Oct 15 2005
I went to the beach (again :)). It was windy and the surf was rough. The average wave surged up the beach about 20 ft. One of them got my blanket that I was laying on. I was quick enough to move out of the way, my blanket was not. I had a good laugh at that. Two minutes later a wave surged up to the dune about 5 ft away.
The beach never ceases to amaze me. The weather today was PERFECT for the beach. It was like 79 and sparsely cloudy outside. I love the beach.
Oct 13 2005
I had today off, so I went to the beach really early this morning to see the sunrise. It wasn’t the best of conditions, there was a fog covering most of the area. Eventually the sun did peek through the haze and the clouds not too much later than a clear sky. It was very refreshing to be out on the beach early. There was only one person there (but they were on another part of the beach).
Besides noticing the way the beach has changed since Saturday, there was something new. A wooden cross wrapped with pink flowers embedded in the upper part of the dune. There was also a memorial thingy on a walkway that crosses the dune. The surf claimed a life.
Oct 13 2005
The beach changed yet again. I guess this was due to tropical storm Tammy. It was hightide and the waves were impressive, even threatening. The surge from a crashing wave, which curled right on the beach, came up several feet. Some of the waves were taller than me. Pretty much the only people in the water were surfers… the there were some good waves farther out.
I went in and I had a blast! I got pounded by one wave, but otherwise it was fun being nearly consumed by the surf. I wish the waves were like this all the time, it would be great exercise and tons of fun.
And yet even this memory will fade away…
Oct 04 2005
Its amazing how much the beach changes in one week. Last weekend there was a section of beach that had like 5 feet of sand between the dune and water… at low tide. Wasn’t that way this weekend, I guess high tide eroded the dune some more.