Good Afternoon - dispatch from the Ocean…
Happy Sunday -
It’s October and where can you find me for the entire month? Hint not in DC but exactly where I’m meant to be.
The current Air Tempature is 81.2 degrees
The current Ocean Temperature is 78.1 degrees —the south side of the point gets the most of the Gulf Stream. Especially if the winds are from the SSW -the Gulf Stream hugs the point and warm tropical like ocean temperatures
The winds are SSW at 9 MPH
The total number of people at the point = six - which includes my family. Which is odd, given on Sundays local fishermen flock the point. Then again the red drums nor wahoos are running today.
Also the rip currents are super gnarly today. If you are ever caught in a rip current always swim parallel to the shoreline and never turn your back on the Ocean.
-Filey
Family vacation at VA beach last year this week. 2 LARGE men and a big 15yo boy were caught in rip current and panicked. My husband ran in to get them out. Got to one and he started screaming, "save my son"! The boy was closer to the shore, so he dragged the dad a few feet in. Got to the boy and he said that he was tired and he was giving up. My husband begged him to hold on. He threw this kid that was easy 200#, over his shoulder and started swimming in. Just about then the lifeguards got there. Our cousin was closest to the shore, over 300#, and he said he thought he was going to pass out. So, back in goes my husband... I was so scared for all of them. My hubs was exhausted. So, everyone clears out, we go back to enjoying the sounds of the beach, and 2 elderly women decide they're going to walk out into the water. AND ONE OF THEM gets sucked in. My husband jumps up and goes running. I had no idea what happened until he got back. The lifeguards, that were only about 15 ft from where we were sitting had no idea either.
Moral of the story, stay out of the water when they post warnings, especially if you don't know what to do when it happens, cause it probably will!!!
I’m happy for you! A whole month is awesome!!!