[Leica] IMGs: Storm Angus

[Douglas Barry]

And you're probably right, Jayanand. I say that to myself everytime I change 
into my togs, but once I get out of the water afterwards, I think 
differently :-) The only problem is the getting in.

Douglas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 4:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMGs: Storm Angus


> Douglas,
> IMHO, you need your head examined! :-)
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
> On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 4:50 AM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
>
>> I try to swim every day in the sea which can be difficult as it gets 
>> colder
>> and the weather gets rougher. Yesterday, we were in the middle of Storm
>> Angus and the spray from the waves when they broke on the rocks were the
>> height of a three storey building. I drove over a couple of miles to swim
>> in
>> a severely tossing sea at Sandycove Point as it has the benefit of a 
>> small
>> harbour albeit with strong currents.
>>
>> The wind was north easterly and very very strong, so the Forty Foot
>> swimming hole on the northerly side of the Point was far too dangerous as
>> it was taking the full onslaught of the sea. Spindrift was being carried
>> 150 metres up the road, and there was a Small Craft Warning from the 
>> Irish
>> Weather Service. I ignored it, as I'm not small, and not particularly
>> crafty. Getting in was easy, but getting out was bloody hard, but I
>> survived. I bought a camera along, but, as I was in a rush to catch the
>> tide and the dying light, I forgot to check it. The battery went flat 
>> after
>> two quick handheld photos - see below.
>>
>> Sadly, the swimming streak ended today as I was caught up in other 
>> things,
>> despite it being a much calmer day. Hopefully, I'll be back in tomorrow,
>> but
>> we'll see.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/SandycoveDalkey
>> /Sandycove_Storm1a.jpg.html
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/SandycoveDalkey
>> /Sandycove_Storm2a.jpg.html
>>
>> Both taken with the little Fuji, and can be seen large.
>>
>> And if you're wondering, do they not have swimming pools in Ireland? The
>> answer is yes, we do, but I love sea swimming as the sense of 
>> exhilaration
>> can be profound. OK it's cold and I don't bother with a wetsuit, but 
>> after
>> you get out you feel great. I normally swim in Seapoint just a couple of
>> pedal strokes from my driveway and then a quick zip downhill, but it has
>> been freezing - 4 degrees celsius - in the water. The way Sandycove Point
>> is shaped you can get some sort of
>> shelter from the intensity of the wind and waves no matter what direction
>> they're coming from. I swam west from the pier on the harbour and back 
>> into
>> it where I exited as fast as I could, and back into my clothes
>>
>> Here's a link to it on Google maps, but you have to use a bit of
>> imagination as the tide was flat out when the image was taken and there's
>> sand showing in the little harbour. The water level rises 4.4 metres
>> between low and high tides.
>> https://www.google.ie/maps/@53.288939,-6.1144699,233m/data=!3m1!1e3
>>
>> One thing I have definitely learned is where the rip tide is during 
>> stormy
>> conditions, and that it's way warmer than Seapoint on very cold days. 
>> That
>> long
>> flat sandy topography at Seapoint DOES chill the water by an extra 4 or 5
>> degrees celsius as the tide inches its way in over six hours. Sandycove
>> which always
>> has plenty of water felt like a bath in comparision. Who'd have thunk it?
>>
>> Douglas
>>
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