Snow Swims Begin

Next Swims: weekends usually around noon, weather dependent, post if inquiring

Last swims: Thanksgiving swim and Sunday 11/26/23

Air temps: 50's and low 30's

Water Temps: mid 40's and low 40's

Waves: not much but interesting contours

Clarity: Clear as a bell and cold as hell

Kru: Thanksgiving-Sandy, Brick, Rosie early shift. Itch, Icedaug. And Diablo late shift.

Sunday crew-Itch, Diablo, Brick, Icedaug

Some swam earlier on Thanksgiving so they would still have enough time to give the bird to their family, friends, and guests. Others came and went at a more leisurely pace in prepartion of their fests. All enjoyed and were refreshed.

Sunday was our first snow swim of the season! The talk around the cooler on Sunday was of saunas and Hoffers (said with a Seinfeld sneer). Evidently Mr. A has been seduced by these Hoffers who allegedly now posses a sauna. Which could explain his less frequent sightings lately. And now Diablo seems to be lured by their siren songs. Stay tuned.

So naturally we began to brain storm how we could procure a sauna. One idea was to use existing tepe like structure on beach, drape it with something and make fire. Googling I have discovered one can rent a portable sauna for about $500/hour. Unfortunately lacking the funds, or a treasurer, this seems about as likely as prying Patriarch out of retirement to pimp him out for $100 dollar swims. Or, maybe all the little buttercups can just toughen up? Any ideas are free to post.

We are still looking for Rosies replacemet as she relocates to strange waters in the east. Description as follows;

If you like cold wild swimming

And sliding playing iceberging tag

If you're not into Hoffing

If you have half a brain

If you like swimming in the full moon

In the warm summer lake

Then I'm the one that you've looked for

Swim with me and escape.