Im not conscious of ever having noticed such a marked change from one day to the next, but today the day after the clocks changed, there has been a noticeable change to the ambient temperature.
So I went for a swim from Playa Langisteria. I spent a while getting used to the water temperature and I cant say that the water was warm, but it was crystal clear and full of life.
Just out from the beach are many groups of rocks, the children row boats out to them to explore the rock pools, the fishermen catch various fish from very close to shore, then there are all the shellfish that all these rocks facilitate. There are groups of small boats fishing the area every second high tide.
The guy who impressed me the most I spotted on the other side of the harbour. I was standing above the rocks at the fortress, he swam around the headland from nowhere really. The swells are very powerful but he continued to fish and then with impeccable timing, he made a dash for the rocks. I next saw him, flippers and harpoon in hand. His belt festooned with fish, octopus and cuttlefish. There was some mechanism or system that held them in place around the small of his back. Ive only been slightly interested in diving, but if I could learn to fish like this guy…..
The Dolphin has returned, I don’t know why or from whence, I just know that there is a Dolphin that appears in the harbour and is game for various antics. I’m not certain how good the crowd are for the Dolphin as its body is badly marked, I cant tell if its just been unfortunate or its the result of playing with humans and a paddle.
My camera is not very fast, so action shots of the Dolphin ended up being, well that’s where its was, these are the best I managed.
I had really to restrain myself for not jumping in, after all they are large powerful mammals with big teeth, but I still had a near overwhelming urge to dive in.
Fisterra Harbour and the active fishing fleet.
