Saturday, July 12, 2025

Saturday, July 12th, 2025

It was glassy water and foggy sky's this morning at Avila Beach, much like the last few mornings. When Tom and I were getting ready there was a low ceiling but we could eastly see the Poly Pier so we  decided to swim the P Pier and Reef Buoy loop. Off of the Avila Pier I had measured a water temp of 60°.  Our goal for this swim was 4,000M. We swam to the #1 crossbars on the P Pier and out to the end of the pier where we found that the fog had closed in and the only thing there was to see was a boat that was anchored near the pier. We took a bearing on the boat that would lead us to either the Avila Pier or the beach and swam a reasonably straight line to the end of the Avila Pier. From there I could see the loom of Fossil Point so we headed over there and completed our loop to the #1 buoy. At that point we were at 3,300M so we swam to the end of the pier and back to make our distance.      

Niel and Tom at the Reef Buoy with a Great Blue Heron in the background, 
walking on the kelp looking to see if it was crabs or fish for breakfast. 


I'll swim tomorrow at 11.

niel

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