Category Archives: The Ocean

Fishing as Meditation

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Samuel Harrison

I went surf fishing for the first time in 2020 this morning.  The weather report promised very mild conditions, temp rising to around 80, with a light wind out of the southwest, and on our morning walk it appeared to … Continue reading →

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Final Dorian Update

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Samuel Harrison

It’s gone!  It’s up east of Jacksonville late this afternoon.  And we got off easy.  We had a brief period of intense rain and wind last night, less than an hour, the wind sustained at maybe 45 mph, driving the … Continue reading →

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August

Posted on August 4, 2019 by Samuel Harrison

We love August here on Skinny Island.  Maybe it’s the native in us.  Pretty much everybody else has had enough of summer by now, although for the second year running it’s been mild in these parts.  It’s been much worse … Continue reading →

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Wave to the Camera

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Samuel Harrison

We did some maintenance around The Little Hacienda this morning, and then, as is our habit, took a dip in the ocean to cool off.  Air temp 83; water temp 78. There was a decent little waist-high swell pushing through, … Continue reading →

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