Dawn this morning at Capitola Esplanade revealed storm surf overtopping the seawall, depositing kelp in the street. A spring high tide coupled with Soquel Creek at the top of its banks from rain runoff was keeping Public Works busy.
Here's the Cement Ship, two miles down the Coast, at Sea Cliff Beach.
A large log, 2' x 30', likely weighing several tons, came cruising down Soquel Creek, and just before reaching the surfline, was thrown over the seawall at the beachside Venetian Court, where it began to play ping pong amongst the multi-colored summer rentals.
Nextdoor to the Venetian, Capitola Wharf was closed, as sets of large swells broke well outside and raked the underside of the wharf deck. Wooden steps to the beach were ripped away. The gulls and shorebirds, as well as a small crowd of early risers, took in the wild scene, with a soundtrack of ocean rumble. Only the Surf Scoters were afloat, bobbing serenely in the frothy surfline.
Unfortunately, at Carmel, the storm surf separated a baby sea otter and its mother, and the pup was washed ashore. Rescuers tried to reunite the otters, but the cry of the baby to its mother was carried away by the wind. It will now be cared for by a surrogate mother otter at Monterey Bay Aquarium. http://www.ksbw.com/news/sea-otter-pup-rescued-from-storm-waves-off-carmel-beach/37299050
On the other side of the Monterey Penisula came happier news. "Cuteness overload" prevailed at the Monterey Bay Aquarium when a wild otter momma used the Aquarium tidepool for her maternity ward.
http://www.ksbw.com/news/photos-wild-sea-otter-gives-birth-in-monterey/37068846
Now, what the heck was a tornado doing touching down in Hollister yesterday? No injuries reported in the "Earthquake Capital of the World."
Here's the Cement Ship, two miles down the Coast, at Sea Cliff Beach.
A large log, 2' x 30', likely weighing several tons, came cruising down Soquel Creek, and just before reaching the surfline, was thrown over the seawall at the beachside Venetian Court, where it began to play ping pong amongst the multi-colored summer rentals.
Nextdoor to the Venetian, Capitola Wharf was closed, as sets of large swells broke well outside and raked the underside of the wharf deck. Wooden steps to the beach were ripped away. The gulls and shorebirds, as well as a small crowd of early risers, took in the wild scene, with a soundtrack of ocean rumble. Only the Surf Scoters were afloat, bobbing serenely in the frothy surfline.
Unfortunately, at Carmel, the storm surf separated a baby sea otter and its mother, and the pup was washed ashore. Rescuers tried to reunite the otters, but the cry of the baby to its mother was carried away by the wind. It will now be cared for by a surrogate mother otter at Monterey Bay Aquarium. http://www.ksbw.com/news/sea-otter-pup-rescued-from-storm-waves-off-carmel-beach/37299050
On the other side of the Monterey Penisula came happier news. "Cuteness overload" prevailed at the Monterey Bay Aquarium when a wild otter momma used the Aquarium tidepool for her maternity ward.
http://www.ksbw.com/news/photos-wild-sea-otter-gives-birth-in-monterey/37068846
Now, what the heck was a tornado doing touching down in Hollister yesterday? No injuries reported in the "Earthquake Capital of the World."
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