January 18, 2009

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The sea lions weren't so stingy with the beach today. Maybe it was the gorgeous weather. I was able to explore to the southernmost end of Cape Cove, a place I haven't been in a while, because the sea lions have been congregating there since last fall.There wasn't much in the way of flotsam on the south end, as the southerly winds we have had seem to blow everything into the north end of the cove. I did, however, find another one of those large light bulbs that are being reported washing up everywhere. Unlike the other two I found, this one was clear, not red. The threads were missing, so I couldn't plug it in to see if it worked. The final verdict is in on the other two I reported last time: one works, the other didn't. This probably eliminates the theory that these light bulbs were discarded after use on a fishing boat. I know that is how a lot of them are beached, but this time I think a fellow CoastWatcher hit the nail on the head when she suggested that they were part of a shipment lost at sea. It is reminiscent of the mid-Nineties, when all that hockey gear washed up on the coast, or a few years before that when all the Nike shoes came ashore.The natural erosion on the cliff along this beach has gotten me very concerned about the highway directly above it. A couple more landslides took place in as many weeks; see photos.