Open Water Swim Oceanside CA

Thursday after work the water at the beach on Camp Pendleton was beautiful. It's summertime warm water now. The water out there was pretty calm so the swim was mellow. You never know what's out there-how the current or chop is, so I wore the fins and swam a lap around the buoy. I swam another lap without the fins, and finally a third lap with the fins. I was feeling energetic. Forgot the camera again.

Camp Pendleton Buoy Swim

No wet suit needed today. I swam out to the buoy at the 21 area beach, around it, and back in. A quick swim, but fun. The water is cleaner, albeit rough. I was dumped swimming in by a large wave that I didn't see coming. The current was running from north to south pretty strongly. Afterwards, I jogged up the beach on the sand and I could hardly pick up my legs as I finished up. A fun, quick workout. No camera, though. I need to put that thing in my car.

Swim on Camp Pendleton

I haven't been in the water for a week because my neck has been acting up. Today, a friend and I went into the water after work. I didn't have a wet suit so I just wore my bathing suit with rash shorts underneath. I also had my swim cap. The water was warmer than last week. Surfline says 61 but I think it was a few degrees warmer.
The beach at Pendleton was jumping with big, rough waves. It was fun. We went out about 250 yards to the buoy and returned to shore. Good fun. No pictures, though.

Sunday Afternoon Rough Water Swim Oceanside

No pictures again. I probably need to purchase an inexpensive waterproof camera. The water was about 62 degrees, dirty, very sloppy, and very rough out there. I swam against the current; the current was running very strongly from south to north. The chop was rough, at least two feet. It kicked my butt. With my fins and webbed gloves, I barely had the strength to pull and kick myself around the pier.

Kayak/Swim Oceanside Pier Saturday, April 16

No pictures again. Went to the beach with a used kayak I bought with my son. The plan was for him to be a safety kayaker while I swam farther out. The water was warmer, probably 62. Waves nice, medium to small size, 3 feet. However, the tide was coming in and the waves grew, to 3 to 5 feet on the big sets. Very hard time getting the kayak launched into the surf, flipped over at least 3 times. The paddle we had is a piece of junk; it kept separating into two halves, wouldn't stay together. I need to buy a new paddle ASAP. Also, after home, realized that I was missing a 1 inch drain plug at the bow, so took on water below decks in the kayak, making it heavy. Altogether, a kayak disaster, but my swim was nice, with smooth water and gentle 3 foot sells out there. Wish I had a camera but I didn't take mine because I knew that it would get wet and ruined.