tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53391122182383751712024-03-19T01:48:10.029-07:00Swim Avila - Open Water SwimmingRob Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04352631516200754232noreply@blogger.comBlogger1477125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339112218238375171.post-36598777959156972022024-03-17T14:50:00.000-07:002024-03-17T14:50:45.117-07:00Sunday, March 17th, 2024<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sunday was a exceptional early summer day at Avila Beach. It was 70°, cloudless and almost windless with small surf. There was a wind chop out of the west that wasn't noticeable until you got a good distance offshore. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We had a lot of people in the water today. Coach Tom Lorish brought a group from the CP women's water pollo team and swam with them around the Avila Pier. Then Tom swam over to the CP Pier. Sue from London was here and swam Friday and today. Today she swam around the Avila Rock. Niel, Jim and Tom Israel also took advantage of the favorable offshore conditions and swam around the Avila Rock. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2hpedeUF-PLfWC_2yp_NbW0Fs44OK6n-rvp7fAmzEVfEgr8cCHvwL5w_1PHT9tMltZJOPmZ44RYMLHMnrWbeY_bY7jD8VfYYCsWjI_VQkEkXXXRhDfN36oOO5VAxW3c_h4XTGfSj2zIKkX8l6OeVySsAKVL2eycsfghOivhb7qCENr0pjoRAGkSscjft/s5568/GOPR0839.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4176" data-original-width="5568" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2hpedeUF-PLfWC_2yp_NbW0Fs44OK6n-rvp7fAmzEVfEgr8cCHvwL5w_1PHT9tMltZJOPmZ44RYMLHMnrWbeY_bY7jD8VfYYCsWjI_VQkEkXXXRhDfN36oOO5VAxW3c_h4XTGfSj2zIKkX8l6OeVySsAKVL2eycsfghOivhb7qCENr0pjoRAGkSscjft/w400-h300/GOPR0839.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Avila Beach at 10:30</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="1200" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgEXhGoDT7N-249G92RdNTKJzMRZZHrr7snYgUn96dz06J96j-oqJmcvlsh907VdSzjJMuq5KnMJicQxU_j_wRknYhWLRIpbTSCq5HE_baAkgWBc_IKs6aM9zcbCjGF5l-rvqb_FA1BtYVNQNnM52sJcgaAKSPbu4TWE4RAJEYY3pdY5hJl_pE2BD4sjE/w400-h196/240317.png" width="400" /></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiroMqz-6qeDi8EJ9ur6CbKlCk7GdOAiGv0uqaAaOou9PuwNrHJ4I2tYpf1qe6sNcpCnwEayqnQVfX63TutkSM6PzaZmEHXjmSU6QpOBopcYDGA6-6sC99iQ9O1yUilTC3dlC1q8SeE3SRCb1aGlHcsEhJMy1dnVgJl9wlsDCQCY2wXi64wpZiEx72DCjpc/s3840/GX010841%20-%20frame%20at%200m0s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiroMqz-6qeDi8EJ9ur6CbKlCk7GdOAiGv0uqaAaOou9PuwNrHJ4I2tYpf1qe6sNcpCnwEayqnQVfX63TutkSM6PzaZmEHXjmSU6QpOBopcYDGA6-6sC99iQ9O1yUilTC3dlC1q8SeE3SRCb1aGlHcsEhJMy1dnVgJl9wlsDCQCY2wXi64wpZiEx72DCjpc/w400-h225/GX010841%20-%20frame%20at%200m0s.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Jim, Niel and Tom at the Avila Rock.</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4176" data-original-width="5568" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn2kXocJonjJSjrxZQq-6GKR1m6osS_l0tC_oiUsQuMHcn12mYxrBedZ_jwgV_-t3pScIGLJx63sfRxnRgpCyqQflV5TAHTRXhnb8l7Y1unl-CeGEegmk5BPflZyQ8tmN0OCBRQIAJcWLnwdbY_hc7UChNZw8yHlGYPKbWiE3QHWm5NVgRWSwc_O31XKao/w400-h300/GOPR0843.JPG" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Avila Beach at 1 PM.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Beautiful spring weather is predicted for this week so I'll be swimming </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 7 and next Sunday at 11.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">niel</span></div><br /> <p></p>Nielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12088049651967129496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339112218238375171.post-71872271955063682932024-03-16T12:30:00.000-07:002024-03-16T12:30:24.331-07:00Saturday, March 16th, 2024<div style="text-align: left;"> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgmgeIptERuiNV7vWyhEq6vEMs4LBh45tAk7GCpIH6u5WB0Mim5caIH3ltv0C6eduMT9OOR3INQv3fw4nUbfK1hvx_uJfSzu5QoUp9tmlK37j0E2QoAQT1ycvzW10528o_qv_cQMvCNaX_zBPtRKX7r-zm7WhwESUyZwuE8qhmLkrvzgpCBU5doeCPURLW/s5568/GOPR0837.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4176" data-original-width="5568" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgmgeIptERuiNV7vWyhEq6vEMs4LBh45tAk7GCpIH6u5WB0Mim5caIH3ltv0C6eduMT9OOR3INQv3fw4nUbfK1hvx_uJfSzu5QoUp9tmlK37j0E2QoAQT1ycvzW10528o_qv_cQMvCNaX_zBPtRKX7r-zm7WhwESUyZwuE8qhmLkrvzgpCBU5doeCPURLW/w400-h300/GOPR0837.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Jodi, Jim and Niel</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">at the end of the Avila Pier</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">l</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>It Might Be Spring - </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">At sunrise it was 39° and clear with the beginnings of an offshore breeze. The surf was up a bit, there were occasional sets of 4+ footers with 2 to 3 footers in between. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The water temperature at Avila Beach is the coldest in the spring, so Thursday's 50° and todays 49° are providing spring swimming conditions. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">The water is nice and clean and the offshore breeze puts a chop on the water to make it more interesting. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">When Niel, Jim and Jodi began wading in this morning there were expressions about unhappy toes. After full immersion and a short swim out to where we grouped up the conversation was short and we got back to swimming in order to not focus on how our exposed skin was feeling. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">We swam the west buoy line, to the end of the Avila Pier and to the second crossbars on the Poly Pier. That was enough for Jim's shoulder so he went back while Jodi and Niel swam to the end of the Poly Pier and back to the end of the Avila Pier. Offshore as far as the end of the Poly Pier the wind chop was real enough to make swimming like running a rocky trail, except for the addition of 3 foot swells. The chop would flatten out the closer we got to shore which was nice to keep in mind during the slog back to the Avila Pier.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MGL90Mxr2hlTpQjCuBWyVbkRlec9IqcVUot13ZIuyg9Ocx1fSKvQ-_0_oK8o-4GPO4oHbIDIUL5yS6Zv-6pm_36t8NwxSgxof2HdXlnYWKbm7-2fpIAPQnjU789zl6PyLQ4ZORHOpBI4G0KW8A1PBN2cZwHG08CR1KUwlsStXsJq7DEtlztBAa_MWagq/s1205/240316.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="1205" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MGL90Mxr2hlTpQjCuBWyVbkRlec9IqcVUot13ZIuyg9Ocx1fSKvQ-_0_oK8o-4GPO4oHbIDIUL5yS6Zv-6pm_36t8NwxSgxof2HdXlnYWKbm7-2fpIAPQnjU789zl6PyLQ4ZORHOpBI4G0KW8A1PBN2cZwHG08CR1KUwlsStXsJq7DEtlztBAa_MWagq/w400-h201/240316.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Spring also means that it is sunny at the showers which makes getting changed a much friendlier experience. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm looking forward to swimming tomorrow at 11.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">niel </span></div></div>Nielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12088049651967129496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339112218238375171.post-15360458275252154432024-03-14T10:59:00.000-07:002024-03-14T10:59:44.067-07:00Thursday, March 14th,2024<p></p><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Five-O -</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This morning the water temperature at the Poly Pier was 50°. It felt cold getting in, but it always does when the water is below about 55°. I guess the water temperature by judging how long it takes to stop noticing how cold the water feels and get into the swimming. My thermometer then tells me how accurate my bare skin estimate was. I was thinking probably colder that the 52's we have had recently but not 50°. It is nice to find out the water was colder than I thought it was. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXYtJTH2TzAx2v62uzlEIRW8_eIhXvsAhZsxRAb6_lKsqKdV7tVNhGX5ACZDW0lgSZaINXlOCLzMOR7ysvalR4Sn-HL0JAZEKbERPTVqcBGTh8RYjcW2ZThzIRSXHdKwH5TTJWOwIv519dbviDcaNIYs7cjLlMqnO7AsBHxBg6Xm2lg79LeVtOmD7UtRue/s5568/GOPR0834.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4176" data-original-width="5568" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXYtJTH2TzAx2v62uzlEIRW8_eIhXvsAhZsxRAb6_lKsqKdV7tVNhGX5ACZDW0lgSZaINXlOCLzMOR7ysvalR4Sn-HL0JAZEKbERPTVqcBGTh8RYjcW2ZThzIRSXHdKwH5TTJWOwIv519dbviDcaNIYs7cjLlMqnO7AsBHxBg6Xm2lg79LeVtOmD7UtRue/w400-h300/GOPR0834.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I'd gotten in just before 7. It was a chilly feeling 44° with a light wind and clear skies with a nice sunrise. The water was flat close to shore but bumpy further out. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvdjrto5bhlqSEaGkkBm_SDtOnIhrSYGJB_sEUL_ZjuoOcQwrrSBe2Z3AvVs9W3uzW8T96vAqwkRHiFcJANGjzIeO8wRnJbwXdnCeknsc5MZiIgrVjL8sRqsA5eIv61VFQF1Y8I0ZuT07Zh87-6J4VmtC0s4NFiH7ecIqCBGQSDn5L4hvzCl13v_CuLPH/s1192/240314.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="586" data-original-width="1192" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvdjrto5bhlqSEaGkkBm_SDtOnIhrSYGJB_sEUL_ZjuoOcQwrrSBe2Z3AvVs9W3uzW8T96vAqwkRHiFcJANGjzIeO8wRnJbwXdnCeknsc5MZiIgrVjL8sRqsA5eIv61VFQF1Y8I0ZuT07Zh87-6J4VmtC0s4NFiH7ecIqCBGQSDn5L4hvzCl13v_CuLPH/w400-h196/240314.