SECRET PLACES IN SPRING

Fishing by where the river meets the sea, the Otways

Rock sitting by the river, the Otways

Fishing off a rock, the Otways

Searching for a snag, the Otways

Rethreading the fishing rod, the Otways

Blue skies diminishing, wrapping up against the chill, the Otways

Plants growing in the dunes, the Otways

The wind began to pick up, the Otways

Sand through our toes, the Otways

Running for cover, the Otways

Packing up in the wind, the Otways

Rugging up against the wind chill, the Otways

Homeward bound through the reeds of the estaury, the Otways

…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.

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