crazy windy

As I walked the beach in the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge late this morning the wind grabbed my hat and threw it into the ocean. The ocean kindly returned it to me on the next inbound wave. It was crazy windy out there!

Luckily the temperature was warm for January since the wind was howling with a low wind speed of close to 30 miles per hour. Sand was swirling, hitting exposed skin. Walking to the south was easy while walking to the north was a bit of a challenge.

It was a good day for a walk by the sea.