Tuesday, July 30th, 2024

Cold and Short -

The only constant this year seems to be change.

Yes, the fog and flat water were the same this morning but the water temperature was 54° - 55°, so we suddenly have winter swimming conditions.  

Tom and I are competing to see who can post the most photos of fog. 

Fog and cold combined to make a traditional buoy line swim sound like a good idea. I got out at the end of two laps because my feet were feeling cold.

There were two otters cursing the length of the beach in the surf line. They were probably checking to see if crab was part of the morning buffet.   

This past week two seals have washed up on Avila Beach. The Marine Life Rescue folks say these two had experienced an encounter with a shark. The lifeguards say there have not been any recent sightings of sharks. And, the rescue folks have been seeing an unusually high number of seals with symptoms of domoic acid poisoning, especially for this early in the summer.  The water at Avila does not have the red brown yucky cloudy appearance associated with a plankton bloom so there is or to learn about.

I'm planning on swimming on Thursday and Saturday at 7 AM and on Sunday at 11 when I will hopefully catch some sun.

niel