The Wreck of the Shipwreck Swim

Next Swim: Noon Sunday 06/10

Last Swim: Saturday 11AM
Water Temp: 58 per Itch and the duck
Air temp: not much higher
Waves: biggish chop out of the northeast
Water Clarity: zero
Air Clarity: also cloudy
Crew: Magic Mike, Itch, Mitch, Ara, Showgirl, Moondawg/Iceman/Gumdrop, Mr. Anonymous
Shore Support: Squeeze o'Showgirl and special guest appearance by Dr. Dave and Not Dave's Wife

I am holding a tiny replica of the shipwreck, which mysteriously made it's way into my swimi bag last year.

The Men's Club chickens were turning on the barbie as we gathered at the top of the hill at Atwater Park.  We looked askance at the weather. The fog was rolling in so we wisely made a non-shipwreck swim plan. We scampered down the stairs and suited up, attached barbies (the other kind) and swam north into the chop.

The return trip was fast and fun as the waves pushed us back to the beach. It was really quite lovely.

When we arrived on shore we were happy to be greeted by Not-Dave's-Wife and... Dave.

Several of us made acrobatic clothing changes, enjoyed some Killepitsch*, and moved on to the next stage of the day's activities: the Shorewood Men's Club BBQ, brought to us again by our own beloved Kahuna. The bright side of the not-so-bright (or warm!) weather, is that we did not have to jockey for space on the beach with hordes of families, children, and suntanning teenagers, and there were plenty of picnic tables at the BBQ. The other bright side of our failed shipwreck swim is that we will do another one later in the summer.

I compromised my vegetarian lifestyle and enjoyed the chicken. During the meal Itch forced us to share our hopes and dreams with him, which felt meaningful knowing that he plans to live fast and die young. We planned his Viking funeral.

By the time we left the park, it was so foggy you could scarcely see the piers.

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