Saturday, September 9th, 2023

Chased By Otters -

Jodi and I swam this morning at 7. The conditions were super nice. It was clear with scattered high clouds, windless and 68° with small surf with the occasional two wave set of 4 footers. The water temperature was 60- 61°. 

Jodi's pick was to do a loop from the 4th buoy on the left side to the Poly Pier, in along the pier to the second crossbars and back to the base of the Avila Pier. On the direct path from the second crossbars to the Avila Pier there is a lot of kelp and otters so we usually swim towards the half way point on the Avila Pier before turning in but today there was an otter directly in our path, so Jodi suggested we swim back out along the pier to the third crossbars and then to the end of the Avila Pier. It was a good plan. Except that a third of the way to the Avila Pier there was another (or the same) otter directly in our path. Fortunately it was swimming towards shore, out of our path, so we continued on to the end of the pier and in to the beach.         

 

It was really nice out there today.

Jodi and Niel at the end of the Poly Pier. 

I'll swim tomorrow at 11. 

niel