Saturday morning the air temperature in Avila Beach was 55° with solid overcast, no sun, no horizon and a light wind. I measured a water temperature of 53° off of the pier.
This big boy was steadily working the Avila Pier Mussel Buffet. He'd pull one off of a piling, swim out from under the pier, crack the shell with a bite, chow down and go back for another.
The water felt like it was 52° - 53°, it is still very clean and the swimming conditions are excellent. The water warmed up a bit about half way to the rock.
We swam to the south of the rock to miss the kelp and hung out for a bit watching an otter cracking clams. A west wind had come up and the swim back was into a medium chop. From the end of the Avila Pier we swam to the 4th buoy on the east side and back along the buoy line to make our distance.
We swam to the south of the rock to miss the kelp and hung out for a bit watching an otter cracking clams. A west wind had come up and the swim back was into a medium chop. From the end of the Avila Pier we swam to the 4th buoy on the east side and back along the buoy line to make our distance.
Tom and Niel at the Avila Rock
The clean water encouraged some fun.
After 90 minutes swimming in cold water Tom and I enjoyed some calorie replenishment.
King Arthur's Gluten Free Brownies are the best brownies ever. There is magic in the box.
I'll swim tomorrow at 11. It would be nice if there was some sun.
niel
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