Tuesday August 18 – A day in the Slide into Spring

It was a mesmerizing 2 foot of swell on a 9 second cycle from the deep South so nary a ripple tippled our swim. Even the wind was from the direct south and cruised over us in the bay and lightly scarred the wobble further up the beach. On the half tide from a low at 4:14 it was gentle walk out and back.

In short hard to beat as one of the best in the slide to the Spring side.

 

Today began like many before it with a muted show of first rays

 

But wasn’t long before the sun became a force and warmed the morning walk

 

And a morning made all the better for seeing Ed

 

Even on the accidental photo’s the Sun sneaks in a bomb

 

From every corner it snuck

 

On the short walk it seemed like Summer

 

 

But then again as the water reached my nether regions it was definitely bracing.

 

 

And who else to convince us it was so summer.

 

The initial sprint to warm up left the water a mess of bubbles

 

But then the point was very relaxed

 

Until someone said let’s go.

 

It was calmer down deep with the grazing Groupers

 

After the throng had passed not even a Jimble stirred

 

Halfway and I could smell breakfast cooking somewhere up high

 

As the last of the sun before Shelley beckoned

 

Today Shelley seemed warmer than the last swim

 

The return was uneventful till we hit the white wall and all its fishy mates

 

Standing on the white wall as the throng approached at high speed

 

Today the fish were quite deep

 

And the ambling Anemone’s soaked up the first rays

 

The grass definitely needs a mow or a big swell

 

With a slightly higher tide the shaving of the point was on the agenda

 

At last the Green grass of the home strait.

 

Seemed quiet today but apparently 86 adventurous souls and few newbies that didn’t sign in

 

And to the highly anticipated Bluewater Breakfast, Ed led the charge

 

With Lyndal a close and very happy second.

Stay well and have a great week.

Cheers

Brian

 

 

It was a mesmerizing 2 foot of swell on a 9sec cycle from the deep South so nary a ripple tippled our swim. Even the wind was from the direct south and cruised over us in the bay and scarred the wobble further up the beach. On the half tide from a low at 4:14 it was gentle walk out and back.

In short hard to beat as one of the best in the slide to Spring.