-river.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/bush-grey-river.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/coastal-cushion-bush-leucophyta-brownii.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"coastal-cushion-bush-leucophyta-brownii\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/coastal-cushion-bush-leucophyta-brownii.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/coastal-cushion-bush-leucophyta-brownii.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/coastal-cushion-bush-leucophyta-brownii.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/pigface-carpobrotus-rossii-grass-dunes.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"pigface-carpobrotus-rossii-grass-dunes\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/pigface-carpobrotus-rossii-grass-dunes.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/pigface-carpobrotus-rossii-grass-dunes.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/pigface-carpobrotus-rossii-grass-dunes.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/dog-beach-shadow-king-parrot-green-orange.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"dog-beach-shadow-king-parrot-green-orange\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/dog-beach-shadow-king-parrot-green-orange.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/dog-beach-shadow-king-parrot-green-orange.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/dog-beach-shadow-king-parrot-green-orange.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/dog-walking-beach.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"dog-walking-beach\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/dog-walking-beach.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/dog-walking-beach.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/dog-walking-beach.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/walking-beach-dog.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"walking-beach-dog\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/walking-beach-dog.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/walking-beach-dog.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/walking-beach-dog.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ray-ban-sunglasses-cool-dude-bw.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"ray-ban-sunglasses-cool-dude-bw\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ray-ban-sunglasses-cool-dude-bw.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/orange-lichen-rocks.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/beach-otways-knobby-club-rush.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"beach-otways-knobby-club-rush\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/beach-otways-knobby-club-rush.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/beach-otways-knobby-club-rush.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/beach-otways-knobby-club-rush.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/dunes-erosion-roots-dog-swimming-ocean.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"dunes-erosion-roots-dog-swimming-ocean\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/dunes-erosion-roots-dog-swimming-ocean.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/dunes-erosion-roots-dog-swimming-ocean.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/dunes-erosion-roots-dog-swimming-ocean.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/dogs-playing-beach.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"dogs-playing-beach\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/dogs-playing-beach.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/dogs-playing-beach.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/dogs-playing-beach.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/little-jack-russell-shell-drawing.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"little-jack-russell-shell-drawing\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/little-jack-russell-shell-drawing.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/little-jack-russell-shell-drawing.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/little-jack-russell-shell-drawing.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/jack-russell-cross-beach-pet-dog.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"jack-russell-cross-beach-pet-dog\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7536\" 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I love words, they have such power to paint an image, but sometimes it&#8217;s nice just to look. That&#8217;s what I did last week end on a windy, deserted beach in the Otways. 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