Last Swim: Tuesday, 7/30, 6:00 p.m.
Temp: 53 degrees
Clarity: Middlin'
Kru: Julie fka Pool Noodle, Linda the Lamprey, Drangonfly, Shore Support from Patriarch
Plank count: 1 suit, 2 skin
I said I wasn't going to go in unless the temperature was over 60, but did anyway. Winds from the NNE brought 1 foot swells more fun than annoying. The usual running of the ice gauntlet to get beyond the rocks, where there was immediate relief - at least 10 degrees warmer, in my estimate. Maybe a 6" layer of warmth above the colder depths. At Sewer Pipe I met up with Julie, in wetsuit, who vowed to go on to Birches. Myself being skin, I (wisely?) turned back. As Linda and I shivered into our clothes, Julie returned from her swim. As she popped up to standing, the smile on her face said it all about why we do this.
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Kru -- Time to start getting a rough count on how many of us plan on attending next week's Kru gathering (pizza, salad and beer night). As mentioned in a blog post earlier this week, we are gathering next Wednesday, August 7th, at 7:30 p.m. (post swim), at Three Lions Pub, on Oakland Avenue in Shorewood. In addition to socializing, we will have a special guest appearance by UWM Fresh Water Scientists Dr. Russ Cuhel and Dr. Carmen Aguilar-Diaz, who will give us a presentation/explanation on Lake Michigan water temperature fluctuations. PLEASE RSVP ASAP SO I CAN TELL THREE LIONS HOW MANY OF US ROUGHLY TO EXPECT THAT NIGHT. That will enable them to get the room set-up, and have roughly enough pizzas and salad on hand for us that night. SEND YOUR RSVP TO: sandiependleton@gmail.com (when responding, please provide nickname and real name, and also whether you are bringing someone with you). I'll publish a blog post this weekend listing the RSVPs I have received. Thanks.
FYI, the buoy temperature as of this morning looks much better than it has, currently reading at 67 degrees (your results may vary). -- Kahuna
Fyi, depending on how many show up, and how much beer people drink, my estimate is that each person's cost/share for the event will be somewhere between $14 and $20, with us not asking either Cuhel and Aguilar-Diaz to make a contribution to the whole bill.
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