Stormy times.

This was the scene down in the harbour earlier today after some crazy wind last night. The sea is definitely not supposed to be lapping over the edge of the this pier! I guess its a combination of a storm surge and a spring tide.



There is a lot of other storm damage around the port too. This is the dinghy park in the Base Nautique where a thick sludge of seaweed has been washed ashore. This is the same seaweed that gets washed onto the beaches during the winter months. The council leave it where it is as it stops the sand getting washed away. Nature rocks! though I'm sure the Base Nautique crew don't think so as it looks like one big clean up job is required down there.

We hopped on our bikes to go over and have a look at our favourite sunny haunt - Lido Beach - but we couldn't get to it as the route was 'Barre' and half the beach was blocking the road. We had to cycle out around the race track and back through Pesquiers to have a proper look.

It seems Lido has been spared and in fact the storm may have rebuilt the beach a bit as sand is piled high against the walls lining the beach.

The forecast for the weekend is much of the same though less wind is on the cards. We're planning to head over to Almanarre Beach tomorrow to see how it fared.

It's hard to believe that last Friday I was in for a swim. It will take days for the water to clear up before its nice to go in again without fear of bumping into things in the cloudy murk so that might be that in terms of my swimming for 2008.

I definitely don't subscribe to the Christmas swim in the forty foot. Nutters one and all.