Low Flying Friday Surf & Culture Report

 
Lost Boys & Co...

Jah Morgan (#1) sporting hat and gloves prepares to try and eat breakfast.  Yes it was a bit nippy this morning!  The water was 56.1 and the air was 48.6, which made for a rather brisk go-out.  The tide was low at 7:40am -0.3' which made for some steep drops and gaping holes to fly through.  To top it off the wind was offshore by 3.7kts and the sea surface was smooth...  Very nice.  We have a west swell out of 267º at 3.9' and it was a fun 3' to 4'.  Nice if you had a longboard and better if you went short...

On Isla Santa Cruz there's this spot called Las Grietas, that's a chasm near the sea (#2).  It's about 40' to the water and then the water is deeper than that.  There's no direct outlet to the ocean, but the salt water seeps through the rocky substrate and fills the pools.  Amazingly, it has these huge fish that passingly resemble catfish without the whiskers.  (#3) In the middle of the pools is this rock wall that you have to climb over to get to the other side.  But it's steep and slippery and not many people try it.  Fortunately our buddy Yogo told us that there was a tunnel underneath the water you could dive through.  We were wondering how those fish got in there and Yogo told us that the eggs filter in with the rising tide and the eggs hatch in the pools.

One of our favorite shots, this panorama of Tortugas Bay (#4) describes some of the beauty of the place...

But all good things come to an end and as the sun went down in the west (#5) we contemplated heading back home...  We were hoping that by now things would start getting warmer, but you saw Jah Morgan in her snow togs this morning!  Brrrr!

Tonight it's Waterman's for Happy Hour!  5:30pm and expect interesting conversation and strong drink...

✠
"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!





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