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Nice Waves

August 24, 2009 at 6:31 pm Leave a comment

Well, Hurricane Bill came and went. It was just a Saturday event. During his trip he gave us some real nice waves – but no wind or rain. Only Carolina blue skies. Red flags were flying.

The first mate and I went out just before high tide to enjoy his fury.  As predicted, the waves were tremendous – at least 14 feet high on their crests. The huge waves would crash on the beach followed by another and another. At high tide the water almost covered the entire beach. It was amazing watching the surf creep toward the dunes with relentless pounding crashes.  As one wave toe would reach the beach another would crash over it. It was almost as though each incoming wave was racing toward a finish line.

Rip currents were numerous along the beach.  With so much water being pushed ashore, the sand bars easily gave way to the escaping seas.

Not a good fishing day– this was a watching day. Nature’s power and fury – Just Beautiful.

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