Don't you hate it when you're tryin' to be looking like a big, macho, old guy (still hanging in there with the young dudes), and you hurt something (like a foot) and you really want to allow some free, outward expression of the pain, but that would ruin the picture of yourself in your mind.
What the heck? You hurt yourself and you want to scream and fall over is what I'm getting at.
I did this neat swim just now and the tide was coming in and covering up some of the big boulders under the pier. The water is three feet or so and you're really not supposed to walk under the pier next to the boulders when the waves are hitting you and some boulders and rocks are not visible. I pretty much always
walk under the pier in such conditions. So, the Lifeguards recognize me, and know that I just swam around, so none of them has ever talked to me about that.
Back to the pain. Wow. I was half-way through under the pier and hit my left foot hard on a big rock and had to suck it up--because I'm walking right in front of the windows in the Guard Office. I'll still do it next time anyway.
The Pier was hectic with the Oceanside High School Graduation going on tonight at the Pier Amphitheater. Interestingly, lots of security, and the security company was "wanding" everyone corralled through their wooden barriers. I got away fast so no photos.
The water was warm at 68, greenish-blue, and flat outside. Just two series of 2-3 foot waves to get past. My swim took 38 minutes because it seemed like the incoming tide mixed with the mild current to the north made me feel the swim outward. Heading in was easier. Just a beautiful, free swim at the Oceanside Pier.
"The first time you quit is the last time you try."
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