Lucky to See

It wasn't really all that red, but the water near the shore did sometimes look a little muddy. Mostly clear. During the day we didn't notice anything at all, really. That there was a rather uncommon red tide only became apparent after sunset, when the waves began to eerily flicker and glow.

It was beautiful while we stood in the shallow water where the ocean meets the beach. It was beautiful as we gazed up and down the coast for miles. And it was beautiful from the viewpoints up on the sandy bluffs. We went every night.

As the waves crested, for a few seconds the frothy peaks would flare up with an electric green-blue light. This snuffed out as the wave would smooth itself onto the slope of the shore. There was only a faint crescent of a moon, and as the waves lit up rather brightly this phenomenom was visible all along the beach as far as one could see.

Of course, it was nice during the day, too.