Niel's Tuesday Morning Swim Report -
At 7AM in Avila Beach the conditions were familiar: it was clear and 42° with a light offshore breeze. The surf was 5'+, the water temperature was 56° with nice (for Avila) clarity.
A swimmer with good wave sense and timing could get out and back in without having to duck dive under a wave. I was either lucky or good and got out with just the slight drama of the lip of the largest wave taking a grab at my feet as I swam over the crest.
I did my two clockwise triangles today instead of my usual around and back route. It is interesting how this slight change messed with my head, making me think that two laps in the same direction would be longer than swimming around and back. I was in the second lap before things fell into place and the distance felt right.
On my first lap the big swell pushed me in towards the beach and I found myself almost in the surf line. I'll swim Thursday and Saturday at 7. On Thursday it will be 82°in town and the surf should be down. On Saturday we will see our morning fog return.
niel