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghR6gGxgkbYY6dM-p1pZVQEju9RaeSOhF8oK1mhqYvVzAWDFABlG7YHTgt5zwNBLURaOGBeclFn8sqbWCm2xJny5qUPL62rHDppbpWNsj8lp6GJYghHmdSbG7TQV0D4R-IjarscigMAidG-99D03daBEF6FK4NqfYYQZLOeQp6ynoaAXNywGAgsFUAQJXu/s5568/GOPR0833.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4176" data-original-width="5568" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghR6gGxgkbYY6dM-p1pZVQEju9RaeSOhF8oK1mhqYvVzAWDFABlG7YHTgt5zwNBLURaOGBeclFn8sqbWCm2xJny5qUPL62rHDppbpWNsj8lp6GJYghHmdSbG7TQV0D4R-IjarscigMAidG-99D03daBEF6FK4NqfYYQZLOeQp6ynoaAXNywGAgsFUAQJXu/w400-h300/GOPR0833.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I'll be back Saturday at 7 and Sunday at 11.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">niel</span></div><br /><br /><p></p>Nielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12088049651967129496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339112218238375171.post-4719297067453350772024-03-12T14:33:00.000-07:002024-03-13T07:52:24.366-07:00Tuesday, March 12th, 2024<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwKvLuzKRRE_80OFtUu-fN4JFZjGs1q2Gnb6nCcMyWuVCYYRy5EUZQaacxmaKAMuExJbU9-aES5oQwisgtj1rQ7cgOma_TVh1kt4mb0co_l62JUD_BB2-F6D6lUUNfdEEV1L0mnr4ywFAr4hJd4mSqTM7xADK8Hkn6F-pjlrVvX7LgiipUt-KL0tx0vYF/s5568/GOPR0831.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4176" data-original-width="5568" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwKvLuzKRRE_80OFtUu-fN4JFZjGs1q2Gnb6nCcMyWuVCYYRy5EUZQaacxmaKAMuExJbU9-aES5oQwisgtj1rQ7cgOma_TVh1kt4mb0co_l62JUD_BB2-F6D6lUUNfdEEV1L0mnr4ywFAr4hJd4mSqTM7xADK8Hkn6F-pjlrVvX7LgiipUt-KL0tx0vYF/w400-h300/GOPR0831.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Avila Pier from near the mouth of San Luis Creek. </div><br />I'm back to swimming at sunrise. I got in a bit after 7 when the light was good enough to see everything clearly. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpVLd8f0-VzW4AZ3aFJUzxZgoZwOvkPci2jWg8dbvO6YvKx3ZIoPg4AVZFuybbe8NkgOjDSKPk6uUYm7d6yJzsqVLg3QcZl3vKMTRD77-Vp9m7CCdScme1ZUzlxYTbXvrE-Igdr4iJrfq3bhkPjWZ0G9qUigo4x9xlqN7or8r4CDQRSI0nM_nD4_o6N0S/s1205/240312.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1205" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpVLd8f0-VzW4AZ3aFJUzxZgoZwOvkPci2jWg8dbvO6YvKx3ZIoPg4AVZFuybbe8NkgOjDSKPk6uUYm7d6yJzsqVLg3QcZl3vKMTRD77-Vp9m7CCdScme1ZUzlxYTbXvrE-Igdr4iJrfq3bhkPjWZ0G9qUigo4x9xlqN7or8r4CDQRSI0nM_nD4_o6N0S/w400-h199/240312.png" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">At 7 it was 45° in Avila and calm. The surf sounded large but was the same as it had been over the weekend, one to three foot breakers with an occasional larger set. The water is holding at 52°.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I did clockwise and counterclockwise triangles and swam 3,501M in 1:18.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Swimming parallel to the beach I'd occasionally find myself on the top of a big swell looking way down to the beach, but when I came in I swam to the shore without having to deal with any waves. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The bottom is evened out now so there are no holes to drop into.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I'll be back on Thursday morning at 7.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">niel </span></div>Nielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12088049651967129496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339112218238375171.post-26692653308946643552024-03-10T15:08:00.000-07:002024-03-10T15:08:56.361-07:00Sunday, March 10th, 2024<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Today's conditions were calm, completely gray and 51° above the water and 52° and very clear in the water. The waves were up with sets of 3'+ and there was a short period SW swell and no chop, so the water was smooth and lumpy. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Swimming today were Tom Lorish, Tom Israel, Paula Dooley, Jim and Niel. When I arrived Tom L. was already heading out to the end of the Avila Pier. I lost sight of him in the swell but I think that he swam to the Avila Rock. That would have been an extra special swim today because the swell that would be like riding into the wind in bout directions.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The 11 o'clock group swam out to the end of the Avila Pier and decided a route based on how things were there. Getting out through the waves was more challenging that it has been. We decided to swim the the second crossbars on the Poly Pier where Paula and Jim would drop off and Tom and I would swim more to somewhere. </span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDk0C14A4Br1dnDzn43HBZnNdLWnLAk_ZngUbN0qRONM6A_J1qJfOHqiEPWQbvSAOGnASIC069CCQN9kwyv0b76wSROcp3Dg4wjN82vZXcE-n2bLghkki1GyafN0I5OKLgZRyvTaFMtaXDgbSSM337MKEKqVRheGXPOeWiJCX0EBOsr8390GjbPOtn808/s5568/GOPR0829.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4176" data-original-width="5568" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDk0C14A4Br1dnDzn43HBZnNdLWnLAk_ZngUbN0qRONM6A_J1qJfOHqiEPWQbvSAOGnASIC069CCQN9kwyv0b76wSROcp3Dg4wjN82vZXcE-n2bLghkki1GyafN0I5OKLgZRyvTaFMtaXDgbSSM337MKEKqVRheGXPOeWiJCX0EBOsr8390GjbPOtn808/w400-h300/GOPR0829.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Niel, Jim, Tom and Paula at the second crossbars on the Poly pier.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The water was nice and clean.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tom and I pushed our way into the swell to the end of the Poly Pier and rode the swell bus back to the Avila Pier.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We have a nice clear week ahead of us so I'm planning on swimming Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 7 and next Sunday at 11.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">niel </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7VQc0mtOyqpC0c8k0euaAO5I_F0alDYjPvQ8y1RaGK9eKh0wtEoBmVxBd8LcIIt9GMyM73Z2dfOWKgbhpiJAm7eZE2h3V-UfQwiWY3iJDkLZh_tK0h2U2IJY0vYv8t_OKjWtRs0Ft8AGZfHzohgUwhW-3Eazj55h25kUf9SOsHvPeI9BwIASaarvDX4J/s1200/240310.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="1200" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7VQc0mtOyqpC0c8k0euaAO5I_F0alDYjPvQ8y1RaGK9eKh0wtEoBmVxBd8LcIIt9GMyM73Z2dfOWKgbhpiJAm7eZE2h3V-UfQwiWY3iJDkLZh_tK0h2U2IJY0vYv8t_OKjWtRs0Ft8AGZfHzohgUwhW-3Eazj55h25kUf9SOsHvPeI9BwIASaarvDX4J/w400-h201/240310.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Nielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12088049651967129496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339112218238375171.post-57420045494996053962024-03-09T12:57:00.000-08:002024-03-09T12:57:21.866-08:00Saturday, March 9th, 2024<span style="font-family: arial;">It was a nice morning in Avila Beach, 41° and clear with a light offshore breeze with small surf breaking on the steep beach. The water looked like it would be choppy but the wind died and we hade smooth swimming. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Jodi, Tom Israel, Jim and Niel swam out to the end of the Avila Pier and over to the end of the Poly Pier. Jim is nursing a shore shoulder and went back from there. The rest of the group swam to the second crossbars, to the end of the Avila Per and in. The water temperature was down a bit to 52°. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FXD68-gcyZPJyqZgrzxglO-TTUmL5ldahVZvKeUFCd61JXj1BwZ-OU1hXnIIXF9A07jBDjol2uUcPvfgq9hfRuloB7ACDroiRXhr06GGDGVs7utYEmoEDlOylL02hyphenhyphentOeWXqHhC3Wixb2h-npcffztDTJ5kZkN7xcAe7oqmnwEvGcq61tlGXkJ2Wlbjh/s1200/240309.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="1200" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FXD68-gcyZPJyqZgrzxglO-TTUmL5ldahVZvKeUFCd61JXj1BwZ-OU1hXnIIXF9A07jBDjol2uUcPvfgq9hfRuloB7ACDroiRXhr06GGDGVs7utYEmoEDlOylL02hyphenhyphentOeWXqHhC3Wixb2h-npcffztDTJ5kZkN7xcAe7oqmnwEvGcq61tlGXkJ2Wlbjh/w400-h199/240309.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvLudq4Zlf_S5jc-qCTrFFPf6TMkrG4-nTW97FMKeFa3T_NQg55AjPurft7KmNbFzh45ztGK-4eI4wddFbQzraiBb67raVJBt9Ct4ttWdVEiW5hWzeuYmOF4Slz62acOq306BqjdBJa-0Dfeoybmiw9QZqDDz2EDfxOFkr9J0pWU66nvvuvf7CI8A0HUH/s5568/GOPR0823.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4176" data-original-width="5568" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvLudq4Zlf_S5jc-qCTrFFPf6TMkrG4-nTW97FMKeFa3T_NQg55AjPurft7KmNbFzh45ztGK-4eI4wddFbQzraiBb67raVJBt9Ct4ttWdVEiW5hWzeuYmOF4Slz62acOq306BqjdBJa-0Dfeoybmiw9QZqDDz2EDfxOFkr9J0pWU66nvvuvf7CI8A0HUH/w400-h300/GOPR0823.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tom, Jim, Niel and Jodi at the end of the Poly Pier.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The lifeguards were in the water doing their recertifications. We spoke with Phil briefly.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I'll swim tomorrow at 11. It looks like we will have a week without rain so I expect to be swimming Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday next week.