"I'm not fond of dead birds..." (Plus swimming landmarks visually defined!)

Next Swims: 6a.m. and 5 p.m.  Monday - Friday 

Saturday - Sunday - 8 AM and Noon, (bonus: swim with Showgirl at 7am Sat/Sun)

Last Swim: 6 a.m. Wednesday

 Water Temp: 66?

 Air Temp: 70's

 Waves: flat as glass 

 Clarity: none

Kru: Lt. MJ, Rachel, Mr. Anonymous, Dragonfly, Showgirl, Panini

Shore Support: Lydia the Tattoo'd Lady, who is shore support BECAUSE she got some amazing new tattoos

Lt. MJ, Rachel, and Mr. A were suited up and ready to go into the water when Dragonfly and TTL and I arrived on the beach.

Swimmers launch.

There was a mysterious floating object surrounded by birds that was gradually drifting south.  "Is that a dead bird?" Lt. MJ asked.

MJ, Rachel, and Mr. A launched, and moments later we heard, "I'm not fond of dead birds."

Sound carries over water.

Anyway, no one took on the task of investigating the possible carcass, and we were all happy that it had headed south before we returned.

Pre swim, there was general grumbling regarding the treatment of entrants in the Point to La Pointe swim. 

Apparently, the event communication went something along the lines of, "We don't give a rat's ass if you want to do our event, which now bears no resemblance to the original,  and fuck you if you want your money back."  The consensus was that they could have made their language a wee bit more........ conciliatory.

TTL is still recovering from her new tattoos, and thus did not swim.  She did, however, walk down the beach and photograph several landmarks that many of us have only seen from the water.

Sewer Pipe (north)

Interior of The Garage....KACHOW!!

Mudslide Staircase

Thanks TTL for providing this handy visual guide to many of our cherished swimming landmarks!