Could I have Some More of This Please? -
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Tuesday, August 19th, 2025
Monday, August 18, 2025
Monday, August 18th, 2025
Tom Sees Sunshine -
What a difference a day makes… Yesterday was foggy and cool and today was clear blue skies and warm. There were four sailboats moored on the west side that may or may not have been there yesterday because how would I have known with all that fog! The water was glassy but had a curious roll that wasn't quite as swell and wasn't quite chop. The water temperature was variable: 56, 57 on the east side and 57, 58 on the West. Down from yesterday's 59 based on my toes. It was a beautiful morning vitamin.
Sunday, August 17, 2025
Sunday, August 17th, 2025
Saturday, August 16, 2025
Saturday, August 16th, 2025

Friday, August 15, 2025
Friday, August 15th, 2025
Heavy marine layer, fog, and a little bit of drizzle. In short, Avila was wet outside the ocean and in. The water was mostly glassy with a small crumbly wave. My toes report the temperature was 54°. Four of my CP Water Polo girls swam with me... well, they swam ahead of me. My days of being able to keep up with them seem to have passed me by… it was an excellent Friday morning swim.
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Thursday, August 14th, 2025
Looking For The Icebergs -
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Wednesday, August 13th, 2025
Scattered blue skies, kelp stew, dolphins and more dolphins. The Kelp beds must be breaking apart as there was scattered clumps of kelp all over the east and west side. My toes are reporting the water temperature was 54 to 55°. A definite cooling trend this week. On the west side I swam with about six dolphins, and then as I was getting out I saw them moseying along again. Always a good day swimming with the dolphins.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Tuesday, August 12th, 2025
Monday, August 11, 2025
Monday, August 11th, 2025
Overcast, glassy, water, and a 4 foot wave rolling through. Toes in the water at 920 AM. The water temperature was 56°, 57°. The water was pristine and clear. Excellent morning vitamin.
Sunday, August 10, 2025
Sunday, August 10th, 2025
Clouds Turn to Sunshine -
Saturday, August 9, 2025
Saturday, August 9th, 2025
Friday, August 8, 2025
Friday, August 8th, 2025
Tom Lorish's Friday Swim -
Marine layer, a bit of a breeze, and a good morning swim. Toes in the water at 920 a.m. I did a route that included the rock buoy kelp bed and the end of the CPP. I was greeted by numerous different species… a great egret standing on the kelp bed waiting for fish to jump into its mouth, pelicans overhead eyeing me up, and humans on the CPP greeting me with smiles and waves. And finally there was a beautiful blue heron on the second cross beam of the CPP. Always cool seeing the various species around.Thursday, August 7, 2025
Thursday, August 7th, 2025
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Tom's Three Peaks Route -
Foggy, foggy, foggy. The valley must be heating up because the fog was thick and relentless. The sun was working hard to burn through, but there was just too much fog. This meant the three peaks route. The water was glassy with a 4 foot wave occasionally rolling through. Beautiful morning Swim.
Monday, August 4, 2025
Monday, August 4th, 2025
Tom's Toes for a Monday Morning -
Mostly blue skies, warm air, warm water. It was about 65° air temperature when I arrived at 930 a.m. and the water was about 60°. In short, it was the tropics. Our kind of tropics anyway… beautiful conditions for a Monday morning vitamin.