{"id":1788,"date":"2011-12-11T16:46:36","date_gmt":"2011-12-11T05:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/?p=1788"},"modified":"2011-12-11T16:46:36","modified_gmt":"2011-12-11T05:46:36","slug":"secret-places-in-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/secret-places-in-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"SECRET PLACES IN SPRING"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/the-otways-fishing-river.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[1788]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1802\" title=\"the-otways-fishing-river\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/the-otways-fishing-river.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Fishing by where the river meets the sea, the Otways\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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rock, the Otways\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/the-otways-fishing-searching.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[1788]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1798\" title=\"the-otways-fishing-searching\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/the-otways-fishing-searching.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Searching for a snag, the Otways\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/the-otways-fishing-threading.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[1788]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1796\" title=\"the-otways-fishing-threading\" 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What seemed like an easy wade across the river mouth before became treacherous as I began to sink, the sickly quick sand like slurry giving way beneath me to gobble up legs to the knee. I pulled myself free as the clouds rolled in and we ran for the cover, although I think some were secretly running towards lunch as our hooks remained empty. But lovely remote spots are wild like that, and that is their charm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;and the wind blew in, sand turned savage began biting our legs. What seemed like an easy wade across the river mouth before became treacherous as I began to sink, the sickly quick sand like slurry giving way beneath me to gobble up legs to the knee. 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