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">niel</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Nielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12088049651967129496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339112218238375171.post-54369385099458609792024-03-05T11:42:00.000-08:002024-03-05T11:42:37.289-08:00Tuesday, March 5th, 2024<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It was a nice morning in Avila Beach. At 41° it was a bit on the cool side, there was a light offshore wind and small, weak waves. The beach and bottom are still stormed up: the beach and the shallow water is very rocky and there are a couple of sand bars that make the waves break about 100M out and again as they hit the beach. The water temperature was 54°. </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSkQQRSVDIU3iX4NWKKSyQf5hnPq4p0e_CRXD1ce1zF4q_BktVN9xS_qa2fvWEc_JRqiST0Z4OghO7ImRix3H49dsXkR1MBdVC4EXWgImpJv7Nx0lyl9-KFf2r1nbGBqxtQfEmmScIuu5jhQ50wgwYmawydGYIhVOurnSZJZNHWe56qNzD5Yv2QzS2Dzva/s1202/240305.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="1202" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSkQQRSVDIU3iX4NWKKSyQf5hnPq4p0e_CRXD1ce1zF4q_BktVN9xS_qa2fvWEc_JRqiST0Z4OghO7ImRix3H49dsXkR1MBdVC4EXWgImpJv7Nx0lyl9-KFf2r1nbGBqxtQfEmmScIuu5jhQ50wgwYmawydGYIhVOurnSZJZNHWe56qNzD5Yv2QzS2Dzva/w400-h196/240305.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I got in on the west side of the pier and planned on swimming two big triangles. I got the first done but half ways into the return, at the end of the Avila Pier, this barge had come in close to shore on the west side of the pier. This barge has a derrick and is used to place and pull out the buoys that we swim along all summer. It is too early for the buoys to be placed so maybe they were going to do some work on the pier. </span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPsQUjmnyy7TaxxJlwFPh4gtYgpMr-KRfdU7azelrwmvsEfrhm52I9sVi5SQ8bH-sj7LWz6TZWg8rFdqm7SSlXDSPU0ih4FCRxo7saWefXkyVkhrdYt9N8gMdYoRXnmIMzyDZNMseyARNMSXGQYeaNeSsoof19Y1m_bSoyTYzEdurNk-3C2Zqsw7XkM2r/s1279/GOPR0820.JPG%20crop.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="1279" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPsQUjmnyy7TaxxJlwFPh4gtYgpMr-KRfdU7azelrwmvsEfrhm52I9sVi5SQ8bH-sj7LWz6TZWg8rFdqm7SSlXDSPU0ih4FCRxo7saWefXkyVkhrdYt9N8gMdYoRXnmIMzyDZNMseyARNMSXGQYeaNeSsoof19Y1m_bSoyTYzEdurNk-3C2Zqsw7XkM2r/w400-h233/GOPR0820.JPG%20crop.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I reversed my plan and swam back the way I had come.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuETYgaJ1rsmMu1NLBPMKC2r3neHKuEGBV6sKuGkSOZXuENNT_lKkmTjOL5-MDsUwyNScgbl7zW3eMy4JeL5pFAVzJ9OWEeQ0dXC-q4N-_qPkMGqgC079HcnbMQnZqGQkVAt1N4jMrdHtLrrpACOh6uAnCqHgzE4sWUhtC-fQUn6fzwmEL0Z3NemTWfrqJ/s3840/GX010821%20-%20frame%20at%200m0s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuETYgaJ1rsmMu1NLBPMKC2r3neHKuEGBV6sKuGkSOZXuENNT_lKkmTjOL5-MDsUwyNScgbl7zW3eMy4JeL5pFAVzJ9OWEeQ0dXC-q4N-_qPkMGqgC079HcnbMQnZqGQkVAt1N4jMrdHtLrrpACOh6uAnCqHgzE4sWUhtC-fQUn6fzwmEL0Z3NemTWfrqJ/w400-h225/GX010821%20-%20frame%20at%200m0s.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm done and ready to get out.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There is a bump on the horizon to the left of the end of the Avila Pier.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The barge was stationary out there until I left for home. At 11:30 they were gone. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We are supposed to get some rain Wednesday afternoon nad evening but the predicted amounts are small so Swimming Thursday morning is iffy. The weather looks nice and dry through the weekend so I'm planning on swimming Saturday at 7 and Sunday at 11. </span></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">niel</span><br /><br /><p></p>Nielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12088049651967129496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339112218238375171.post-47560307005186577992024-02-29T14:00:00.000-08:002024-02-29T14:00:35.522-08:00Thursday, February 29th, 2024<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1FVcE2dNV2vLvB_is4Ulop0c4_j10U_DEnMarFqW9XeNTwWV8GizuDomiiDRZ2DiGOHyT3JZIykWCcO7-fVmGokNQT8C59S2F4lyXrygXjJ4ycs_tIu2vvcZxjbW9Dggm4Bp-2D5WbqgM-FjaW8fkJkIwgJbKC7FGTQ_1klGuHp1-7pZdI6dGpWJY4oA6/s1192/240229.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="1192" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1FVcE2dNV2vLvB_is4Ulop0c4_j10U_DEnMarFqW9XeNTwWV8GizuDomiiDRZ2DiGOHyT3JZIykWCcO7-fVmGokNQT8C59S2F4lyXrygXjJ4ycs_tIu2vvcZxjbW9Dggm4Bp-2D5WbqgM-FjaW8fkJkIwgJbKC7FGTQ_1klGuHp1-7pZdI6dGpWJY4oA6/w400-h199/240229.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This morning it felt like a storm was coming. The rain is due tonight but all of the players were present in Avila this morning. It was cloudy and at 52°, warmer that it has been this early in the morning. There was a steady wind out of the SE and the surface of the water was a ripped up. The waves were small to flat and the swimming looked easy enough until I got a ways from shore. The flat light had hidden the size of the chop and how confused the surface was. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhai8nqCMzcTAoFECUfhoyO8krKqovCqfOYAG6Zcd9JSUDj5inBazchjPONt0bD6NxLpRUJzp7SytH5TcR54F-bcs8rkOExPG9KH2lLAa_uJykHJovtMmThXBxaQl3MY3GMKDfUWCBfZZG0bl76xU8WtabbP9ogyFXOrKXza-yA4MDYkBeIG8xPRljzvnpw/s5568/GOPR0816.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4176" data-original-width="5568" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhai8nqCMzcTAoFECUfhoyO8krKqovCqfOYAG6Zcd9JSUDj5inBazchjPONt0bD6NxLpRUJzp7SytH5TcR54F-bcs8rkOExPG9KH2lLAa_uJykHJovtMmThXBxaQl3MY3GMKDfUWCBfZZG0bl76xU8WtabbP9ogyFXOrKXza-yA4MDYkBeIG8xPRljzvnpw/w400-h300/GOPR0816.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Second Crossbars at the Poly Pier looking towards the Avila Pier</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The water was colder near the Avila Pier and 54° at the end of the Poly Pier. Swimming out along the Poly Pier on the west side of the pier the water was constantly changing and I was taking on some water. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjksjIYkz0I5L_7FbqEvxOe7t8oY5-hWOGilZhu7CpPgwL-DUscM0OcLT8OTa0MkiDsEQP7xN1nUmecvQPtvbMPShkM-v2k6vr5Z9uztioauWfvkFCiloLNL0BdKenescIUvdyZF8xSWanD4JO3R9dxjsOF5eL3ePq7XUj-vEqDDx8zZDyZl54-SygqRtWO/s5568/GOPR0818.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4176" data-original-width="5568" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjksjIYkz0I5L_7FbqEvxOe7t8oY5-hWOGilZhu7CpPgwL-DUscM0OcLT8OTa0MkiDsEQP7xN1nUmecvQPtvbMPShkM-v2k6vr5Z9uztioauWfvkFCiloLNL0BdKenescIUvdyZF8xSWanD4JO3R9dxjsOF5eL3ePq7XUj-vEqDDx8zZDyZl54-SygqRtWO/w400-h300/GOPR0818.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">When I turned the corner towards Avila at the end of the pier the chop went up a factor. Luckily (?) I had a lot of trash in my head from yesterday and I was able to keep giving it to the water and until I found myself past the end of the Avila Pier and closing on my point to turn back towards the Avila Pier. On this leg I kept turning into the swell and swimming towards Pismo. I kept correcting to the left and trying things but I never figured it out. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Enough rain is predicted between Thursday and Saturday nights to make me sit out the weekend. If the storms wimp out I'll reconsider.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">niel </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Nielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12088049651967129496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339112218238375171.post-51969377125005168272024-02-27T14:25:00.000-08:002024-02-27T14:25:11.665-08:00Tuesday, February 27th, 2024<p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><b> <span style="font-family: arial;">Niel's Tuesday Morning Swim - </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_0b4f-7frAp-M1SeWziOSDJc92DLkwy4u1FXp_lTo_j2LYqQEhoRYxpPa1DU0LiSjJ_Fioh4Kb6YCTHWR9iG6WetmLADt9KF6AL5IPfpLAV0h4keXIOyV9_xooYXWJM8KolveVy0syycKUM8lO4WqeRDQCXeElaEt7VV4FoCx1p8az4ZNL3LvV_aRvdLE/s1198/240227.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="1198" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_0b4f-7frAp-M1SeWziOSDJc92DLkwy4u1FXp_lTo_j2LYqQEhoRYxpPa1DU0LiSjJ_Fioh4Kb6YCTHWR9iG6WetmLADt9KF6AL5IPfpLAV0h4keXIOyV9_xooYXWJM8KolveVy0syycKUM8lO4WqeRDQCXeElaEt7VV4FoCx1p8az4ZNL3LvV_aRvdLE/w400-h198/240227.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I have a great swim this morning. I arrived a bit early. The air temperature was 45°, the surf was like Sunday, 2 to 3 foot but mushy, well consolidated and breaking on the sand bars three times with the final break at the beach. Sand is building up on the beach so the walk to and from the water is no longer rocky. The beach near the water is still very steep. Sometimes the water that runs out collapses the incoming waves and creates a wave going back out through the surf. I waded out until I had to begin swimming and in 10M I could stand up on a bar and walk out past the breaks. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I had not done triangles in a while so I swam the imaginary buoy line clockwise and counterclockwise. The water felt colder than Sunday. I measured 55° which is almost the same temp as on Sunday but with the lack of sun and a 25° cooler air temperature it felt like 53 - 54.</div><div style="text-align: left;">I could still feel the swells passing under me at the end of the Avila Pier. Each sandbar takes some energy out of a swell and by the time they reached the beach they were down to mush.