Saturday was a SWELL ride!

Map of the La Jolla coast at the shores -- it's shows all our really LONG swims!

The pouring rain this morning did put a momentary damper on my spirits...I wanted to swim, but watching the webcam on the shores was not very encouraging. Around 10 AM, I saw blue patches emerging on the cam and yes, hope!  Then the phone rang... poor Ruth was searching high and low for swim buddies -- were we going to disappoint?  Not, when the rain stopped and that golden sun starting shinning through!  And we were glad!!!  Started at the shores out to the 1/2 mile, then Bill said we must see the new spooky addition to the A buoy, so off we went, slogging through some pretty big swells and Halloween seaweedy decorations -- the swim just got better and better.  The A buoy was a highlight, especially when I spotted two dolphins just oh-so-close.  I wanted to screech with delight!  A to the 1/4 'cause we had to see the floating jack-o-latern -- nice work, that smiling, bobbing ball of orange and black.  Back to the shores, Ruth and I lost Bill for a while -- the swells were so swell,  we just couldn't find him in all that water!

Ever so grateful the sun came out and dried up all the rain!

We had the sea to ourselves, except for a few kayakers coming out to brave the water,  truly a gorgeous swim.  Since I missed last weekend I was extra grateful to get BACK TO THE WATER today.  Special thanks to Ruth for making that call this morning!  We might have missed this perfect  day.  We'll be there tomorrow (the cove) at noon. See you there!!!