Is this really the 21st of September?

Hard to believe it's already September 21st....and that in just 10 days it'll be October. Ordinarily the 1st of October is no big deal for Lake Michigan swimmers as the season here is typically long since over by that time. Amazingly, our incredible streak of exceptional swimming conditions now has me eyeing up the possibility of continuing our Lake Michigan swim adventures into October!

The sky today was sunny, the air temp was warm but not quite as warm as yesterday. Low 70's vs yesterday's low 80s. Still an exceptional day to be on the beach. Unlike yesterday, Klode beach was relatively deserted despite the beautiful appearance of the lake. Also unlike yesterday, the water was noticeably cooler....mid 60's at best...but still manageable without a wetsuit for those with a hearty sole.

After a little deliberation about whether or not to put on out wetsuits, Josh, The Patriarch and I ventured out for our swim. The plan was to swim from north beach to the garage and take a checkpoint to see if we should return for our wetsuits. The water inside the sand bars was saturated with sand from the waves that were gently rolling to shore. Just outside of the second sandbar the water was exceptionally clear...the difference literally was like night and day and remarkably transition to crystal clear immediately after the second sand bar.

Today turned out to be a classic example peer pressure. The water the certainly cool and not nearly as accommodating as yesterday...but it wasn't cold. As a result, despite the fact that none of us were comfortably warm in the water, it was as if none of us would admit that the water was too cold not to continue our swim towards the landslide / rock wall. So we continued to press on, all the way out to the rock wall before returning to Klode.

With the favorable forecast for continued warm temps and an easterly breeze we are very optimistic that the conditions will at least remain pleasant if not improve. We plan to continue our Klode swim adventures at 6:30am Monday.

Hope to see you there!
-Capt'n