Thursday, November 26, 2020

Klode Wild Turkeys Rampage

Next Swims: Mon - Fri 3:30pm
Saturday/Sunday at Noon

Last Swim: Thanksgiving Day at Noon
Water Temp: 43 officially
Air Temp: upper 40s with full sun and nary a cloud in the sky
Clarity: nice - maybe 6-7/10
Waves: flat, some tiny wind ripples on the way back
Presumptive Early Shift:  Mr. Anonymous
Kru: Itch, Brick, Rosie, Mr. Bubble, Blake, Diablo, IceDaug, Showgirl, We'Taco, 
Special Guest Star:  alumni Kate from a few years ago, now living in Chicago
Shore Support:  Patriarch, Synchro, Handyman Hank, Squeeze of Showgirl, Jimmy (We'Taco's other half), Kate's family, 


Yes, there was a flock of wild turkeys on the rampage at Klode today, at Noon, but I didn't get any pictures of us, so substituting this photo of a true life turkey rampage that took place in NJ in 2007

Another fantastic day at the beach with great turnout!  Got to meet Kate (hope that's the right spellingšŸ¤”) and her family.  Kate has been keeping up the tradition down in Chicago, as recently as a few days ago.  Chicago usually a few degrees warmer - it was 48 earlier in the week.  Oh, and btw - Kate doesn't use a wetsuit, so she keeps her swims brief.  But she never looked cold to me...she hung out with us while we're all waiting for Itch, Brick and Rosie to come in.  

We arrive at the beach and Blake calls out that he's discovered an artifact of a lost civilization - the word "Mr. Anonymous" is inscribed somewhere.  

Brian is IceDaug today because he brought the ice chest full of warm water.  I tried it - it was great!  My feet had warmed up a little already - the Daug thought it was too warm,  

Big news item from today - by pure serendipity, Brick has discovered how you can have a totally safe triathlon during a pandemic!  What Brick learned today is that it's totally possible to do a ~2,000 yard swim while wearing a mask.  You see?  Triathlon organizers can now assure an event venue that it can require all participants to wear a mask at all times, no exceptions.  

Killepitsch toast today - Happy Thanksgiving!!

2 comments:

Moondaug said...

Hey Mr. Bubble, Kate is "Single Ply" and her squeeze is "Double Ply", not sure if their spawn have acquired monikers yet. They plan on coming up for Christmas, and no doubt will be interested in a refreshing strip n dip. Think we'll be iglo ready by then?

Mr. Bubble said...

Thanks! I remember hearing those nicknames before, but I don’t think I’ve ever met them. It’s nice and now I can put a Nickname with the mask.