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Things look good for swimming on Thursday with rain starting Thursday night and continuing through Saturday so swimming Saturday and Sunday may get scrubbed. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">niel </div></span><p></p>Nielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12088049651967129496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339112218238375171.post-24727701450142582362024-02-25T14:37:00.000-08:002024-02-25T14:37:04.662-08:00Sunday, February 25th, 2024<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgp5rMWTgJdFWa9MEw2KfqfsrH8k2zjrB4izP5aDmVHvh1dCi1ZhgNikJp7F-GsiY4DBfrtuB7hzJj-lNkxYg7-7sKRSeNqpEWwUlIzvhfsWy45FmLlXPm-skVse7BMdXQNnJE2kvkboJ1-b-0WvWd4DrhPZa-zm6NbCdzY49t8E78w3XQMcHQ1sbKYvl/s5568/GOPR0804.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4176" data-original-width="5568" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgp5rMWTgJdFWa9MEw2KfqfsrH8k2zjrB4izP5aDmVHvh1dCi1ZhgNikJp7F-GsiY4DBfrtuB7hzJj-lNkxYg7-7sKRSeNqpEWwUlIzvhfsWy45FmLlXPm-skVse7BMdXQNnJE2kvkboJ1-b-0WvWd4DrhPZa-zm6NbCdzY49t8E78w3XQMcHQ1sbKYvl/w400-h300/GOPR0804.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This was Avila Beach at 10:30 Sunday morning, sunny, 70°, a light wind and a 55.4° (!) water temperature. At 1:00PM the beach was packed and it felt and looked like summer. Not bad for February.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikUzLxvtQzMfb28LKIXt6L7qpA75jpJIr2OH8WlNUW-om4FlMuX-YdliCDI4mgvyMeRsibDHiOFDcz73EquA0fnT38kKubEe6TpQasURpmf6g06Sxq8uxiWxEfVrM60dZE8rhV0AZl3hVlEybmYxnj-L_aG65lFOS8KqlI1YOWKqW6Qc63y1Oxj68RZgb/s5568/GOPR0809.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5568" data-original-width="4176" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikUzLxvtQzMfb28LKIXt6L7qpA75jpJIr2OH8WlNUW-om4FlMuX-YdliCDI4mgvyMeRsibDHiOFDcz73EquA0fnT38kKubEe6TpQasURpmf6g06Sxq8uxiWxEfVrM60dZE8rhV0AZl3hVlEybmYxnj-L_aG65lFOS8KqlI1YOWKqW6Qc63y1Oxj68RZgb/w300-h400/GOPR0809.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I spoke with Tom Lorish as he was getting out after swimming around the Avila Rock.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Swimming today were Jodi, Tom Israel, David and Niel. We made the big decision to swim out to the end of the Avila Pier and to figure out what we wanted to do once we got there. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Once there we decided to swim the same route as yesterday, until we got to the second crossbars, when we decided to make our turn back to the Avila Pier at the third crossbars instead of the end of the pier. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihIUwGpd98Ka3TvENxWY5gsCTuxna116ZAwANLGeXue6y61Lqti61fqudLOliOsxZofvrxFcGJFN6CjA3ZURTWD72ncY0hyphenhyphen2dcOf1tp4fXxAS22GrLqVo5MCJqgf7ycaY5tCfh6tXDgX_tQSL8JBWOigAH5NBhdSMxhhBNaoHD1Oq0YCd-w4eOq78AKBXJ/s1190/240225.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="1190" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihIUwGpd98Ka3TvENxWY5gsCTuxna116ZAwANLGeXue6y61Lqti61fqudLOliOsxZofvrxFcGJFN6CjA3ZURTWD72ncY0hyphenhyphen2dcOf1tp4fXxAS22GrLqVo5MCJqgf7ycaY5tCfh6tXDgX_tQSL8JBWOigAH5NBhdSMxhhBNaoHD1Oq0YCd-w4eOq78AKBXJ/w400-h199/240225.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDjwyVspd9DAJT79YxGo4pLbR_PPE6O_3WXi573q2NB1v5S54QgrNRY2JwWCgsPmGdZ9HQCQxvu8fZpPh-Ku0DZ22iiLhe1Jxk761R4COnO0ut1qMq_hoqM2ys2E9tjys70YMswbiAzZe0fL1SRYz4RT3W7w4tlovVlXXcTJ48yDIAgVQueYDWjkaBqVmK/s3840/GX010810%20-%20frame%20at%200m0s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDjwyVspd9DAJT79YxGo4pLbR_PPE6O_3WXi573q2NB1v5S54QgrNRY2JwWCgsPmGdZ9HQCQxvu8fZpPh-Ku0DZ22iiLhe1Jxk761R4COnO0ut1qMq_hoqM2ys2E9tjys70YMswbiAzZe0fL1SRYz4RT3W7w4tlovVlXXcTJ48yDIAgVQueYDWjkaBqVmK/w400-h225/GX010810%20-%20frame%20at%200m0s.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">David, Tom, Niel and Jodi at the end of the Avila Pier.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">With the sunshine</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> and the 55°+ water it was very comfortable out there today. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktyQrTx7DKqqBVvXbJIg4LTSv6bfeCGPhx-ur9T-q9xRHn2J1KzTbIqcPWPSjEIRLU2geM5iPPUZuyG6hWHSlwmwvAS5dTKZ8t-ZRE0NzZAeXDZyKWWixfeqKxJ__ss3dXsDzyb8OfDPqL0VeG3eLxFy6tG6oc03RknrwsE0GxBujpbNs-IeFlP1DQW_1/s5568/GOPR0814.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4176" data-original-width="5568" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktyQrTx7DKqqBVvXbJIg4LTSv6bfeCGPhx-ur9T-q9xRHn2J1KzTbIqcPWPSjEIRLU2geM5iPPUZuyG6hWHSlwmwvAS5dTKZ8t-ZRE0NzZAeXDZyKWWixfeqKxJ__ss3dXsDzyb8OfDPqL0VeG3eLxFy6tG6oc03RknrwsE0GxBujpbNs-IeFlP1DQW_1/w400-h300/GOPR0814.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">David at the second crossbars doing an imitation of an otter </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41irRW8mQc4seVZhtKXXQ9qX-1kBodkSOU5Ex0xPBAPFdmwj66ErKQXJCBSics9OV-OMncMAgyXt-hlqADQQyyws-EhzRhyphenhyphen3MrQaqDdn7XhJ2N8QQu2F499-SDBCucc33bAJq6XydK9uo_7Zwb0Bwq1PuBsQ-Acmkxxl2Ot29YIM_Z6LxIOwnJKXiAqH2/s5568/GOPR0812.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4176" data-original-width="5568" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41irRW8mQc4seVZhtKXXQ9qX-1kBodkSOU5Ex0xPBAPFdmwj66ErKQXJCBSics9OV-OMncMAgyXt-hlqADQQyyws-EhzRhyphenhyphen3MrQaqDdn7XhJ2N8QQu2F499-SDBCucc33bAJq6XydK9uo_7Zwb0Bwq1PuBsQ-Acmkxxl2Ot29YIM_Z6LxIOwnJKXiAqH2/w400-h300/GOPR0812.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tom, Jodi and my toes at the second crossbars</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The water stayed fairly smooth and we had a great swim.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">With scattered showers and a chance of .1 inch of rain predicted for Monday I will be swimming on Tuesday and Thursday at 7. Rain is still predicted for Friday and Saturday so swimming next weekend is chancy.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">niel</span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h2><br /><p></p>Nielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12088049651967129496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339112218238375171.post-64189769923155794562024-02-24T17:32:00.000-08:002024-02-24T17:32:27.806-08:00Saturday, February 24th, 2024<p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tom and I got in the water a bit before 7. It was 45° with a light offshore wind, the water beyond the surf line was rippled but not choppy. It was close to high tide and the beach still has a steep slope into the ocean. The surf was 2 to 3 foot and was breaking very close to shore which made getting out, and back in, a short, busy experience.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxcPxRbWeY7CbTePvrp1uQbPOCRdQDZT4HDdb7CUyQ8MONDRfa0L-80fcz0KnbzCqdqIZH4FaAE_MQFru_C-_fZ8PJYu-qPpLvsPnR0IAEyCf6EAJn47OKHmoY0czKL_6x0KSpkgqVs5MUKgSjfeXhVw_3bA1gtSqQWD0W40_A9_KQh4w5lzMOr6E8rH57/s5568/GOPR0802.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4176" data-original-width="5568" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxcPxRbWeY7CbTePvrp1uQbPOCRdQDZT4HDdb7CUyQ8MONDRfa0L-80fcz0KnbzCqdqIZH4FaAE_MQFru_C-_fZ8PJYu-qPpLvsPnR0IAEyCf6EAJn47OKHmoY0czKL_6x0KSpkgqVs5MUKgSjfeXhVw_3bA1gtSqQWD0W40_A9_KQh4w5lzMOr6E8rH57/w400-h300/GOPR0802.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We swam out to the end of the pier, over to the second crossbars on the Poly Pier, to the end of that pier and back to the end of the Avila Pier. The wind had picked up and there was a head slapping wind chop now that we pushed into all of the way from the end of the Poly Pier to the shore. The water felt a bit warmer and I measured 53.5°. With the weak sun and the wind it do not feel more like 52°.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGXpptSVoFM6VnrgZK1HEj_xPxygaLiqvLEn4WhcOQGvDPSf_hqUu5oztI9DX4XiJ3-lv7Lw-6s5N0ZeoBxupJc1ZBE3cCME7yx1eAABW1X2EZEE0f6p7Du4yfsXbnjDzHPgRk8R80PzTKgOFH8x5Ez6aPe4dEU5BXtRWnphhVWH-ebKaZiyILYJFappR/s1210/240224.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="1210" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGXpptSVoFM6VnrgZK1HEj_xPxygaLiqvLEn4WhcOQGvDPSf_hqUu5oztI9DX4XiJ3-lv7Lw-6s5N0ZeoBxupJc1ZBE3cCME7yx1eAABW1X2EZEE0f6p7Du4yfsXbnjDzHPgRk8R80PzTKgOFH8x5Ez6aPe4dEU5BXtRWnphhVWH-ebKaZiyILYJFappR/w400-h195/240224.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNcN13UIhvwV3n4Yo80RWCpAo0s7VFXZl16cC1IhbtlhwZPU_kRwU9OBeoJFWpQdzrXbimCMaU9gR7zrrlQdohYOPcCjzd6GTLFgtgyy4UsZ2BvGDurFT9eHTlarzzeOwmT9r4VS7tLv708hPr1SYvNOCzJ9m0FHvGxDj34nTjTsSGx-CQ0-nLSK1eDdT/s5568/GOPR0803.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4176" data-original-width="5568" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNcN13UIhvwV3n4Yo80RWCpAo0s7VFXZl16cC1IhbtlhwZPU_kRwU9OBeoJFWpQdzrXbimCMaU9gR7zrrlQdohYOPcCjzd6GTLFgtgyy4UsZ2BvGDurFT9eHTlarzzeOwmT9r4VS7tLv708hPr1SYvNOCzJ9m0FHvGxDj34nTjTsSGx-CQ0-nLSK1eDdT/w400-h300/GOPR0803.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Niel and Tom at the second crossbars on the Poly Pier.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I'll swim tomorrow at 11. Tuesday's swim will depend on how much rain we get on Monday.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Swimming Thursday looks pretty certain but the possibility of rain on Friday may mess up next weekend. