Hi, I'm Niel, I'm an ocean swimmer and I haven't been in the ocean in six weeks.
Yikes! That what it felt like today, the first Sunday in a month and a half when I was both in town and it wasn't raining. The rain itself in not a problem but every time we have had a storm it has pushed the bacteria levels in San Luis Obispo Creek and Avila Beach out of the comfort zone. We had rain this past week on Wednesday/Thursday and Saturday night. 104 is the State of California's upper limit for safe contact with the water and this past Thursdays samples tested in the 1000 to 1100 range. 10X over the safe limit is too risky for me.
It was dry(ish) this morning so went to the beach just to sit in the pale sun and to listen to the ocean. The water temperature was 53.5 and the water was silty.
Next Sunday is looking like a swimable day. If it is, I won't be at Avila. Stephanie Robenson and I will travel to Santa Cruz to do the Will Swim For Food around the Santa Cruz pier. This fundraiser for local food banks was scheduled for Sundays in January and February and this is the first opportunity that the water could be clean enough to get it done.
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Bravo, Niel. Enjoyed that one. Good of you to write about not having the swim to write about, and sliding in a little education and an event invite.
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