Good News & A Tale of Two Swims

Gone from the Klode shoreline Wednesday evening was the seaweed that had covered 3 of the 4 Klode beaches. Certainly the result of house cleaning being performed by the Lady of the Lake as she summoned a brisk easterly wind (10-15mph) and choppy 1-2 ft waves that continually mopped the shoreline.

The water remained comfortably warm enough to swim without a wetsuit. In a rush to get to the TriWi track workout I only had time to log a 20 minute swim. A brisk current from the south pushed me effortlessly well past the garage in what felt like an instant...although in reality it was more like 5 minutes. The swim back took a bit longer but but still left me with a little time to kick around the Klode bay area before having to come back ashore. ...I must admit, I still find it a bit weird exiting the lake to find the air temp cooler than the water temp....as if it wasn't challenging enough to pull myself away from the playground to begin with. :)

THURSDAY MORNING The Patriarch, David and I arrived at Klode to witness an absolutely spectacular sunrise. The air temp was around 60 and the winds were light from the south east. The water wasn't nearly as choppy as last night but the waves were a bit larger. I would approximate they were in the 1-3ft range and characterize the waves as rolling rather than rough.

The water color was absolutely brilliant....appearing a very translucent turquoise that seemingly danced in the color sunrise. The water was a bit cooler than Wednesday night but still warm enough to support taking the plunge without a wetsuit. As the current remained from the south we decided to swim south from south beach.

Our journey this morning consisted of a swim from the Klode South beach to the beach just south of south beach. (aka 'south south beach') The waves were fun, frequently giving you the sensation that you were swimming up and then down a slope before beginning the cycle again. The brilliance of the water color remained exceptional throughout the swim.

Not getting enough upon arriving back at Klode we continued our swim up to the Klode north beach before turning around and heading back to south beach and calling it a swim.

NEXT SWIM: 5:30pm tonight (Thursday evening.)

Hope to see you there!
Capt'n