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> niel </span></div><p></p>Nielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12088049651967129496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339112218238375171.post-44589563329124143712024-02-18T16:19:00.000-08:002024-02-18T16:19:07.704-08:00Sunday, February 18th, 2024<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Tom's Sunday Swim Report -</b></span></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCU8RJEqpSssQc6hOfCkkmbsm4r5f1GAx5tC4hNTD1XbE1yWF7bUXAidcIIYimu4SIRWouiaYGQmZgmPiwN6y0lbuLBjApLkQ_aJbws1CHuSZErJocKe7ug-watXpP82rZYpecnBpHpR_08PsJ2c4JY6FVEGhLIYCcHXNLg0qumztyqDToHkOwHi1OQwb8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCU8RJEqpSssQc6hOfCkkmbsm4r5f1GAx5tC4hNTD1XbE1yWF7bUXAidcIIYimu4SIRWouiaYGQmZgmPiwN6y0lbuLBjApLkQ_aJbws1CHuSZErJocKe7ug-watXpP82rZYpecnBpHpR_08PsJ2c4JY6FVEGhLIYCcHXNLg0qumztyqDToHkOwHi1OQwb8=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Managed to get a swim in between water polo games. Lots of clouds in the sky, but no rain… While I was here anyway. The ocean was wild and rocking and rolling. The water quality seemed fine to me, nevertheless, I stayed on the east side. I'm just glad I was able to get a swim in today before the big rain hits. </span></span><p></p>Nielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12088049651967129496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339112218238375171.post-32030597558358275792024-02-17T12:06:00.000-08:002024-02-17T12:06:56.614-08:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Conditions on Saturday morning were gray skies with some breaks in the clouds, no wind, a 50° air temperature, small surf and 52° water. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Niel, Tom and Jamie got in just before 7. Jamie has been swimming with us on Sundays and today was her first morning swim.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Jamie was looking for about a mile, Tom and I wanted to go 2 miles, so we planned a swim over to the Poly Pier figuring that Jamie would turn back early. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxiN5Ts1VDMRFYMc9_fL37mmhvdE5LNB4xKan25UgAtEWzGQ4AepWtsLRMhHerXqoE4olBaBMLR0lPTRiVK7su4wlKc1d9EI3_XISTq6-BwYAHL_B5_jWISiMwWyp1pMeGfUSQi6Yr49LwIFXuvT0hieVrUZLQWzjVqx6elEni2jG-JgJ86vdhnNnHniAh" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2625" data-original-width="3617" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxiN5Ts1VDMRFYMc9_fL37mmhvdE5LNB4xKan25UgAtEWzGQ4AepWtsLRMhHerXqoE4olBaBMLR0lPTRiVK7su4wlKc1d9EI3_XISTq6-BwYAHL_B5_jWISiMwWyp1pMeGfUSQi6Yr49LwIFXuvT0hieVrUZLQWzjVqx6elEni2jG-JgJ86vdhnNnHniAh=w400-h290" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Niel, Jamie and Tom at the second crossbars on the Poly Pier</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">On the way to the Poly Pier there was a strong offshore push. There was no wind and all of the swells were headed N or NE so I do not know where such a strong push was coming from. The plot shows how much correction I had to make to make to arrive at the second cross bars. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">At the second crossbars Jamie was ready to go back and agreed to swim to the end of the Avila Pier with Tom and I . She'd go in from there and we would swim to Fossil Point and back. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHU3zgQM6W-TcQfUnuLMwSY1llQ-_sAIsMU4V-Jq61HsdILxyhTXrC5cmDrE_0_SZtl9J97YDLbuDnEFvV79x4bxVhTQPksNM7ucT3Q1TiUGh9Urcg5aFNNlbc3_wIR3b_D104aKNApmhaKYztcoILLamLeB34u9MgR11RKUEi-eISSUEVgs01I2kIck5/s1214/240217.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1214" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHU3zgQM6W-TcQfUnuLMwSY1llQ-_sAIsMU4V-Jq61HsdILxyhTXrC5cmDrE_0_SZtl9J97YDLbuDnEFvV79x4bxVhTQPksNM7ucT3Q1TiUGh9Urcg5aFNNlbc3_wIR3b_D104aKNApmhaKYztcoILLamLeB34u9MgR11RKUEi-eISSUEVgs01I2kIck5/w400-h198/240217.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">When Tom and I were at Fossil Point it was raining in Port San Luis but was calm in Avila. When we started back and the water's surface blew up under us and we had a riotous swim across a variable cross swell all of the way to the Avila Pier. There was still no wind. The rain over at the port must have had some wind with it and kicked up a patch of storm conditions for us. Tom said that at one point he felt a big lift and then dropped into a hole in the water.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4 to 5 inches of rain is possible between now and Wednesday so swimming before next Saturday will depend on how much rain we get. A couple of inches Sunday night would dirty up the water until the end of the week</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">niel </span></div> <p></p>Nielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12088049651967129496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339112218238375171.post-23935893211389310252024-02-15T11:01:00.000-08:002024-02-15T11:49:35.380-08:00Thursday, February 15th, 2024<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Easy numbers this morning; the air temp at 6:45 was 52° and the water was 52°. It was calm with flat surf. The County's water samples from Monday had Avila Beach and the Creek Mouth in the green zone so I indulged in a Reef Buoy / Poly Pier loop with a swing by the mouth of San Luis Creek. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-nULp_RDPawCQBzNv4g9OWipRC4O1M76_FY_-TFF-wVrc4VppJ9jSZQbBcVrkfMJmQuKJdc-jVn83tAMs1IwZkrq7gk2q-NefZm1ltaQjIkaDOCpZsmPQpMxSFZxHp_QZTSyL4FMlFLutSUtzEA9xyOtSfFxKaIAhIwrH3Unx_giKzlungnYb2G9gNZw2/s1200/240215.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="1200" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-nULp_RDPawCQBzNv4g9OWipRC4O1M76_FY_-TFF-wVrc4VppJ9jSZQbBcVrkfMJmQuKJdc-jVn83tAMs1IwZkrq7gk2q-NefZm1ltaQjIkaDOCpZsmPQpMxSFZxHp_QZTSyL4FMlFLutSUtzEA9xyOtSfFxKaIAhIwrH3Unx_giKzlungnYb2G9gNZw2/w400-h194/240215.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSduoYw6eFZZaoHMUNgF9AfHmm99SDYh5zF5GIbuQYxnsURMP9pvijQwSjuu5TCX_tcyW15SBPmnQQbcOsw9lRl-h0vKRdq2rHU9BwosceQwxzBHmADTzxf5bCj1RAbOkv-KFbcK4sYeIdahrYPTtPwRd52o02Ie9D0OOd4dfYginjSR3jxpYs6yM1dGk1/s5568/GOPR0799.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4176" data-original-width="5568" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSduoYw6eFZZaoHMUNgF9AfHmm99SDYh5zF5GIbuQYxnsURMP9pvijQwSjuu5TCX_tcyW15SBPmnQQbcOsw9lRl-h0vKRdq2rHU9BwosceQwxzBHmADTzxf5bCj1RAbOkv-KFbcK4sYeIdahrYPTtPwRd52o02Ie9D0OOd4dfYginjSR3jxpYs6yM1dGk1/w400-h300/GOPR0799.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Poly Pier at the second crossbars</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This looks a lot flatter than it swam. There were multiple small swells out of the South and SW that made it more lumpy than the photo shows with a push from the SW and noticeable help swimming in along the Poly Pier. . </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiAaTCMMPb5BT0Ko21NlAWedochbwwo3OpteYyi0Eg-E19nl6KCYQeE51LaEKreKcYBoltQJeWOGIrItXvh4vb7B9DU2D_WBQw-u0lc3SxAtC9AfrLO6GgW7fQwdG3k6oMhF8oVgQEhW7ECyZkeledxSjkJE3YBYdKj7d8Cm7UVW3BVpKz7jxI0hIPDe5/s5568/GOPR0798.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4176" data-original-width="5568" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiAaTCMMPb5BT0Ko21NlAWedochbwwo3OpteYyi0Eg-E19nl6KCYQeE51LaEKreKcYBoltQJeWOGIrItXvh4vb7B9DU2D_WBQw-u0lc3SxAtC9AfrLO6GgW7fQwdG3k6oMhF8oVgQEhW7ECyZkeledxSjkJE3YBYdKj7d8Cm7UVW3BVpKz7jxI0hIPDe5/w400-h300/GOPR0798.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There actually are lane lines in the ocean</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Getting changed in 50° air with no wind was almost luxurious compared to Tuesdays mid 30's and gusty wind.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div>Current predictions have Saturday being fairly dry and most of the rain on Sunday, so I'm planning on getting in at 7 on Saturday morning and sitting out on Sunday, unless it rains a lot before Saturday morning. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>A Book Review -</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDlkT6fIuUfH-FVyi67QTHTW2t01ovJlysFKFOLLdIqSWsHnlLbscMTMM3fLnwQBprHOHU33djHDG7tW0k6C1uPzxPQP7lOCwDtQ7hQVzwXFxZEHX34OY2nUilmmWiJwIDmlxE_j9Q4eDtbRbmvRb11yJ_NpGCOg5RuMH3vt96-mFJ63ssD6AuhU2JzsCk/s320/PXL_20240215_192530121.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">More about how the tides function than my brain could hold in one reading </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigaXOqBggqSHg13STNC7btrxk0eW-9ooVfANyXR67X51lVzSGlbcy7dhyO2o6PNELZJvN1asS0SWr4yc3TL6039cczfIC-nIokFxZ7n73w1QIgZpDGWkGfA9d52IqKO1DaizgzfNHYisa9l6GFPQ_cDO2PgfO5k-50IboANwSXWBesqx2tSZGA_dlYNuk2/s4032/PXL_20240215_192423832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigaXOqBggqSHg13STNC7btrxk0eW-9ooVfANyXR67X51lVzSGlbcy7dhyO2o6PNELZJvN1asS0SWr4yc3TL6039cczfIC-nIokFxZ7n73w1QIgZpDGWkGfA9d52IqKO1DaizgzfNHYisa9l6GFPQ_cDO2PgfO5k-50IboANwSXWBesqx2tSZGA_dlYNuk2/s320/PXL_20240215_192423832.