Getting by without one...

New comer Eric joined the Patriarch and I for this morning's swim festivities from Klode. The bay was calm, the water was crystal clear and they sky was sunny...a perfect morning for a swim!

Eric sported his new Desoto 2 piece wetsuit...purchased last December and never worn. The Patriarch and I were determined to continue our streak of wetsuitless swims....reasoning that we could always go back for the suits if need be. ...of course, one might ask if our egos would actually allow one of us to cry uncle first...an interesting question I'll save for a later post. :)

The water was a little cool at first by the north beach rock pile but after a minute or two of swimming we were pleasantly surprised to find the water was comfortably cool and enticing enough to forge ahead....."to the rock wall and back" quickly became our goal as we passed the 200 meter 'garage' checkpoint.

Water temps to the rock wall were consistent...no cold pockets or warm pockets...just one consistent temp of comfortably cool. Had the water been a tad bit warmer we most certainly would have swam longer than the mile loop to the rock wall and back, but as it was the Patriarch and I both agreed that we were starting to feel a little chilled....so we headed back to Klode....

...well, actually, it was more like we 'raced' back to Klode...although if you've ever seen the Patriarch and I swim without wetsuits the terms 'race' and 'fast' are completely unrelated....so perhaps I should say we swam 'hard' back to Klode. Not because there was rum on the line or the lure bikini clad women on the beach....but for other reasons that are a little more difficult to explain...well, perhaps it isn't...I'll admit it, I was getting cold and my ego wouldn't let me get out of the water until I had swam all the way back to Klode. Probably not the smartest thing to do...but nothing a really hot shower or a soak in the hot tub following the morning's swim couldn't remedy.

THE PLAN is to swim again Friday morning at 6:30am. We're also planning a longer swim on Saturday at noon....Saturday's start time is negotiable so please comment if you have a preference. The water does appear to warm quite nicely as the day goes on.

Hope to see you on the beach!
Capt'n