60 - 60

Next swim: Sunday, noon
(unless the Packer game conflict is real enough for folks that they'd want to sway the group toward an earlier time--debate in the comments)

Last swim: Saturday, noon
Water temp: 59
Waves: regular, small, gentle waves from the north
Clarity: Blue green, slightly murky, couldn't see the bottom
Crew: Mr. Bubble, Stickler, Itch, Panini, Diablo, Magic Mike

With both air and water temps near 60, we had a 60-60 swim. This may well be the best we can hope for as October advances: no bugs and no bitter winds on shore; nothing that causes pain in the water. As we swam north along the shore, we saw that the colors are starting to hint at what they'll become by the third week of October. You know there'll be a fair share of summer-like days between now and then.

In each of the last two years, we swam into November. This means that there are weeks and weeks of swimming to be enjoyed down at the beach. Don't let it pass without heading to Klode as often as possible.