{"id":2125,"date":"2012-04-04T22:58:42","date_gmt":"2012-04-04T12:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/?p=2125"},"modified":"2014-09-14T17:14:36","modified_gmt":"2014-09-14T07:14:36","slug":"an-obsession-is-awakened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/an-obsession-is-awakened\/","title":{"rendered":"AN OBSESSION IS AWAKENED"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kennett-river-trout-fishing-rocks.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[2125]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2126\" title=\"kennett-river-trout-fishing-buddies\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kennett-river-trout-fishing-buddies.jpg?resize=665%2C499\" alt=\"Descending down to Kennett River, the Otways\" width=\"665\" height=\"499\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kennett-river-trout-fishing-rocks.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[2125]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2127\" title=\"kennett-river-trout-fishing-sitting\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kennett-river-trout-fishing-sitting.jpg?resize=665%2C499\" alt=\"Watching the ripples for trout, Kennett River, the Otways\" width=\"665\" height=\"499\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kennett-river-trout-fishing-rocks.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[2125]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2128\" title=\"kennett-river-trout-fishing-rocks\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kennett-river-trout-fishing-rocks.jpg?resize=665%2C499\" alt=\"Wading in Kennett River, the Otways\" width=\"665\" height=\"499\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2131\" title=\"kennett-river-trout-fishing-fungi\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kennett-river-trout-fishing-funghi.jpg?resize=665%2C499\" alt=\"Fungi on branch, Kennett River, the Otways\" width=\"665\" height=\"499\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nAs I sat daydreaming on a fallen log, dangling legs over rushing water, hours passed and the warm light faded and cooled. Little did I know that somewhere upstream those same rippling waters were casting a spell on my boyfriend and from that day onwards he would be a fly fisherman.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<!--more CONTINUE DOWN THE RIVER...--><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2132\" title=\"kennett-river-trout-fishing-moss\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kennett-river-trout-fishing-moss.jpg?resize=665%2C499\" alt=\"Moss and lichen on branch, Kennett River, the Otways\" width=\"665\" height=\"499\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kennett-river-trout-fishing-log-above.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[2125]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2130\" title=\"kennett-river-trout-fishing-log-above\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kennett-river-trout-fishing-log-above.jpg?resize=665%2C499\" alt=\"Fallen log over Kennett River, the Otways\" width=\"665\" height=\"499\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2129\" title=\"kennett-river-trout-fishing-nettles\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kennett-river-trout-fishing-nettles.jpg?resize=665%2C499\" alt=\"Nettles crawling on fallen tree, Kennett River, the Otways\" width=\"665\" height=\"499\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2135\" title=\"kennett-river-trout-fishing-tunnel\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kennett-river-trout-fishing-tunnel.jpg?resize=665%2C499\" alt=\"A tunnel made by tree trunks over Kennett River, the Otways\" width=\"665\" height=\"499\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kennett-river-trout-fishing-fallen-tree.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[2125]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2134\" title=\"kennett-river-trout-fishing-fallen-tree\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kennett-river-trout-fishing-fallen-tree.jpg?resize=665%2C499\" alt=\"Shredded bark of fallen tree, Kennett River, the Otways\" width=\"665\" height=\"499\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2133\" title=\"kennett-river-trout-fishing-boots-red-leaves\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kennett-river-trout-fishing-boots-red-leaves.jpg?resize=665%2C499\" alt=\"Red fallen leaves, Kennett River, the Otways\" width=\"665\" height=\"499\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kennett-river-trout-fishing-fish.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[2125]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2136\" title=\"kennett-river-trout-fishing-fish\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kennett-river-trout-fishing-fish.jpg?resize=665%2C499\" alt=\"Fish in a net, Kennett River, the Otways\" width=\"665\" height=\"499\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; As I sat daydreaming on a fallen log, dangling legs over rushing water, hours passed and the warm light faded and cooled. 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