{"id":975,"date":"2018-02-09T01:01:59","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T01:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/?p=975"},"modified":"2018-02-09T01:03:06","modified_gmt":"2018-02-09T01:03:06","slug":"walk-around-the-marina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/2018\/02\/09\/walk-around-the-marina\/","title":{"rendered":"Walk around the Marina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a walk I like doing, around the Marina. It&#8217;s tidal water, so the vegetation is adapted to that. The trees are <em>Melaleuca<\/em>, and I think must be the swamp variety (as distinct from the dry-land Ti-Tree which we have on the land), but I thought that was usually found around the fresh-water ponds, lakes, and swamps across the district, so I&#8217;m impressed that it does all right in salt water, too. The boardwalk works very well and it&#8217;s always nice to get views across the water&#8211;and the boats!<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/house.geoffwells.com\\\/index.php\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/09\\\/walk-around-the-marina\\\/\"}' class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular\" data-original-width=\"840\"><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 835px; height: 233px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 418px; height: 237px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/imag0250-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"962\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMAG0250-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3264,1836\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;HTC 2PST1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1517043835&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.097&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0043103448275862&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMAG0250\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMAG0250-1-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMAG0250-1-1024x576.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMAG0250-1-414x233.jpg\" width=\"414\" height=\"233\" align=\"left\" title=\"IMAG0250\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 417px; height: 237px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/imag0249-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"961\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMAG0249-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3264,1836\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;HTC 2PST1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1517043792&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.097&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMAG0249\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMAG0249-1-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMAG0249-1-1024x576.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMAG0249-1-413x233.jpg\" width=\"413\" height=\"233\" align=\"left\" title=\"IMAG0249\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 835px; height: 233px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 418px; height: 237px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/imag0248-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"960\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMAG0248-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3264,1836\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;HTC 2PST1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1517043769&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.097&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00071225071225071&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMAG0248\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMAG0248-1-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMAG0248-1-1024x576.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMAG0248-1-414x233.jpg\" width=\"414\" height=\"233\" align=\"left\" title=\"IMAG0248\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 417px; height: 237px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/imag0251-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"963\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMAG0251-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3264,1836\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;HTC 2PST1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1517043864&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.097&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001531393568147&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMAG0251\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMAG0251-1-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMAG0251-1-1024x576.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMAG0251-1-413x233.jpg\" width=\"413\" height=\"233\" align=\"left\" title=\"IMAG0251\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At the entrance to the Marina is displayed a restored hull of one of the old fishing boats operating out of Robe, <em>The Butterbox<\/em>. It&#8217;s carvel planked from oregon, with jarrah frames, which is pretty impressive&#8211;must have taken some serious steam bending. The restoration was carried out by a couple of local enthusiasts&#8211;&#8216;I dips me lid&#8217;.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/house.geoffwells.com\\\/index.php\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/09\\\/walk-around-the-marina\\\/\"}' class=\"tiled-gallery type-square\" data-original-width=\"840\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item\"><a border=\"0\" href=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/imag0255-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"966\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMAG0255-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3264,1836\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;HTC 2PST1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1517044242&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.097&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00089047195013357&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMAG0255\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMAG0255-1-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMAG0255-1-1024x576.jpg\" style=\"margin: 2px\" src=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMAG0255-1-276x276.jpg\" width=276 height=276 title=\"IMAG0255\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item\"><a border=\"0\" href=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/imag0253-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"964\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMAG0253-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3264,1836\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;HTC 2PST1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1517044212&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.097&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00094339622641509&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMAG0253\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMAG0253-1-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMAG0253-1-1024x576.jpg\" style=\"margin: 2px\" src=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMAG0253-1-276x276.jpg\" width=276 height=276 title=\"IMAG0253\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item\"><a border=\"0\" href=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/imag0254-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"965\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMAG0254-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3264,1836\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;HTC 2PST1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1517044227&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.097&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00019588638589618&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMAG0254\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMAG0254-1-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMAG0254-1-1024x576.jpg\" style=\"margin: 2px\" src=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMAG0254-1-276x276.jpg\" width=276 height=276 title=\"IMAG0254\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a walk I like doing, around the Marina. It&#8217;s tidal water, so the vegetation is adapted to that. The trees are Melaleuca, and I think must be the swamp variety (as distinct from the dry-land Ti-Tree which we have on the land), but I thought that was usually found around the fresh-water ponds, lakes, &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/2018\/02\/09\/walk-around-the-marina\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Walk around the Marina&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/975"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=975"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/975\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":982,"href":"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/975\/revisions\/982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}