Pendleton Swim Friday After Work

A nice, relaxing swim in fairly warm water after work today. I wore the fins and did a slow, easy freestyle around the buoy. I needed it to relax and clear my head. I took a few pictures of Amtrak vehicles going back home for the night. They sure look powerful.

Camp Pendleton Beach Swim After Work

It was a beautiful day in Oceanside today. Early in the day at lunch I looked at the water and it was perfect for swimming. By the time I got there after work it had clouded over and the water out there was a bit stirred up. Still ok without fins though. It did take me longer to swim around the buoy because there was a minor current. The shape was better than usual for surfers, and there were three out there catching waves. This is just a beautiful beach!

Pendleton Beach Swim

The water was warmer today; my face didn't hurt when I went in. I swam out around the buoy. It was flat and beautiful past the outside breakers. A really nice day at a lovely, private beach. A few surfers but the waves were not worth riding. Lots of seagulls hanging out in the water that I swam through. It didn't disturb them; that was odd. They just floated nearby as I swam through their area about 125 yards offshore.

Cold Swim on Camp Pendleton

That's the buoy that I swam out to, around, and back in-just once today. Hey, what happens in one day? The water was freezin' today-my face hurt just like winter-so that probably means a temp of about 57 or so. It got a little warmer about 100 yards out there, which was nice. The day was beautiful, though. Sun-tanners but only a few people in the water. I had brought my wet suit and fins but decided not to wear either one. The water was flat and nice-relaxing.

Oceanside Harbor to Pier Swim May 1, 2011

So this evening (or late afternoon) I got in just north of the south jetty where the surf contest setup tents are located. I swam out about 100

yards and headed south to the Pier and around the Pier.

I passed a few hundred yards south of the Pier and then in to the beach. The inside waves were still throwing me into the sand at the low water line. The water was chillier than yesterday, but no wet suit necessary. It was brisk, clean, and crisp. The water was flat out there today, so breathing and swimming were easy. It makes such a difference whether the chop is making you inhale/swallow water or one can breathe and relax while swimming. I wore fins but would have been ok without them. I probably swam a good mile in my own personal ocean. Then, I had a bit of energy left so I jogged back to my car at the Harbor. I did have to stop about four times briefly to gasp for breath on the run back.