Santa Anas – Good News, Bad News
Santa Anas whipped up strong yesterday, sending offshores out to meet the clean swells coming ashore. Every wave had a rainbow trailing it. Just as each wave was poised to break, the wind would rip the lip off with impressive sound, sending spray aloft only to fall back around me after the swell had passed. It was great, the most fun I have had in the water all year. But …
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| Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. Image: 19532 |
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| Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. Image: 19533 |
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| Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. Image: 19535 |
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| Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. Image: 19534 |
Today those winds are whipping up fierce fires that are burning houses and causing massive evacuations throughout San Diego. I heard on the news that 1000+ fire engines are on their way from surrounding states to assist. Some people, civilians and firefighters, have already been critically injured or killed. We are packed and ready to go if our part of town gets the call to evacuate.
