Four seasons in one day

Since arriving here in the South Shore I have learned from experience never to allow the weather to get in the way of a good wander, today proved to be another example of that.

The outing which started at high tide, could be described as extending over four seasons. It began dull and gray, followed by a mixture of persistent snow and rain before finishing up with bright sunshine, blue sky and a warm south wind.

As always it was a very enjoyable day out to the Islands, Rissers and Crescent Beaches which included great chats with other interesting diehard beach wanderers.

In addition to general views, I have also added photos taken today when it was dull and gray on Rissers Beach of winter erosion and the unfortunate results of it, a situation probably worsened by the recent high winds and tidal surge.

 

Cyclone bomb and wild sea

Originating in the southern east coast of the USA the so called “Cyclone Bomb” hit last night with very high winds, but unlike other areas of the Maritimes we did not get the heavy snow.

Today with only the remnants of the storm remaining I ventured out for a wander on Crescent and Rissers beaches. The strong winds coming directly from the south at mid-tide produced enormous waves pushing the water into high tide areas. Judging by the debris, sea weed and sand thrown onto local roads and foot paths, today’s entertaining sea display was nothing in comparison to what it must have been during the night.

The ice shown in the last three photos formed in the shallows of inlets during last weeks “cold snap”. Last night’s storm with its heavy surges flooded those areas and broke the ice up.

Vastitude and Ice Art

Today on my first 5km beach wander of 2018, I stood on parts of Crescent Beach onto which I may never stand again, unless the rare tidal conditions coincide with another of my visits. The extremely low tide made the beach look vast and perfectly flat, making the only person on it (me…) feeling very small.

In a similar way to the last beach outing of 2017 (See ~ Would you like ice with that ….?), the wind was from the south west creating lively chills in the range of -20 to -30°C.

In a more sheltered area I found some interesting beach ice art left over from the receding water while on the rocks evidence of the higher tides.