Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Too Warm To Swim

Probable next swims:
Mon - Fri 6 am and afternoons at 5pm
Sat/Sun 8am and noon

Last Swim: Tuesday 6am, , and evening swims, I assume
Water Temp: 52 <sigh)
Air Temp: mid 70's, humidity 150%
Clarity: not much
Waves: Flat, 
Kru: Mr. Anonymous, Handyman Hank, Showgirl, Lydia the Tattooed Lady

It was a weird combination of bright sun plus fog this morning.

Even though there is no "late" in swimming, I arrived just as everyone else was about to enter the water.

And even though the water stubbornly remains in the 50's, the muggy air makes it quite an ordeal to struggle into a wetsuit/gloves/etc.  

But we did it.  

Mr. A did a speedy and commendable Lava Pants swim, and the rest of us disappeared into the fog, hugging the shore for safety.

I can only hope that these warm days will heat up the lake and allow us to stop trying to jam sweaty bodies into resistant neoprene.


2 comments:

Wytosk said...

Atwater buoy, who is usually a lying sob, says 58 right now.

Stickler said...

Hey all,
The buoy operators at UWM are looking for feedback on their buoy (45013) that many of us use to monitor swimming conditions - see https://glbuoys.glos.us/45013 for link to survey to provide your feedback. Looks like the lake is warming up - hope to see you all very soon!
Lorraine