The skies were clear, the sun was just peaking over the horizon, the wind was calm and the air temp was comfortable as the Patriarch and I started our journey down to Klode beach at 6am this morning. ...visions of our exhilarating Sunday evening swim were still dancing through our heads. The water Sunday evening was crystal clear and very, very comfortable....we were anxious to find out if the perfect conditions had persisted.
During our trek down to the beach we passed a familiar face climbing up the bluff apparently returning from a pre-dawn swim. Allowing our curiosity to get the best of us we quickly blurted out, "how was it?" With a warm smile and a very satisfied expression on his face he simply replied, "it's the cat's meow"
Once again we weren't disappointed...the conditions this morning remained absolutely positively SPECTACULAR! Crystal clear water and comfortably warm to swim without a wetsuit. If you did the Pleasant Prairie Triathlon Sunday as I did you'll find the water temp to be very similar between the two.
On Sunday evening, with the Patriarch coming off a Sunday morning swim from Bradford Beach with Megan and Gui and myself coming off of a triathlon we decided to do a little more sight seeing than usual. We challenged the Lady of the Lake to a little competition...what would come first, a point at which we could no longer see the crystal white sand of the lake bottom or our ability to swim down to it. Given the recent streak of cloudy water days I felt pretty good about our chances....in the end though our little competition took us more that 1/4 mile offshore and to about 25-30 feet of water before we finally conceded to the Lady of the Lake. Her clarity and warmth were not to be beat....even 25ft below the water surface the water remained crystal clear and comfortably warm!
This morning's adventure was a little less competitive. Our journey took us from 'north beach' to the rock wall and back....leaving us reluctant to leave the water upon returning to north beach. The conditions were just too nice to stop swimming....so we didn't and continued our journey down past 'south beach' before deciding to come back to reality.
UPCOMING PLANS:
Monday Evening: 4:30pm Klode
Tuesday Morning: 6am Klode
Hope to see you on the beach!
-Capt'n
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Last night was amazing! Crystal clear waters, calm, warm...yes, warm!!!
I finally saw a large school of little minnows in one section of my swim.
Truly beautiful night for swimming.
This morning, Lake Michigan rolled over and reared its anger, despite the gorgeous sunrise. The lake was rolling a little too much for my pleasure.
Opted to ditch the suit and lace up the running shoes.
robin
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