30 March 2010

Day 89:
Well, on a very wild, wet and windy day, me, Tricky and Ann headed out to Salcombe to do my monthly seagrass sampling. Everyone was somewhat dreading being outside due to the weather forecast, but instead of persistent heavy rain, which is what was predicted, we found squally showers with 60mph southerly winds. Working on the south side of Woodville Rocks was definitely a challenge due wind funnelling straight up the estuary and we were glad when we moved to the north side of the rocky outcrop (what you see here in this photo). Still though, you can see how the wind was ripping around the rocks and the further north we moved, the stronger the wind became. Although the waves don't look very big here, they were big enough to nearly knock you over while standing or kneeling on the bottom.