Friday, 30 December 2022
Drenched
We toddled off for a walk along the promenade this morning. The sea was rough and it was not far off high tide, so lots of entertainment as the occasional wave flung a high deluge of water over the rail. Keep an eye on it if you stray close to the rail - or you'll be drenched. You'll amuse the onlookers though.
Over the years, we've seen a number of unwary people caught out this way and if I think back, it always seems to be young people. This morning it was a teenage girl. Crash, splash, squeal.
No big deal of course, people end up no wetter than they would in a sudden downpour, it's just a good deal quicker and more of a surprise. Young people who end up being drenched by an unexpectedly big wave do seem to be taken by surprise. Not entirely surprised of course, because being too close is part of the fun. Slightly surprised though - as if they thought they would be quick enough to dodge it.
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4 comments:
Interesting, that. Wonder if it's to do with peripheral vision or this naive trust or lack of a concept that anything can possibly happen?
"In the future young people simply won't know what a big wave looks like"...
I bet that their iWatches and iPhones didn't care much for the soaking...
There is something rather primeval about seeing the sea in a rough state though!
James - peripheral vision is a good idea. Maybe some people have it but aren't so quickly prodded into action by it.
microdave - ha ha - very good.
Scrobs - yes there is something primeval about it. As if it says - "this is the natural world and it is bigger than you and doesn't care about you."
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