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sadly, definitly not Avila Beach</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b style="font-family: arial;">Waves and Beaches by Willard Bascom and Kim McCoy - </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I came across this book in December while browsing in a bookstore in Pacific Grove. I had never heard of it. I leafed through it and between the science about how waves and beaches function and interact and the photography, I didn't put it down. It has been a wonderful read, taught me about things that I've seen and wondered about and will be a resource for further study. It was originally published by Willard Bascom in 1964 and was republished with current data and photos in 2020. If you follow my blog this book is probably something for you. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">niel </span></div>Nielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12088049651967129496noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339112218238375171.post-9000667632471303082024-02-13T12:50:00.000-08:002024-02-13T12:50:51.443-08:00Tuesday, February 13th, 2024<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoXWMH1Z7sCVA87L6LozQi2AkXCGRiiiSyrJFm9sMJvAdKJ5Qs0ZSWXULs3WutPoR5LFNlxjUFBArcaCvxwN8nm2nYnTRDFBrgkmQBq6ZTMT4MdZpqsi3Deoe4uTCtLbcsiiQH4yoI2Ns3utIT3wcx9Xom3RhCpBcr6tujasSb5u-xYyrj8hxujSccP5U/s5568/GOPR0797.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4176" data-original-width="5568" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoXWMH1Z7sCVA87L6LozQi2AkXCGRiiiSyrJFm9sMJvAdKJ5Qs0ZSWXULs3WutPoR5LFNlxjUFBArcaCvxwN8nm2nYnTRDFBrgkmQBq6ZTMT4MdZpqsi3Deoe4uTCtLbcsiiQH4yoI2Ns3utIT3wcx9Xom3RhCpBcr6tujasSb5u-xYyrj8hxujSccP5U/w400-h300/GOPR0797.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A view of the former Reef Buoy turning point. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The kelp patch is still here but the big surf two weekends ago put the buoy on the beach.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It was cold this morning. At 6:50 the air temp was 37°, and combined with a stronger than usual offshore breeze I was hustling to get in the water. That seems strange but I was getting chilled while getting ready so I hurried to get in the water. The rising sun was behind some clouds so it was hard to tell how clear the water was but there was no silty taste. The wind chop was just enough to make itself felt and to require corrections in my navigation. The water temperature measured 52°-53° but the air temp had me thinking the water was 51°.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The surf was 3 foot + and wimpy. </span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_DtVyjj5ATe-57kR55cyZNTSnWCweD5VxQDCVn6uHQKGCCoSASeS0_05FuvKkGQEjA6zyBR1EJKJ_BFddbzoAnPBBN8ycKgWt8qmKLkX5vG504v-RP5rXzkbCGenaEnbtUO_sH7lDjWw2DO6MeZHAJbT2HLBypNVi2cJazx0suc0SwDScTauJKDvEtSh/s1197/240213.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="1197" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_DtVyjj5ATe-57kR55cyZNTSnWCweD5VxQDCVn6uHQKGCCoSASeS0_05FuvKkGQEjA6zyBR1EJKJ_BFddbzoAnPBBN8ycKgWt8qmKLkX5vG504v-RP5rXzkbCGenaEnbtUO_sH7lDjWw2DO6MeZHAJbT2HLBypNVi2cJazx0suc0SwDScTauJKDvEtSh/w400-h199/240213.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Getting changed in the wind was less fun than being in the water but once I got my warm clothes on and into the sun it felt nice.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Xterra Swim Socks Gear Report Follow Up -</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My feet get colder than my hands and these Xterra Lava Swim Socks have been great at keeping my feet warmer and not getting in the way or feeling like blobs tied to my feet. Unfortunately, after about 20 swims the soles are torn up at the ball and heel. The soles have small rubber dots for a wearing surface and they have not adequately protected the fabric. The right one has the bigger holes and this foot is the one that I have behind me to brace myself with when I'm pushing through waves. The big swells have taken a lot of sand off of the beach </span><span style="font-family: arial;">so the beach and the bottom is rocky. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">These have been perfect for me, just thick and warm enough and my wetsuit pulled on easily over them. I'm going to have to look for another brand with more real soles. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5vHwrLo7G3va3T0-b_uk-qEI31alWeX8ecmqKr_3jeEB4sHsOu6dYfG4o4Zz6sqlHQL77YhsGcDyih0zMiv-qCHpw2eLQCdc0uzKejTHaU6icSqC4Cg8S7A-o8wX7y-IaA6uEBCSg6Dqghtx1l6quaTXe-GZUtohWrXorxMTn8dqs-QNrDE5liQVViQa/s4032/PXL_20240213_202938092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5vHwrLo7G3va3T0-b_uk-qEI31alWeX8ecmqKr_3jeEB4sHsOu6dYfG4o4Zz6sqlHQL77YhsGcDyih0zMiv-qCHpw2eLQCdc0uzKejTHaU6icSqC4Cg8S7A-o8wX7y-IaA6uEBCSg6Dqghtx1l6quaTXe-GZUtohWrXorxMTn8dqs-QNrDE5liQVViQa/w400-h300/PXL_20240213_202938092.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I'll swim Thursday morning and we'll see how much rain comes in Saturday and Sunday.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">niel </span></div><br /><br /><p></p>Nielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12088049651967129496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339112218238375171.post-21079188334009190232024-02-12T11:00:00.000-08:002024-02-12T11:00:35.547-08:00Monday, February 12th, 2024<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Tom's Swim Report -</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75e4Y4Xkgd67d_8jNSCtLqj0YlAb-PEioI0Hs7OTkMMAj47suK4-BFIXSKqZ6FfFsOo6TnAYtKksNiNdzi1NlVFZKfqVA7_ngjoVy6HIsKGno6csNOUMaBFNSKZvnsB8PtpOag0_b6xeOMEMd_Coiha31QRE56fFFcnigEQw6CPPgNWrhewtpT81TRBX4/s1600/6920797279364496293.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75e4Y4Xkgd67d_8jNSCtLqj0YlAb-PEioI0Hs7OTkMMAj47suK4-BFIXSKqZ6FfFsOo6TnAYtKksNiNdzi1NlVFZKfqVA7_ngjoVy6HIsKGno6csNOUMaBFNSKZvnsB8PtpOag0_b6xeOMEMd_Coiha31QRE56fFFcnigEQw6CPPgNWrhewtpT81TRBX4/w400-h300/6920797279364496293.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What can I say… Beautiful day, beautiful Swim! </span></p>Nielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12088049651967129496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339112218238375171.post-31196770643692193852024-02-11T15:01:00.000-08:002024-02-11T15:01:13.974-08:00Sunday, February 11th, 2024<p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Today Avila Beach was showing off just how nice it can be in February on the Central Coast. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It was sunny and 60° with a light breeze which made it very comfortable on the beach. The water was still 52°-53° but with an air temperature 30° higher than yesterday morning it felt more comfortable. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxrvyGMhuzI9CQaql4U6PoNfpS094Lp0X7PLINhxYyTtVHQmI0i55Wth0mlRM5DpQLk6zzA49K-gy8oSQC_gcmrhysoHKdbkbXnWU3r-3GTJM61z5iiNEc3P5NovaxKKGfDM5aWjNj9OzKTMZgvYpBX_xOyz-uZOreihFQDs0C0XCaOnlfygFRFNPpMlZc/s1205/240211.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="1205" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxrvyGMhuzI9CQaql4U6PoNfpS094Lp0X7PLINhxYyTtVHQmI0i55Wth0mlRM5DpQLk6zzA49K-gy8oSQC_gcmrhysoHKdbkbXnWU3r-3GTJM61z5iiNEc3P5NovaxKKGfDM5aWjNj9OzKTMZgvYpBX_xOyz-uZOreihFQDs0C0XCaOnlfygFRFNPpMlZc/w400-h198/240211.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I spoke with Tom Lorish between his swim and ours. He had been out to Avila Rock and said that it was really beautiful out there. Tom Israel and I liked that idea so we did the same swim. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgjjDKjZJVpxcC-zmBndjH7elf04Zz0GcKhyg9MGuGwsepgUcfCLbYsk5F4EOfgW_WPLOLj7OfOF16g5ozxg1E_QEyFKxWIIyBf3NWN47Zp4KoyfoNQVBL-0E2pIlcURyP5Ft7N9f5cmKRdrLcRTWbCC_ki6KzITx7JFkKlqCB-md2d1qV90zeTjYNFtL/s1955/GOPR0795%20crop.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1273" data-original-width="1955" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgjjDKjZJVpxcC-zmBndjH7elf04Zz0GcKhyg9MGuGwsepgUcfCLbYsk5F4EOfgW_WPLOLj7OfOF16g5ozxg1E_QEyFKxWIIyBf3NWN47Zp4KoyfoNQVBL-0E2pIlcURyP5Ft7N9f5cmKRdrLcRTWbCC_ki6KzITx7JFkKlqCB-md2d1qV90zeTjYNFtL/w400-h260/GOPR0795%20crop.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tom with the Avila Rock behind his hand. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-hjlPr-9i2GfQWG4a1oDzrHTkeykuH9D9ckp6Nbw0vpYZdvF_uYVE-HjPz59RMvJxKConX_nQ_o2KuMXnB8GvbkPFJAbD1iW7bAmFu_rXST3BaMnlBA6CafwIRY0Lsp6aFzLk9v4XbdeTA2Z9fajwuTEro4Qsna13gYQRlToMGWerGpjuFu-KSmIqra46/s4311/GOPR0793%20crop.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2632" data-original-width="4311" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-hjlPr-9i2GfQWG4a1oDzrHTkeykuH9D9ckp6Nbw0vpYZdvF_uYVE-HjPz59RMvJxKConX_nQ_o2KuMXnB8GvbkPFJAbD1iW7bAmFu_rXST3BaMnlBA6CafwIRY0Lsp6aFzLk9v4XbdeTA2Z9fajwuTEro4Qsna13gYQRlToMGWerGpjuFu-KSmIqra46/w400-h244/GOPR0793%20crop.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Niel, Tom and the Avila Rock.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The water was transparent and a nice color with a combination of a swell and small chop. Oddly, for the first half of the distance between the Avila Pier and the rock the water was much rougher, and warmer, than the the second half. The water is usually rougher near the rock because it is more in line with the opening in the breakwater at Port San Luis and is more exposed to the full ocean swell, but today it was reversed.