REPORT: June 24, 2010 - Thursday - 4pm

OBSERVED: fair - clean

COLLECTED: plastic bottle cap, seaweed, sand, shell


Today's ocean was like yesterday's - heavy chop, strong shore break, hardly any seaweed either in or out of the water, and only a few pieces or trash. In fact, had I picked up yesterday's like I planned, there might not have been any today. Only a plastic water bottle (always water bottles...a strange irony in my opinion), a broken piece of foam cup, and 2 bottle caps. Not too bad, really.

Again, T. OCEAN and I played the "Slip-N-Slide" along the shoreline neck-deep in sea foam. Again, we were flanked by families who lost personal items trying to wield their bodies against the tidal blows. Glasses, goggles, and a swim trunk went flying never to return to them. Even we were out of luck this evening when a little yellow ball we had been tossing around in the waves went under only to be swallowed into the white froth. I generally feel pretty bad when this happens. Not because we can't replace it (like perhaps glasses or jewelry), but because we have inadvertently contributed to the ocean's pollution. It's not quite the same as the cigarette butts left by the thousands all over the sand. It's not that deliberate or apathetic. But it ain't great either.

We'll try again tomorrow as the currents should be calmer. Except we'll keep the next ball well above the tide line.


Your,
Little Mama Sea Keeper

REPORT: June 5, 2010 - Saturday - 4pm

Observed: fair - clean; some trash on shore, water clean; strange orange and green foam bits along shoreline; above-normal amount of soft sea sponge along shoreline

Collected: seaweed, sand, sea sponge of various shapes, shell pieces, orange foam bits, and a small pile of trash (fishing wire, plastic cups and bits, drink pouches, broken plastic bottles)


Green Flag! The swimming was awesome with a light chop, clear water, 79 degrees. T. OCEAN felt comfortable enough to hold his own and would make little swims into waves on his own. Every time a big wave came and hit him, he would exclaim, "that was so much fun!". The bright orange (and some green) foam bits are odd and disturbing since they were trapped in seaweed up and down the shore line.