Great Turnout

We had our biggest group swim of the year this morning. In total 11 swimmers took the plunge from the Klode South Beach around 10:30am. Unfortunately I don't recall everyone's name but familiar faces included Jessica, Kimberly, Robin, Dom, Josh, Mathew, Mike, Phil and the Patriarch....guess that means I remembered everyones name except for one. ....my apologies to Jessica's now nameless guest. :)

As was the case the past 3 days, the weather and water conditions remained absolutely spectacular. Sunny skies, temps around 80, light breeze from the south, comfortably warm water temp and beautifully crystal clear water.

The light breeze from the south created 1-2ft waves rolling in from the south east....which were very similar to the ones experienced at the end of our swim the past few morning's. As a result, we swam south first so that we could enjoy a nice push home. It didn't take long for Jessica, Josh, and Kimberly to swim out of sight as we started our swim....their journey would take them just south of 'flat rock'. For the rest of us our adventure would take us up to the 'staircase' which is approximately a 1/2 mile from the Klode south beach.

As expected the swim back to Klode was very swift as the current and waves would rock you slightly backward and then propel you forward like a sling shot....back & f-o-r-w-a-r-d and back & f-o-r-w-a-r-d..... As I'm writing this I can still feel the rhythm in my head when I close my eyes.

We all arrived back at Klode with stories to share....such as how Jessica swam circles around Josh and how Josh took one out of the Pirate's handbook by telling Jessica and Kimberly to look behind them as he sprinted out ahead. (editors note: the Capt'n now and then has been known to take a few liberties with the stories he shares...)

The Patriarch's first mate did take a few snap shots of today's group. Stay tuned for a future post with these pics.

Upcoming Swim Plan:
Tuesday: 6:30am Klode