The flags flying are indicators of the swimming conditions. The yellow flag means that there are moderate surf conditions. Not too rough but not smooth either. But the purple flag is ominous and means that there are sea pests present in the water, it can mean jellyfish, sea lice or the dreaded man-of-war. So we did not test the waters. There are several colored flags that they can fly to inform us of the conditions. Here is a link to our Ocean Rescue website that gives current updates on the conditions. There is a neat color image for the different flags. One can log on before heading to the beach and find out if it is a good swimming day at the beach, or just a good day to be on the beach. http://ci.ftlaud.fl.us/oceanrescue/index.asp
In the first photo you can see how close the water is to the road. We have had a lot of beach erosion so the beaches have really lost a lot of depth.
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In Key West purple flags would mean something entirely different, but we just get signs telling us the waters are too foul to swim in. I read about a red flag warning in Central Florida tonight, the first time I'd heard of a fire warning for low humidity.
That life guard house reminds me of the deck of a yacht.
Hey Heinz & Frenchie, we're actually supposed to get a couple of inches of snow here in Alabama tomorrow. I haven't seen any of that in a long time.
H&F,
Thanks for stopping by my blog. Seeing that you were in the 80's I guess it's safe to say you didn't get any of the snow we had yesterday :)
In answer to your question...our Gold Wing is seatless because I sent it off to Bike Solutions, LLC in Austin, Texas to be customized.
I have a 34 - 36" inseam and the factory seat on the Wing sat me too far forward. I was feeling crowded. So we're having the seat moved back 2" and up 1". Plus we're having a Utopia backrest installed for the driver (that would be me!) and we're having the passenger backrest modified to move my wife back 3/4" (to give back some room that the driver backrest will steal) and seat her in a more erect sitting posture. The passenger backrest from the factory is very comfortable except that it tends to lean the passenger rearward a little too much.
After explaining that I am excited all over again. I can't wait to get that baby back and try her out.
Sarch, That is a TALL order. We hope you plan to put a picture on your blog when you get it back. Sounds awesome!
conch, we don't think of Key West as a swimming destination. Snorkeling & Diving yes, but swimming? Not really. And of course great restaurants and bars.
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