Surfs up....again!

If you thought the waves on Thursday were big...you ain't seen nothin'! The Patriarch and I showed up at Klode at 3pm this afternoon along with about 20 or so swimmers from a local swim team led by Dave Anderson....most looked high school aged but they all sported the look of finely tuned swimmers.

Today's objective was to traverse the 1.2 mile route from Klode to Big Bay Beach...which as it turns out was the 8th annual of such events for the swim team. You didn't have to actually see the lake this afternoon to know it was there....the thunder of waves pounding the rock piles could be heard easily from the parking lot. Peering down at the beach it was obvious the reported 4-6 foot waves were still going strong.

Surprisingly, none of the kids batted an eye or hesitated a split second as they stormed the beach eager to begin their voyage to Big Bay Beach....not even the one legged / one armed kid appeared to be deterred in the least bit by the rolling seas spotted with occasional white capped serpents.

It didn't take long for a crowd of curious beach goers to gather...by the expressions on their faces it was fairly obvious to tell what they were thinking....what would motivate anyone to swim on a day like today....yes the skies were sunny, the beach was clean and the water was warm but still they all looked amazed at what they were seeing.

Never being ones to pass up an opportunity to show off for a crowd the Patriarch and I couldn't resist the opportunity to show off our cunningness. While the lure of the Big Bay Beach adventure was strong...it would have to wait for another day. The Patriarch and I decided to entertain the spectators with a little swashbuckling adventure as we dueled the white capped sea serpents as they attacked the Klode bay.

Our adventure lasted for approximately 40 minutes and covered a distance of nearly 3/4 mile between the garage and the beach just south of south beach. While we won every battle as we marked our territory and dared the giant serpents to bring it on....needless to say, when we finally landed back on shore to a hero's welcome the relentless pounding of surf into the Klode bay continued.

Not to be deterred, tomorrow will mark another adventure for the Patriarch and I at 6am. Anyone care to join us...feel free to come aboard!

-Capt'n