Wow, Blackdog, that is way out, 2 miles! Yikes. I winter down by Melbourne, and having never been caught in a really bad rip current, always wondered about how far out one could get pulled.
Were you pulled out that far against your will by the rip current, or did you just sort of allow yourself to go with the flow for a while without attempting to escape it out of youthful fearlessness? Or are some rip currents really 2 miles in length? (I had no idea a rip current could drag one out 2 miles from shore) I’m so curious, I want to understand the nature of the enemy, so to speak, so that when I go swimming down there I better understand the nature of this danger. . . Thank you for sharing.
I used to swim out past the reefs and you would get pulled out in certain spots with strong currents especially near the inlets. So yes I just passively rode it out. I mean why fight it and tire yourself?