Quite the energized crew showed up for Thursday evening's 6pm swim. Jessica, Kimberly, James, Jason, Josh, Pete and of course myself who couldn't resist the opportunity to double dip. The waves were considerably smaller than this morning but were much more frequent. As a result the conditions could best be characterized as a bit 'choppy'.
The water temp remained pleasantly on the cool side...perhaps in the upper 60's. Most of us took the plunge without wetsuits and those that did (2) only did so in preparation for upcoming triathlons. As the waves were pushing up from the south we swam south from the Klode south beach. We all entered the water together but with Kimberly leading the way the entire group disappeared within a matter of seconds. ...humbling...even with a wetsuit I doubt I could hold their pace....but that's why we train right?
Swimming conditions were pleasant. The water was cloudy but the color remained blue. By the time we started our voyage the sun has already set behind the bluff which meant that we didn't have to contend with sun glare while attempting to sight along the shoreline.
My adventure this evening lasted a little more than 30 minutes and took me down to the 'sewer pipe' and back. For everyone else, their journey would take them down past 'flat rock' to the historic stone wall and back and would last nearly 50 minutes. Once back on the beach everyone marvelled at how pleasant the swimming conditions were and what a fantastic workout was had by all.
Upcoming Plans:
Tentative plans for a group swim Saturday from Klode. Afternoon?
(Of course the Capt'n will be out there sometime Friday afternoon as well.)
Please comment if you have a preferred swim time for Saturday or Sunday.
Hope to see you out there!
-Capt'n
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Saturday Morning works better for me. Around 10.
But...up to the group.
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