{"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 href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/the-otways-fishing-rock-sitting.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[1788]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1801\" title=\"the-otways-fishing-rock-sitting\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/the-otways-fishing-rock-sitting.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Rock sitting by the river, 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-off-rock.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[1788]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1799\" title=\"the-otways-fishing-off-rock\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/the-otways-fishing-off-rock.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Fishing off a 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\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/the-otways-fishing-threading.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Rethreading the fishing rod, 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-warpping-up.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[1788]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1790\" title=\"the-otways-fishing-warpping-up\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/the-otways-fishing-warpping-up.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Blue skies diminishing, wrapping up against the chill, 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-plant-dune.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[1788]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1795\" title=\"the-otways-fishing-plant-dune\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/the-otways-fishing-plant-dune.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Plants growing in the dunes, 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-log.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[1788]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1797\" title=\"the-otways-fishing-log\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/the-otways-fishing-log.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"The wind began to pick up, 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-feet-sand.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[1788]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1794\" title=\"the-otways-fishing-feet-sand\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/the-otways-fishing-feet-sand.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Sand through our toes, 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-running-dunes.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[1788]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1793\" title=\"the-otways-fishing-running-dunes\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/the-otways-fishing-running-dunes.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Running for cover, 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-dishing-rod.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[1788]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1791\" title=\"the-otways-fishing-dishing-rod\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/the-otways-fishing-dishing-rod.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Packing up in the wind, 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-wind.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[1788]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1792\" title=\"the-otways-fishing-wind\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/the-otways-fishing-wind.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Rugging up against the wind chill, 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\/162.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[1788]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1789\" title=\"the-otways-fishing-reeds\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/162.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Homeward bound through the reeds of the estaury, the Otways\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<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. 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. I pulled myself free as the clouds rolled [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6],"tags":[90,252,33,153],"class_list":["post-1788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel","tag-beach","tag-fishing","tag-otways","tag-river"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4l1F7-sQ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1788"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1808,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1788\/revisions\/1808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}