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I'll swim at 7 on Tuesday and Thursday. There is a chance of rain on Saturday so swimming next weekend will depend on how much rain shows up.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">niel </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Nielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12088049651967129496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339112218238375171.post-12132384794237566622024-02-10T10:52:00.000-08:002024-02-10T10:52:05.817-08:00Saturday, February 10th, 2024<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Back In The Water -</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_QlqJKdJ5cFeS79DvfmRxzQy36LdM-gfyqpjiZEqqIt48H_MWWYUx4sJ-kPpOq8N4dZ-Htt77o7Bts-J6yAS5_ONSeNX1ztQ9cgRfU22rKOiU5-jJ-EqmJLKqMuDg6QC92sTo6CJQcOYdyOA-3MoAwOEN9TCXvyfOpEPMklszf4jOB-TL7OaqYug6MpD/s5568/GOPR0791.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4176" data-original-width="5568" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_QlqJKdJ5cFeS79DvfmRxzQy36LdM-gfyqpjiZEqqIt48H_MWWYUx4sJ-kPpOq8N4dZ-Htt77o7Bts-J6yAS5_ONSeNX1ztQ9cgRfU22rKOiU5-jJ-EqmJLKqMuDg6QC92sTo6CJQcOYdyOA-3MoAwOEN9TCXvyfOpEPMklszf4jOB-TL7OaqYug6MpD/w400-h300/GOPR0791.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Jodi and I swam at 7 this morning. It have been out for 10 days dodging the high bacteria the rain created, Jodi has been out longer taking care of family things, so this felt like we needed retaining.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It was a beautiful, clear 38° morning with a gusty offshore breeze. It would warm up a lot as the sun came up. There were weak 3 foot sets with lots of flat water in between. The water looked clean and was 52°. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJ4gVZqKlDKOVD3dRm_2Fw-rMkGNXt9blxLL2377GCw_K1X2dCWVa1CF6fIInZ4ye8Oibc1uvQBu51HXPYgk4VTgPt7N1BSSiqX32noZtaywmqSf72qad3Rxwd4Ndg8UsYLbRegIoRTZSg-XR7UsY3MdFXdZL31l5JSc80iYHzTthYbgfNvS0p_bSSwIS/s1207/240210.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="1207" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJ4gVZqKlDKOVD3dRm_2Fw-rMkGNXt9blxLL2377GCw_K1X2dCWVa1CF6fIInZ4ye8Oibc1uvQBu51HXPYgk4VTgPt7N1BSSiqX32noZtaywmqSf72qad3Rxwd4Ndg8UsYLbRegIoRTZSg-XR7UsY3MdFXdZL31l5JSc80iYHzTthYbgfNvS0p_bSSwIS/w400-h200/240210.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Thursday's water samples from San Luis Creek were 10X to 20X the safe level for contact so we stayed on the east side of the pier. At some point the water from the creek will be diluted by the ocean to a safe level but without an array of samples from off of the shore and down the coast I can only make a somewhat informed guess based on the tide and waves about where the water will be clean enough. It is a lot like the shark thing, the only way to be 100% sure is to not go in the water. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Jodi and I swam down the beach and over to Fossil Point. It is odd not seeing the buoy that marked the the reef where we usually make out turn (the big swells put it on the beach last weekend) so we just angled over into the sunrise until we were off of the point. We swam back to the end of the Avila Pier and took an angle in to the beach to make an hour. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">That was well short of our usual swim but felt about right for today. After we got out, the Pismo Lifeguards were doing a qualifying swim around the Avila Pier so w</span><span style="font-family: arial;">e felt better about our time in the water. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I'll be back tomorrow to swim at 11.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">niel</span></div><br /><br /><p></p>Nielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12088049651967129496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339112218238375171.post-12396401958624073352024-02-09T20:43:00.000-08:002024-02-09T20:43:31.109-08:00Friday, February 9th, 2024<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Tom's Swim Report -</b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmJ6CmwQCF9xlqfb_OPCthovWr0INVaG-JfHDCW5aTI5KkD_pvW95yhoktueKnC6LWfPglu5E1-1jc7w4S2KGvI6CPNZgRoseGGE4JHAwYDXrRhmD-aIcZo3GT3fUgZjU5g3-Xyg1DvgGwi0p8kUOfqd4tjX6Ob4L7uVQs-vkARWnRTFtnnCxrxPf3WEY/s1280/3528812248075407162.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmJ6CmwQCF9xlqfb_OPCthovWr0INVaG-JfHDCW5aTI5KkD_pvW95yhoktueKnC6LWfPglu5E1-1jc7w4S2KGvI6CPNZgRoseGGE4JHAwYDXrRhmD-aIcZo3GT3fUgZjU5g3-Xyg1DvgGwi0p8kUOfqd4tjX6Ob4L7uVQs-vkARWnRTFtnnCxrxPf3WEY/w400-h300/3528812248075407162.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Lovely morning at Avila. Post storm report: blue skies and wispy clouds. I believe it was the second king tide of the year. Even though there was no swell to speak of the water was coming up almost to the wall. The beach is more rocky than I remember it ever being. The water was 51 or 52 and the swimming was wonderful. <p></p>Nielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12088049651967129496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339112218238375171.post-5765990297875233332024-02-07T11:53:00.000-08:002024-02-07T11:53:25.095-08:00Wednesday, February 7th, 2024<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Tom's Swim Report -</b></span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISM3VKUw_8gF1jCZTdSfHP7haR8VuCfvN4SGbgXx7aCeaCR-KGto84dBwZKMKaZhY3Wbm0s1CfHnJiMpTzPcdpSlwSbpODJxvYlNVRoGLFjmDzMTZdQQV5vf_kY1y7XMg0oJzNKg7I9m7j8oKOkRpbE2ELOPO5S4boQuEj3YZBVMUJ-gUr89_X0yfXvNe/s2048/-6588102289469937277.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISM3VKUw_8gF1jCZTdSfHP7haR8VuCfvN4SGbgXx7aCeaCR-KGto84dBwZKMKaZhY3Wbm0s1CfHnJiMpTzPcdpSlwSbpODJxvYlNVRoGLFjmDzMTZdQQV5vf_kY1y7XMg0oJzNKg7I9m7j8oKOkRpbE2ELOPO5S4boQuEj3YZBVMUJ-gUr89_X0yfXvNe/w400-h300/-6588102289469937277.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interesting conditions at Avila this morning. The tide on shore was definitely high, and sometimes was getting all the way up to the wall, yet a good part of Avila rock was showing… I'm not exactly sure how to reconcile that, but I'm sure Niel is learning about it in his tides and waves book. There was an curious swell or two or even three cross threading each other…. But the swimming was good on the east side. Water felt about 51 or 52 and there were blue skies with scattered clouds.</span><p></p>Nielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12088049651967129496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339112218238375171.post-14271379571529083232024-02-02T11:21:00.000-08:002024-02-02T11:21:38.968-08:00Friday, February 2nd, 2024<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Tom's Swim Report -</b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;">It was variable conditions at Avila this morning. A swell was kicking up, there were blue skies along with scattered clouds, and there was even rain when I was getting out. The water was about 52, 53 and it was a good morning of swimming before I drive to Davis for a water polo tournament with the Cal poly women team. You'll note in the picture below, Clarence Gull, the seagull in the foreground. It turns out that Clarence is a distant relative of the great JL Gull. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">So that's kinda cool.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1by0saQ0TOVsmsla1oXpkCedZC54LxT8coNxG8oTxWadN3oggIpAFWBn4s3jJrB09v-RM260-jXer_qtf2a1LRXXB5cMlpw7ACvHaHUMFPyPM9rB2hNJEvJq7AnO7omxYFTholY0ZgzGIjhxQ62jUN018FBtpdV_KbAeQIm5-DP7P9XIqMtYnjKsrasCq/s2048/2163589066599612424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1by0saQ0TOVsmsla1oXpkCedZC54LxT8coNxG8oTxWadN3oggIpAFWBn4s3jJrB09v-RM260-jXer_qtf2a1LRXXB5cMlpw7ACvHaHUMFPyPM9rB2hNJEvJq7AnO7omxYFTholY0ZgzGIjhxQ62jUN018FBtpdV_KbAeQIm5-DP7P9XIqMtYnjKsrasCq/w400-h300/2163589066599612424.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> Thanks Tom. I hope you have a good game in Davis.</span><p></p>Nielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12088049651967129496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339112218238375171.post-53464546654971797272024-01-31T17:57:00.000-08:002024-01-31T17:57:36.733-08:00Wednesday, January 31st, 2024<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Tom's Swimming Report -</b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It was easy to see the weather was transitioning this morning at Avila. The water was rocking and rolling, and the swell was picking up. My toes tell me it was around 50, 51, but that may be low by a degree due the outside conditions. Quite a contrast from the summertime conditions of only a few days ago! </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Thanks Tom.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Heavy rain predicted tonight so I'll run tomorrow.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;">niel </span></span></p>Nielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12088049651967129496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339112218238375171.post-89952441205944266062024-01-30T15:17:00.000-08:002024-01-30T15:17:15.680-08:00Tuesday, January 30th, 2024<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHvPD8qH_v3v01N2mbKii8TPfZCabkoFrgRMDPgR_S74cIPLemFwOMjSswVW8Giv04rAEc_tmBBLdeZidgOjZxZxVHVD2v3exgs9DYtHvG9bsQ01ito1YTLLQNknyNDQeiMe2E4J-rFT67yYJXpf-MX_BL404eVTsdkAoVASHPeOqAXHNKbsQL1uQMbSK/s5568/GOPR0790.