Last Swim: Sunday, 5/25, 12 a.m. group swim.
Next Swims: Monday, Memorial Day, 5/26, 8am and Noon (for the most part), Weekdays are still spotty, but you may find people at 6 or 7 a.m. or in the early afternoons Tuesday and Thursdays.
Water temp: 57 immediately inshore, 49 further out
Air Temp: low 60s, clear sky and bright sun
Water Quality: Chop, chop, choppy chop from the Southeast
Clarity: Strong demarcation between the beige water near shore and blue further out. Beige and very murky near Klode, but warm(er) and clearer and colder south past Sewer Pipe.
Kru: Itch, Brick, Mr. Anonymous, Dragonfly, Diablo
Shore Support: The Captain, with some finely aged Killepitsch, Showgirl, Scott, Nathan
Swims have been happening all weekend, Friday, Saturday and Sunday! Showgirl completed a badass solo swim at 7 a.m. Water has been crazy cold, but Klode is as beautiful as ever. My swim Sunday afternoon felt like a battle into the waves going south. It seemed to take forever to reach Sewer Pipe and of course I had ambitions beyond that. As I got further south into the blue, I could start to see my watch; however it was much colder! Turning was a relief, and coming back was faster - and warmer - with the chop providing a push and a surprise mouthful of (murky) water. Good thing there was 'Pitsch back onshore, to kill the germs.
Much lounging took place after the swim as people caught up after the long winter. The iron wall provided just the right amount of shelter from the gathering breeze so one could actively bask in the sun. I layered up, but in cotton layers as opposed to wool, another signal of the new season. The Sauna Tent went up at the back of the beach, but aside from a bit of side-eye, no actual hostilities broke out.
Big Bay update - check it out the sinkhole remediation on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/
Thanks, Scott, for taking our picture - l-r back row Diablo, Itch. Front row: Dragonfly, Showgirl, Mr. Anonymous, Captain, Nathan, Brick
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