Good brown water shot above.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Sunday Feb 21 O'Side Pier Brown Water Swimmimg
Check out the rough water looking south from the Oceanside Pier to the Carlsbad power plant. In the top picture at the right you can see the brown water. And I swam through it. Hopefully I won't get a sinus infection or something. They say wait 3 days after a rain to swim but I couldn't hold out.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Rough Water Around the Pier Sunday but Neat
Today I wore my fins, webbed gloves, and even my US Divers Swimmer's Safety Vest (yellow) with the CO2 cartridge or oral inflation methods. I alternated between backstroke and sidestroke, switching off sides, and got around the pier and back in. The water was chilly and very rough, with swells in the range of 8 feet. I swam against the current, and got dizzy a few times. It was a good, invigorating, and challenging swim. Took me a solid hour.
So what's up with that sign on the big concrete thing in the picture at the top left that says "No Sand?" And the "No Sand picture bottom left looks like there is a hand reaching up out of the concrete circular thing. Cheesh. Then I see the word "Hot." Maybe that's why the person with the hand is trying to get out, eh?
The Harbor water was brown and dirty Sunday
Funny thing-while I was taking a few pictures of the dirty runoff, I decided not to get in the water there and walked back to my car. A friendly meter cop was in the process of giving me a ticket because I had not yet paid my dollar for the meter. I was taking a quick look at the water before committing to two dollars for parking. The meter guy asked me, "Is this your car?"
I answered, "Yes. Am I beyond the point of no return?"
He replied that if I put a dollar in the meter he would forget the parking ticket. It made me feel good about my karma and about someone doing another person a good turn.
Feb 20 O'Side Pier after Heavy Rain Saturday
I started at the Oceanside Harbor to take a look at the water quality. Here are a few pictures of the dirty runoff into the Ocean from the San Luis Rey Creek:
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