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4176" data-original-width="5568" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHvPD8qH_v3v01N2mbKii8TPfZCabkoFrgRMDPgR_S74cIPLemFwOMjSswVW8Giv04rAEc_tmBBLdeZidgOjZxZxVHVD2v3exgs9DYtHvG9bsQ01ito1YTLLQNknyNDQeiMe2E4J-rFT67yYJXpf-MX_BL404eVTsdkAoVASHPeOqAXHNKbsQL1uQMbSK/w400-h300/GOPR0790.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This morning's photo: A long Poly Pier, nice clouds and a spec of a moon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I got in a bit before 7 this morning. The wind was offshore, the surf was small, it was 42° and the water was 51°. It was flat outside the surf line except for some small wind chop. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguNQUV1a9IPh4Y-J5YkBrpcahWuz03XoRnyOk7XQbx9f9pVwmjUQ52o5ZgEi_ffM0ZeqSZ4h4GmfsUECUwTHJbPdfCt0LvHXxiH6g9DKPC7Mf_h8BVhROf8ougzG52N5hOTzQK86QjrAL9zKzRS9H8cb4NyxrSSXxuLnb7jjfpHtVju3QkJz786i9y6yiV/s1195/240130.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="1195" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguNQUV1a9IPh4Y-J5YkBrpcahWuz03XoRnyOk7XQbx9f9pVwmjUQ52o5ZgEi_ffM0ZeqSZ4h4GmfsUECUwTHJbPdfCt0LvHXxiH6g9DKPC7Mf_h8BVhROf8ougzG52N5hOTzQK86QjrAL9zKzRS9H8cb4NyxrSSXxuLnb7jjfpHtVju3QkJz786i9y6yiV/w400-h199/240130.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I did two big triangles, pushing the ends out past the location of the last buoys and squaring off the corners and turned the normal 1,600M triangles into 2,000M. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It was really beautiful out there. I'm glad I got this swim in before the rain arrives late Wednesday.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Thursday should be washed out and probably the weekend as well. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">niel </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><br /><p></p>Nielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12088049651967129496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339112218238375171.post-90047347165622791862024-01-28T14:55:00.000-08:002024-01-28T14:55:27.814-08:00Sunday, January 28th, 2024<p><span style="font-family: arial;">I spoke with Tom L. before I got in and he said that it was very nice over at the Poly Pier so I swam around the reef buoy and out to and in along the Poly Pier. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFQQO1leAduD7TkzJzoxRO0keoYhDajKYOkICAIoKtCfojlPMQd9ho3YTTyyH4F_pAreRg2A1eZOAQ03Q9vph2uZr47MFwfgwuhSvTX05Y_f_wQHxooyDmLQOuy2Ox5Yo4yxACqzv8TC98FLTj8H-QPRzHbDzN4CIQP62Kd3ndTQOvMkTyJWGYtKEhASa/s1203/240128.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="1203" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFQQO1leAduD7TkzJzoxRO0keoYhDajKYOkICAIoKtCfojlPMQd9ho3YTTyyH4F_pAreRg2A1eZOAQ03Q9vph2uZr47MFwfgwuhSvTX05Y_f_wQHxooyDmLQOuy2Ox5Yo4yxACqzv8TC98FLTj8H-QPRzHbDzN4CIQP62Kd3ndTQOvMkTyJWGYtKEhASa/w400-h199/240128.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">At 10:30 Avila was already summery; clear, calm and 70°+. The water was beautiful and the largest sets of waves were well spaced out. The beach was not crowded. </span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6All1fOk6tCI85LH17jAPTZoHWa5Sj3PM4Z4Z_8ZuSoipLsiAVLvyeaonoSGi-_l9l510SRkJvlrh5ssHVCC4tjqiRSrdogwAhBQw6Y0n56LgEG0kXGETZ1_tfkIdAnqTtu1GCLdcV32fDi0QOTFmKQNPR8xZcMVTEiUWuJEQguCTy01CR0A4ccVFHHiH/s5568/GOPR0786.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4176" data-original-width="5568" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6All1fOk6tCI85LH17jAPTZoHWa5Sj3PM4Z4Z_8ZuSoipLsiAVLvyeaonoSGi-_l9l510SRkJvlrh5ssHVCC4tjqiRSrdogwAhBQw6Y0n56LgEG0kXGETZ1_tfkIdAnqTtu1GCLdcV32fDi0QOTFmKQNPR8xZcMVTEiUWuJEQguCTy01CR0A4ccVFHHiH/w400-h300/GOPR0786.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The water was very clean, 53°, and more blue than the green in the photo. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcHt3k0FpO2yKr5P9IloJdi_k7UfY9nkLM_plwc5W14ZhvFQMAB-1GPYJyddJxe7rUDL87QrsM111XGVCgjtM_2kt-Q4RL1GjndOWnACs1psXECxQXOZXsRN87YPUqDXs24qA1W_5brWx_uPRFpIbZRVAhmMh5FWGhG-jgQHtSjd4y4rp2V7jQCowd7fg/s5568/GOPR0787.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4176" data-original-width="5568" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcHt3k0FpO2yKr5P9IloJdi_k7UfY9nkLM_plwc5W14ZhvFQMAB-1GPYJyddJxe7rUDL87QrsM111XGVCgjtM_2kt-Q4RL1GjndOWnACs1psXECxQXOZXsRN87YPUqDXs24qA1W_5brWx_uPRFpIbZRVAhmMh5FWGhG-jgQHtSjd4y4rp2V7jQCowd7fg/w400-h300/GOPR0787.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>I got out at 12:15 and the beach was now crowded and felt just like a summer afternoon. My car was reading 80° when I was leaving. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0CKhywS41K88kaCJnqxI6Xvo7UWnccXq22ffFhW_MjkiOuhGlz2pd7ycl4FD_V6rRts2qt1dXd6uDRRxMJMi_Icr9BEV23rqblXq-yXIkexuAp3EMb-qTtARN5WzKAdwLN_oBVSfiNhSJvGuG3BELsTij6T-4SgR2YRCx-zgzgymmiOPPdI9b0sUyyG6p/s5568/GOPR0788.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4176" data-original-width="5568" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0CKhywS41K88kaCJnqxI6Xvo7UWnccXq22ffFhW_MjkiOuhGlz2pd7ycl4FD_V6rRts2qt1dXd6uDRRxMJMi_Icr9BEV23rqblXq-yXIkexuAp3EMb-qTtARN5WzKAdwLN_oBVSfiNhSJvGuG3BELsTij6T-4SgR2YRCx-zgzgymmiOPPdI9b0sUyyG6p/w400-h300/GOPR0788.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I'll swim Tuesday at 7. Thursday and the weekend are likely to be rained out. I'll post my plans here.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">niel </span><p></p></div>Nielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12088049651967129496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339112218238375171.post-87212396342290835242024-01-27T11:48:00.000-08:002024-01-27T11:48:48.333-08:00Saturday, January 27th, 2024<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSa0pqLpOn8q1M6WcWLFk1gwnFost-jl_vS-M95CWfANYnPDJ1G1p87v9BF06piczPKJ18Pzmkq4ifCx5wksa78mUfE_5MdusaVrUNFvReKH_unQgAPmfGz5tMvn5iOAbHThKAD2llamUmWGrfd2VLEjQJyHTACxVl7M6Ex6teWyOS0fwEN6Wccflq6aL/s5568/GOPR0785.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4176" data-original-width="5568" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSa0pqLpOn8q1M6WcWLFk1gwnFost-jl_vS-M95CWfANYnPDJ1G1p87v9BF06piczPKJ18Pzmkq4ifCx5wksa78mUfE_5MdusaVrUNFvReKH_unQgAPmfGz5tMvn5iOAbHThKAD2llamUmWGrfd2VLEjQJyHTACxVl7M6Ex6teWyOS0fwEN6Wccflq6aL/w400-h300/GOPR0785.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Tom Israel and Niel's Saturday Swim -</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tom and Niel got in at 7. It was 48° and partly sunny with Avila's sunrise offshore wind starting up. The surf was mostly 2 to 3 foot with some 5 foot sets. Outside it looked pretty smooth. The water temperature was 51°. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwQEmk0GBV3mvU0kzyri3A0Cd5qE_DgdhSg0U_LumdvHT8hrRJK8R-15m5vA0HECYvpfj7f_OheQqirAhwvFm8qWvGeE904NmCR_4hJzZDhXBno15KImj87vCGR-rGhlymq9o3OEJwAzJicXKmFweil-7BTBCXYFV-UWuVkGjesCTLI3Fnmw4aBEdJ6Lv/s1209/240127.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="1209" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwQEmk0GBV3mvU0kzyri3A0Cd5qE_DgdhSg0U_LumdvHT8hrRJK8R-15m5vA0HECYvpfj7f_OheQqirAhwvFm8qWvGeE904NmCR_4hJzZDhXBno15KImj87vCGR-rGhlymq9o3OEJwAzJicXKmFweil-7BTBCXYFV-UWuVkGjesCTLI3Fnmw4aBEdJ6Lv/w400-h200/240127.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We waded out, waited for out turn through the surf and had a perfect swim out, stroking over the crests of a set of 5 footers.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This was Tom's first time in the water in a month while he waited out the healing of a laceration on his leg so w</span><span style="font-family: arial;">e started out easy and close to shore. From the end of the pier we decided to do some triangles. We were at one and a half triangles when we changed plans and swam over to the second crossbars on the Poly Pier and came back from there to the end of the Avila Pier and in to the beach from there. Again, we lucked out an looked like we knew what we were doing because we swam directly to the beach without a pause to work the surf through a slack time in the breakers.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I'll be back tomorrow at 11, it is supposed to be 75° in Avila tomorrow, and Tuesday at 7 looks good. Swimming Thursday and next weekend will be rain dependent.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Today is my birthday but I had not planned on doing a 7,400M Birthday Swim. I've been bringing nutrition along and pushing my time in the water to see what I could do at 50°. On 1/18 I did 4155M/1:38 in 50° water. While swimming I did not get any colder that I have been but I began shivering at the showers. I was OK but I do not usually have the shakes after a swim and there certainly an additional 3,200M to be had, so my Birthday Swim swim will wait until the water is in the mid 50's. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tom injury required that he also put off his January birthday swim so we both waiting for better conditions. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">niel </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><p></p>Nielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12088049651967129496noreply@blogger.com0