Cold Swim Tonight-Wow

Man, it was a cold one tonight.  I got around quickly in 26 minutes with fins.  Lots of surfers out today because the waves picked up a bit.  No current out off the end of the pier.  Flat water.

"The first time you quit is the last time you try."

Dolphins Sighted After Tonight's Swim

The second picture from the top shows one fin from one of the dolphins that were eating and playing out a ways tonight.  They were really swimming up high out of the water but I couldn't get a decent photo with my camera.  The beach was pretty nice tonight.  The waves were a little bigger, which broought out about 3 dozen surfers in the pier area.  It was flat out past the surf.  The water had a nice green to the light blue color today.  It felt cold but was probably about 58 degrees.  I wore the fins.  I stopped off the end of the pier to check for current but it was neutral current out there.
I had a 27 minute swim and am still warming up at home an hour later.  Nice water, nice swim, great stuff out here;  we are very fortunate to have this stuff so close to us. 

"The first time you quit is the last time you try."

Oceanside Rough Water Ocean Swim

The water was very choppy tonight.  I swam north to south at 4:30 PM or so.  Water temp 57-59 degrees per surfline.com and I think it the upper part (59) of that.  It didn't feel very cold to me.  I got used to it within 5 minutes.  The chop was one foot and up to a solid two foot farther out off the pier.  My neck is hurting now from trying to lift my head up to breathe.  Visibility about 8 feet.  Surprisingly, under a cloudy sky with that chop, there were quite a few surfers, especially on the south side.  Up to two dozen.
I can't think of much to single out this swim tonight.  Thirteen minutes to the end of the pier, with fins, and I hit the sand at 27 minutes.  A nice, brisk, rough water swim.

"The first time you quit is the last time you try."

North County Times Neat Dolphin Picture

North County Times Photo

"The first time you quit is the last time you try."