With the sea being somewhat rough of late, Monster Noggin and I found ourselves at "the lagoon" instead. The lagoon connects to the ocean but provides a calmer spot for swimming if you're not in the mood to tackle the waves. We actually fancied the stretch of sand on the other side of the lagoon for a spot of sunbathing, but in order to reach said stretch of sand, it required us to cross the lagoon. Easy enough. As we approached, we decided it would be sensible to pack everything up into our bags, remove shorts and t-shirts (please note bikinis underneath - there's no nudity here) and hold everything up out of the water. A great idea until we saw the sudden drop in the depth of water. We skirted around the edge for a few moments before a fellow beach goer informed us that the lagoon did indeed get rather deep. There was only one thing for it. A test run! Yes, a test run. So we left our bags and what not on the sand and decided to do a test run. We even imagined we were holding our bags aloft. Walking through the lagoon and along a sand bank it seemed that we might make it, until the water suddenly appeared around our chins. Less good. When our feet were no longer able to touch the bottom we figured our bags would have fallen in at this point. We must have looked a bit strange, arms in the air, but at least our experiment had worked. There was no way we were crossing the lagoon with stuff. So we settled for the other side of the lagoon and decided to just swim in the lagoon rather than cross the lagoon. There was a strange current in the lagoon and we found we were being swept towards the ocean. But this was ok because we were inches from being in inches of water. The drop was that sudden. There was also a sandbank at the end of the lagoon, so if we did go adrift we'd just hit the sandbank and stop. As you do. But neither of us were swept away and were able to enjoy a swim without being knocked over by beastie waves. A good afternoon at the lagoon.
Well that was a bit of an anti-climax. I thought you were either going to be swept out to sea or dragged under by a crocodile or eaten by a land dwelling shark. You could have just made it up or something. Glad you had a nice day though. (Did you manage to find some leopard print water wings?)
ReplyDeleteThat looks like the same lagoon where someone was recently eaten by giant invisible sea snakes. But then, maybe not. Don't let it worry you.
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