Photo Album:
"miramar-04-04"
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Photo Album: "miramar-04-04" |
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Gorillas in the Mist? These are tide pool folk looking for a good time out at Mavericks.... |
Checkin out the tide pools. Granddad was pointingo to a hermit crab so big that it was making his grandson squeal. |
This is ASTONISHING! A couple of months ago, this was booming with 40 foot waves. Now it's dead dry. For now. 2 hours from now, it'll be under water again. Low tide 8:39 AM PDT -0.13 feet. LaRhee leads the charge against the hideous killer mussels. |
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A Sea Ennema. Cool! |
Star fish taking a nap. |
Amazing, huh? This section of the reef is usually BOOMING with water! |
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Just think: At SEA GYPSY, our BUTTS pass within inches of these razor-sharp mussels! |
Frightening to think that we could be sitting on (what's left of our butts) on top of these mussels, huh? |
Normally submerged rocks thrust up thru Mother Ocean's briny blanket. |
Mussels, mussels, everywhere. |
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This rock is normally WAY under water. |
Cool to see the rock formations. |
Dead starfisy. |
Barnicles in the help. |
Sail rock is usually EXPLODING with water. Not when the tide is out! |
The approach across the reef is actually quite flat.... |
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Covered with mussels. |
Rocks. Everywhere. |
Nice rock, huh? |
The lonely seagul sits atop a rock. |
Ok, on to Sea Gypsy. Look for MIRADA Street in Half Moon Bay |
The Power's Palace... |
...aka the Miramar Beach Kayak Club.... |
WOO HOO! Look at that TIDE!!!! |
Hmmmm, I didn't know that surf skis like these are inflatable.... |
Good to go.... |
One last climb up... |
...to get that last piece of gear.... |
More of the Power's Palace. |
AHHH, The VIKINS have RETURNED! The practicing Sea Gypsies are back.... |
Schlepping boats. |
Landing conditions aren't bad, but visibility IS bad.... |
Guidin 'em in.... |
SAFE! |
Out of the mist comes another of the maurading horde. |
Quick, bring out the boiling oil, they're assembling on the beach. |
Nice turn. |
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Gee, will they NEVER stop? |
Ahhhh, some big stuff coming in.... |
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Great Lumps of Loki! It's an Invading Mongolian Viking Horde! Quick, fetch the BOILING OIL! NOW! The evil Viking infidel are heading for Michael Power's Palace! Don't Forget: Sea Gypsy is coming next weekend, Sunday, May 2, 2004. Check Pictures From the 2003 Sea Gypsy . Oh, and this weekend (Saturday April 24, 2004) was also the last negative tide before the annual mussel quarantine went into effect. So we went out to harvest some mussels from Mavericks. Sadly, toxins were found in several Mussels in Sta Cruz County, so the annual quarintine went into effect on Friday, April 23,2004, 1 DAY before we went mussel plucking. Oh well, it's hard to believe that you can WALK on the boneyard, anyway. Check out these pictures of 40+ foot crashing surf from February 2004: Maverick's Goes Off |
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Damn, they're EVERYWHERE! MORE OIL!!!! |
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The "flume" is so steep that the top people had to pull the bottom people's boats up on a rope. |
And another.... |
OH NO! The Creature From The Black Lagoon is climbing the Flume! |
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Hansie says, "Aww, that paddle thru Mavericks was a piece of cake. But this "Stairway to Heaven is a B*TCH!" |
SMILE! |
Their enemy vanquished, the Motley Crew does the Hokey Pokey of victory. |
A line of boats in front of Power's Palace. |
Mike Power's gives us the bird. |
John Littledave stands at attention. |
Mike gets into the act.... |
...and does a little dance in his Fred Flintstone outfit.... |
GADZOOKS! It's the NAZIS! Nah, it's merely a Messerschidt flying into the Half Moon Bay airport for the annual "Dream Machine" festival on 04/25/04. |
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The Event Report for Mussels, Muscles, and Biotoxins. Pre-Sea-Gypsy Weekend.
By: Dean McCully Don't Forget: Sea Gypsy is coming next weekend, Sunday, May 2, 2004. Check Pictures From the 2003 Sea Gypsy . O For some perspective on how little water was covering the Bone Yard at negative tide this weekend, check out these pictures of 40+ foot crashing surf from February 2004: Maverick's Goes Off Half Moon Bay, California (2) 37.5017° N, 122.4866° W 2004-04-24 1:14 AM PDT 4.90 feet High Tide 2004-04-24 6:22 AM PDT Sunrise 2004-04-24 8:39 AM PDT -0.13 feet Low Tide <------------Low Tide 2004-04-24 4:23 PM PDT 3.63 feet High Tide 2004-04-24 7:54 PM PDT Sunset 2004-04-24 8:30 PM PDT 3.35 feet Low Tide -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WARNING! The annual quarantine was issued as of Friday April 23, 2004 affects any of species of mussels harvested anywhere along the California Coastline.. Cal Dept of Health Services: (800) 553-4133. (Note from Dean: the year in the notice below is a typo. It's supposed to read 2004 instead of 2003.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Santa Cruz Sentinal April 22, 2003 Coast lines Monterey bay Domoic acid poisoning reminder. Shellfish lovers should avoid eating bivalve (two-shelled) critters, including clams, mussels, scallops and oysters, that are caught by sport-harvesters in Monterey Bay. The California Department of Health Services issued a warning that these shellfish could be contaminated by domoic acid. Elevated levels of the toxin, which is produced by microscopic algae, were found in the bay. No cases of human domoic acid poisoning have been reported. Symptoms of poisoning range from vomiting, diarrhea, headaches and dizziness, to more severe cases involving difficulty breathing, disorientation, loss of short-term memory and death. Commercial shellfish harvesters are state certified, and their catch is subject to testing for the toxin. For information, call (800) 553-4133. Menlo park |
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