It was a special day today at the Pier. I took some photos before the swim and there were surfers stretched out along the southern beach and a half-dozen or so on the north side. Most of the waves were 2-3 feet with a long interval, but lots of them closed out.
They are still surfing in trunks and rash guards, as the water is a comfortable 68 degrees.
I only had a little over an hour and my swim turned out to be 55 minutes. I was concentrating on my arm pulling
backwards instead of pulling
back and down, as I have a bad habit of doing.
I swam out on the north side and headed south. I turned back at about 25 minutes so the parking meter wouldn't expire on me. The meter was expired when I got to my car but no ticket. On the return swim north, the water was choppy and breaking right in my face. I got a good workout pulling my way back into that.
There is something going on at the bottom of the water about 50 yards out: a brown cloudiness covers quite an area. Perhaps this is the beginning of an algae bloom? I haven't heard anything of it yet.
It was a neat day at the Pier!
"The first time you quit is the last time you try."
