Rolling Along....

The winds were blowing gently from the south east and the familiar sound of waves coming onshore could be heard from the Klode parking lot this morning. While the initial impressions suggested a repeat performance of the last 2 days the lake conditions were no where's near as challenging.

Replacing the giant waves from the past 2 days were frequent rolling 1-3ft waves moving in quickly from the south east. Thinking that this could make for a challenging swim southward The Patriarch, David, Robin, Mike and I all unanimously decided to tackle the swim south first.

Water conditions remained comfortably warm and the clarity was much improved from yesterday morning. The near shore water remained stirred up while just 50 meters from shore the turquoise water could be found with about 5 feet of visibility.

We swam from north beach south for a little over 20 minutes which took us to the familiar storm water drain also known as the 'sewer pipe'. Turning around the expectation was that we would fly northward as we did yesterday. This though, did not turnout to be true as the return trip took approximately 20 minutes as well. In the end, the constant rolling waves presented the same challenge to maintain your swim stroke regardless of the direction you were heading.

Bradford Beach Report....The Patriarch did a little lunch time reconnaissance swim at Bradford Beach today. He reports that the scenary was very pleasing to the eyes despite the presence of seaweed for the first 10 feet from shore. The water there too was comfortably warm.

UPCOMING SWIM PLANS:
Friday: 6am Klode
Saturday: 3pm Klode (...although 1pm is a possibility if anyone has a preference.)
Sunday: 10am Klode