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we loved going to that beach in storms.. You're right, the whole coastline there would sometimes get breached.. The wave splash would go right over your head..

Down at the end there, which is called Redrock Park, many people have been swept off those rocks..and some lost or maimed.. We had a neighbor and friend of my oldest son, who was paralized for life because of diving off that point..

I lost my virginity on my wedding night Hab-ster.. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.. ;) I was a good girl, I was.... I never got to eat any scrambled eggs.. Sighhhh...

Gran, when you were talking about folks getting swept away off the rocks, by high waves crashing, that reminds me also of the beach along the west coast...those kinds of things happen all too often here also....

They call them 'sneaker' waves here...you can be on the beach, and it looks either calm, or just smaller waves...and then all of a sudden, for no really rational reason, a very large, enormous waves forms, and comes crashing in unexpectedly....

That happened just a few years in Mendocino California, a very busy artistic tourist town, with tons of shops and galleries, art schools, and such...its also where they filmed all the outdoor shots on 'Murder She Wrote'...altho the town on that program, was supposed to be Cabot Cove, in Mass....in reality it was filmed in Mendocino....

So Mendocino, has always been a large gathering place for tourists and artists and its always crowded there, no matter the time of year you go there...

One time a bunch of tourists were climbing around the rocks around Mendocino, enjoying the nearness to the ocean...all of a sudden, a 'sneaker' wave came in, and dragged a lady out, pulled her under, and she drowned..this was just a few years ago...

Many places along the Oregon, California coast, actually have signs up, warning people about the dangers of sneaker waves...just goes to show you, dont turn your back on the ocean, be ever alert, and ever vigilant, because these 'sneaker' waves are real, and they are deadly....

Say, Palo, Bill might enjoy someday visiting Mendocine, as he likes to paint...BigDom also likes to try out his artistic talents, and he very much enjoys the art galleries of Mendocino, and likes going up and checking out the various art schools, and art symposiums there...its a beautiful area, and should the travel bug bite, you would love visiting there...