photo dive bar » ocean http://www.photodivebar.com Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:22:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Garbage Beach http://www.photodivebar.com/2011/03/17/garbage-beach/ http://www.photodivebar.com/2011/03/17/garbage-beach/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:30:52 +0000 Jess Smith http://www.photodivebar.com/?p=2929
Funny that the irony in the name Garbage Beach, one of a handful of pristine seashores at Sunset Cliffs, is that there is none. Once upon a time the upper canyons housed a landfill, much of which I’m told washed away at sea. Now if you take the walk down the precipitous cliffs by means of a cemented stairway, you’ll make your way through a rocky, barnacled, tidal pooled expanse with luscious color, abundant wildlife, surfers and the leisurely. There’s not a single inch that reflects its odorous past.


Postscript: Happy Irish Day! Drink a car bomb, or two. Hey, what can I say, I like having the ultimate milkshake once a year!

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One amazing thing about living so close to water is the myriad of colors you have the joy of viewing night after night. The vibrancy streaks its way through curtains burning warm. It’s absolutely striking. As the seasons pass and change, the sun bounces from one end of the Cove to the other, stowed away behind unique, little houses lining the shore in the Winter, but quietly tiptoes its way back into view on through the Spring and into Summer. Mmm, glorious.

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Last Summer I went on my first whale watch near Massachusetts Bay. We did very well that even the announcer was verbally ecstatic every time a blowhole would pop out or bird ball would form. The gulls that are swarming the humpbacks were practicing the daily routine of eating all the excess plankton that hangs around on their body, in their mouth and wherever they can find some. Pretty amazingly gross, but healthy!

Whale Watch III

I remember I had a funny, gut feeling that day. I was willing the whales to me! I know it sounds cheesy, but I heard that good sitings are hard to come by. Well, lo and behold, not only did it work, but those massive, graceful, blubbery bastards came as close as 10-feet to the ship. It may have been more wise to be frightened by this, but why bother with such cowardice.

Whale Watch II

The final count was approximately 35 sitings – 15-20 humpbacks, 5-7 finbacks and a few minkes. Some of them had pretty goofy names like ‘Slash’ because the fin exhibited signs of running into a propeller or two (probably a whale watch so that’s ironically depressing).

Whale Watch I
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