Lanza day 3 - Risk Assessment

I could hear the wind howling as I slept and when I got up this morning it didn´t take long to come to the conclusion it was too risky to ride.  So we decided instead to go out for an early morning run along the front.  That was a hard enough battle with the wind and we realised had we gone cycling someone would have got hurt.  This was reinforced when we finished our run and watched two wetsuit clad swimmers in the "sheltered" cove swimming.  The breakers were coming in and they had got knocked about on their way across the cove but decided to go back.  We watched in horror as the waves took them towards the rocks - these were strong swimmers but mother nature generally wins.  They were in serious trouble and couldn´t swim their way out but fortunately for them someone climbed down the rocks and managed to help them in.
We were considering a swim but again decided this wasn´t wise.  So for the rest of the day we are resting, reading and eating.  Later we will go out for a second run followed by some stretching and dinner.  Tomorrow, subject to wind levels, we will tackle the full Ironman 112 miles around the island.  We´ve cycled 95% of it and all of the tough sections but want to imprint the route on our minds before the event in May.  As in life everything is a risk but some are more certain and the consequences dire so give consideration before taking them on.