Next Swims: Saturday Aug 10 noon, Sunday Aug 11 noon
Last Swims: Thu 8/8 6AM
Water Temp: 64
Waves: 2 ft very choppy and irregular, difficult swimming
Water Clarity: poor
Crew: Showgirl, Bubba, Gumdrop, Diablo, Cap'n, Patriarch
Am I missing someone?
Suit/Skin Count 0/6
Fri: 8/9 11AM at Discovery World
Water Temp: 69 off the Discovery World dock, warmer in the inlet between Lakeshore Park and Summerfest
Waves: Calm
Water Clarity: Water was clear and clean but bottom not visible
Crew: Don, Bubba, Cap'n, Patriarch
Suit/Skin Count: 0/4
Finally, we got a chance to swim next to Discovery World and in the inlet between Lakeshore State Park and Summerfest. A great place to swim! The full Olympic distance swim course was not open, just the sprint course so we swam it three times. The water was clear clean and warm, and because it's protected from the open lake it was calm. Its a wonderful location next to summerfest with the downtown skyline in view. It's an inviting and obvious place to swim.
This brings up the question: why is swimming normally not allowed in that area? It seems like a tremendous resource just being wasted. Sure, there are no lifeguards, but that's true of many state and county beaches.
Open the Inlet!
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Other Last Swim: Fri 8/9 6AM
Water Temp: 66? 67? (toe test-- it was warm)
Waves: small swells, mostly flat
Water Clarity: poor to medium, clearer as we went north
Crew: Gumdrop, Showgirl, Diablo, Herrarie (I'm guessing on the spelling of her name) Jill M. Summers, and two (?) others
Suit/Skin Count: 5/3
In a shockingly rare turn of events, there were more women on the beach than men.
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