About two weeks ago, we received an email from one of our SLOCA moms regarding a strange little phenomenon happening in Avila Beach. This seemingly strange occurrence ended up being a county-wide wonder, as you’ll read below. Please join me in welcoming Melissa Godsey, who is also the wife of our Director of Community Life, Michael Godsey, in sharing her delight in knowing that, “their little question had such big ripples.”
Enjoy!
We were walking the Bob Jones Trail to Avila Beach, and while we were crossing the bridge that cuts across the golf course, we saw a huge fish leap out of the water. Looking closer, we noticed that hundreds of these fish were schooled together. In all the times we’ve walked that trail, we’ve never seen fish behavior like this. We went back and forth at guessing what type of fish they were, and later decided we’d ask our friend John Lindsey (Marine Meteorologist at PG&E), since he always seems to know this kind of thing.
When we got home, I wrote to John with our question. Not only did he answer (they’re striped mullet fish), but he wrote a whole Sunday column in the newspaper about it! Evidently we weren’t the only ones wondering about these fish. What I love is that John didn’t know the answer off the top of his head! He had his own “i wonder” moment, and called up the biologist for the City of SLO.
And—credit where credit is due—Michael was very confident they were striped mullet fish. (I didn’t see striped mullet fish on any of the local species lists, so my guess was blue catfish.) So not only was I proved wrong, but I was proved wrong in black-and-white, right there in the paper.
Thank you so much Melissa for sharing your family’s wonder!
If Melissa’s story reminds YOU, our readers, of your own wonders, please send them to us! We love hearing from you, and we would love to share them with our community!
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