Mermaids & Angels Monday Surf & Culture Report



Lost Boys & Co...
We met this guy who claimed that up until his university days he was sure there was something about Scotland in the Bible…  Easy to understand, lots of churches, castles and pubs… Here’s (#1) a good example at Inverness… 

In the South Bay, low tide this morning was at 8:11am +0.8’ and high tide will be at 3:07pm +4.4’.  Winds are out of the south by 3 to 8kts and the sea surface is a little tacked.  It’s a 3.9’ SSW swell out of 209 degrees.  The air was 65.5 and the water is 68.2.  Mostly sunny skies for your beach going pleasure!

What we didn’t expect was to find ski resorts as we crossed the Scottish Highlands.  This one (#2) was up at the Lecht near the peak of Beinn a’ Chruinnich which is a lofty 2,536’.  Not very high, but the latitude here is like Sweden or upper Canada.  Here at Balmoral the high today is 63, but feels like 51.  Not exactly balmy!

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