We're expecting high surf

They have issued high surf warnings and high wind warnings for today. I read this thing on the emergency management site for the county that was asking folks to stay away from the high surf. So as I'm coming back from the local market I see carloads of folks driving to the beach approaches. Tell folks they shouldn't and they go see why. Too funny. I do wish for everyone to be safe. But I mean, just don't go out there and put yourself in jeopardy. Right? It is kind of cool to view the ocean when it is very active (rough). There are some cliffs down at the south end of the peninsula at Cape Disappointment where the waves really crash upon the rocks. They will probably have warnings for ships trying to enter the Columbia River. They call it "crossing the bar". There is a big ol' humongous sand bar at the entrance to the river and it can be very dangerous. They sometimes have to do Coast Guard rescues for some of the smaller ships when it gets like this. There are a lot of shipwrecks that have happened here along the coast. Most happened in the 1800's, but some have occured at late as the mid 1990's. Down at Ft. Stevens in Oregon you can walk out and see one shipwreck (the Peter Iredale) that has been around for a long time. You can look up the details on the internet if you're interested. I don't know why shipwrecks are on my mind right now. Hmmmmm!