Beach Archives - Thunderhula

It’s that time of the year again!

Hi everybody!

A season change is coming. Or maybe it’s already here! Who can tell?

Here in Florida, it can be hard to know just by the temperature. For us, it means that the constant upper 90s of summer will begin to cool to a brisk 80° or so.

But that’s great for us. This is part of why we love living in this beautiful state. Boating all year long!!

We know that in many parts of the country, folks are already winterizing their vessels and looking forward to the next summer. Boooooo!! 🙁

Okay . . . maybe somebody in Florida is winterizing their boat, but no one we know is!

We’re excited for the season change. Change is good.

Red Tide problems. . .

Like all of you, we’ve been watching the many reports of the Red tide algae bloom on the west coast of Florida. Since the end of July, this toxic algae bloom has caused large fish kills and unsafe swimming conditions on many of the county beaches along the Florida west coast.

For those of you that may not know what the Red tide is or what causes it, we’ll give you the short version.

“Red tide” is commonly used to describe a higher- than- normal concentration of microscopic algae in the ocean waters.

The toxins from these algae blooms become airborne when stirred up by the wind and waves. This can cause eye irritation as well as respiratory issues and burning of the throat for many people just simply walking along the beach.

Oh, did I mention the smell of dead fish? OMG!!

Not just a few fish. . . TONS of them!! Continue reading “Red Tide Stay Away !!”