Last swim: Thursday morning sunrise
Next swims: Friday morning, 6 a.m., Saturday & Sunday 8 a.m. & noon
Water Temp: uk
Waves: Duck pond
Skies: Clear clear blue, sunny and perfect
Kru: A La Mode
Dire buoy reports of giant waves kept most of us away, but not A La Mode, who reported "duck pond" conditions with short waves
In the golden hour, she also spotted this coyote (lurking behind the fire hydrant) perhaps tracking the ducks?
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And, reporting on a swim from a few days ago -
Klode Kru South Report, 11 a.m. Sunday, August 27
Water Temp: Had to be at least 72 per toe temp
Air Temp: Mid 70s
Wind: NNE
Waves: BIG waves from NNE, also surf
Locale: Seven Bridges Beach, Grant Park
Skies: Clear clear blue, sunny and perfect
Clarity: Can't have everything
Kru: Dr. Badger, We'taco, Hollywood, Dragonfly
Shore support: Many volunteers picking up trash
In Klode tradition, we met up at the top of Parking Lot A and proceeded down three of the bridges to the beach. Major surf coming in over the shallow bottom. Dr. Badger and We'taco stayed in the longest, swimming and frolicking in this beautiful place.
Afterward we repaired to Ferch's Beachside Grill at Grant Park Beach for yummy soft pretzels with dipping cheese and hot fudge custard.
8 comments:
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A question for the klode kru. Is there a paddling community out your way that likes to accompany swimmers? I'm looking to find someone that might be keen to join me for a 4-5 hour swim next weekend. Paid ofc!
Alternatively: are there any good spots where I can lap some buoys for a few hours/feel comfy swimming solo? Thanks for your help!
Anaswims -- I don't know who you could hire. The nice thinng about swimming from Klode is you can swim at least a mile North and at least a mile South of Klode in relatively shallow water, such that you can standup at any time. If you go North, and get tired, you can always walk back the whole way on the beach. Ask Itch or Rosey, they might be up for swimming 4 or 5 miles with you.
Thanks Kahuna! I'll sus it out once I'm out there. Im mostly worried about boat traffic, but nice to hear that I'll be in shallow water in both directions. So excited for more Lake Michigan time.
4 to 5 hours is 6 to 8 miles.
But no need to worry, you can avoid the boats if you stay close to shore. The weird thing is once the boats anchor you've got a buffer from incoming boats. It is rather a safe endeavor without support. Just gotta check things out as you go and be aware of surroundings. Pip pip.
King Triton (a/k/a "Itch" or "Jamie") makes good points. Also, we recommend swimming with a pull buoy when boats are around, so as to make yourself more visible to them. If you don't have one, I expect the are included in Xterra's Labor Day Sale. There are lots of swimmers in our group who are comfortable swimming more than 2 or 3 miles.
I appreciate all the tips! I’ll definitely bring my pull buoy. Really looking forward to more Lake Michigan time and meeting everyone!
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