Next Swims:
2:30pm and 6pm Tuesday
NOON at Big Bay on Wednesday the 4th
Thurs and Friday 6AM & 6PM (there maybe some bonus swims in there as well)
Wednesday July 4th, we will not be able to swim at Klode because of the firework preparation. So let's meet at Big Bay at noon. Drangonfly mentioned doing another Big Bay to Atwater swim, which was one of our epic swims last summer. I'm not in shape for that this time, but could provide transportation if desired.
Last Swim:
Tuesday 6am
Water Temp: 58 and 57.9 per Patriarch and my thermometers, respectively
Waves: Flat as glass, tho starting to swell up near the end of the swim
Water Clarity: excellent
Crew: Magic Mike, Mr. Anonymous, Patriarch, Showgirl
This week has given us back the Lake Michigan that we know and love: crystal clear and flat as glass. The water temperature leaves a tiny bit to be desired, but... let's be profoundly grateful for what we have.
It was a quiet morning at the beach. Patriarch and I engaged in post-swim chit-chat, pondering why people would come to the beach to work out, but never actually enter the water. I made a daring water approach to the forbidden Private Beach, with no negative consequences.
Some of you will be relieved (no pun) to hear that the Klode beach-level port-a-potty was cleaned out by the poop-cleaning truck guy while we observed from a safe distance, mercifully upwind. As we were near the top of the ramp, we had to leap out of the way or risk being ignominiously run over by a giant tanker full of sh*t. Lake Michigan swimming is not for sissies.
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Uuuuuhhhhh, I'm all for the Big Bay to Atwater Swim, followed by play on that yellow carousel thing there on Atwater Beach.
yea, last year was delightful. maybe Mike and Eric are planning a repeat!?! that would be freaking awesome.....it should be one of the iconic swims, right up there with the shipwreck swim on memorial day. its only a mile from Klode, but it's like swimming in a different lake. glorious!
I don't think I'm totally in shape for it either, but I'd love to do it again. I'll just hug my Barbie.
My wife was just down at at water and talk to Eric Gitson (he drove us back to Big Bay last year). Eric is down there guarding right now. He says that water will be closing at 1 p. M. That means that the police won't let anybody else down, but he doesn't think they will prevent people from coming out of the water and going back up. In any event, he knows we're coming.
My wife was just down at Atwater Park a few minutes ago. She talked to Eric, who drove us back to Big Bay last year. Eric is down there guarding right now. Eric says the park will close at 1 pm, but that means the police won't let people go down after that. He doesn't think they will stop people from coming out of the water and going back up :) In any event, Eric knows we're coming
How'd it go? Anyone up for a nooner tomorrow?
Good swim on the Fourth.
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