Negombo bay after leftover rain — sit the sand or argue with a pole — east catch-up versus leftover south flags
Monday 31 Aug at Negombo. Leftover SW chop from the last few days. Kid already in the shallows. A beach bar says the pole is only for insurance. I want a local, not a cocktail. Ordinary bags. East catch-up versus leftover south flags. Cannot tell if this is ordinary or a tired mistake. Locals, please contradict the group chat.
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Stay where you can stand. Leftover SW chop on Negombo is ordinary in August. Shallows with a toddler can still dump a kid. No inflatables past the first break. The bar does not write the flags. If it looks wrong, you are out. Nobody here is quoting an official warning colour as 31 Aug fact. It is just the sea.
We kept the kid knee-deep and sat. Fine. The bar wanted a second round more than a safe bay.
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