Determined to get into the ocean yesterday evening after work to cleanse myself of an oncoming summer cold,

I decided to assess the blatant warnings:

 

Blowing sand – storm eminent.

Fish jumping – possible sharks(!)

One surfer near me and some swimmers farther down the beach – ?

No lightning or thunder.

 

It was getting chilly in the wind and darker with each second.

I took the plunge,

and the water warmed me.

So I swam and dove and rode a few waves and swam and dove some more.

Then the rain started, just a few gimungus drops at first and then more and more,

until it was a genuine downpour.

 

How beautiful!

 

What to do?

Wait it out in the warm water?

At first that seemed like a really good idea, but then the storm grew and I ran for my bag and back to the car.

 

Cold all better now?

Not quite, but on the mend.

 

Garlic, lemon, honey, and apple cider vinegar –

do your worst!

 

 

 

Blowing sand at St. Augustine Beach.