Clockwise Around The Avila Rock -
This morning in Avila Beach was overcast and gray, calm and 59° with a 60° water temperature. The surf was an occasional 3' and there was a lot of surge along the piling of the pier. There were no flocks of birds over the water. The only concern was the fog trying to push over Point San Luis to the west of Avila Beach. It could stay as it was until it burned off or come in and fill up the bay.
We wanted to swim the the Avila Rock but didn't want to get fogged in out there so we began by swimming the east buoy line and on to Fossil Point. The fog hadn't moved so we headed for the rock. Weaving through the kelp between the point and the rock wasn't too much trouble but as we got the further out towards the rock the swell pushed up until we had a lot of movement in the water.
Paula, Eileen behind Tom Israel, me and Jodi
at the Avila Rock
We swam out and around the south end of the rock and headed towards the end of the Avila Pier. Near the rock we swam into a long stretch of plankton. The water has been unusually free of plankton this summer so this is the first time this year that I've had that yucky taste in my mouth.
In spite of the conditions being a bit too natural we all had a nice swim. The swell put some movement in the water and made it fun.
I'll swim tomorrow at 11.
niel
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