Winter Seashore Island Of Gozo

in #travel5 years ago

When we think of the sea, most of us think of warm seas, soft clean sand and gentle waves lapping on the beach. I know that is what I think of.
On coming to live on a small Meditteranean island that is exactly what I found. A magical experience away from the cold British winter and often summer too.
Then the winter came and things changed, a lot!
Here are a few January images to sample the winter on the seashore.

Winter Waves 3.jpg

This beach will be cleaned up for the summer.

Winter Waves 1.jpg

Winter Waves 2.jpg

Winter Waves 4.jpg

Winter Waves 5.jpg

The water is not too cold at 15° which was the normal lower summer sea temperature in the UK. (average 15 to 20°C) However the sea is dangerous when the waves are like this, a number of undercurrents are present near the edges and a lot of objects exist below the surface to crash against. Stones, building rocks etc & a wall that was built underneath the waves across the bay, a couple of hundred years ago to sink any invading ships before they could land. Most of these are covered with sand in the summer but in winter they become exposed.

I wait until the 25°c sea temperatures of the summer before venturing in.

I hope you enjoy the images.

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