We'd tentatively planned a beach trip with friends for Tuesday. Early Monday morning I emailed them canceling the trip as I had a bad feeling about it. No real reason just intuition telling me not to go. They understood as they had something they really needed to get done anyway but would've rearranged their schedule for a beach day combined with a fish run.
Not long after sending the email I read in A.M. Costa Rica, "The Pacific coast is being hit with the highest tides in the last five years, said the national emergency commission, which declared an alert."Hmmm, good reason for canceling I'd say.
In Tuesday's A.M. Costa Rica,I read that while there were no reports of significant damage, the highest waves were due to occur around 5:17p.m. We'd recently been to the beach during the heavy winds and weren't really in the mood to be pelted by sand but Bill was still intrigued. We've seen some pretty big waves in our short four years here and were excited at the opportunity to see them again. What can I say, the ocean has a pull on us even if we choose not to live by it. It was decided we'd take care of errands in town then head to the beach for sunset and high tide.
While the tide was higher than it normally is at the Port of Caldera the waves left much to be desired. We've seen them in the past at least four to five feet high during a storm. Yesterday, they were about um, five inches. Okay, possibly a foot.
Unfortunately, we expected the worst so none of us brought swimming attire. Another lesson learned, always bring a swimsuit when heading towards the beach, just in case.
It was a little disappointing not seeing the huge, crashing waves we'd expected. Bill even questioned if I'd read the right information. (the reason for posting not one but TWO links to A.M. Costa Rica as proof I didn't get it wrong)
It was an adventure all the same. We may not have seen the awesome waves but we did have fun and got to see a spectacular sunset.
Yeah, what sunset at the beach isn't awesome?
