Cute Chairs, Epic Stairs (tl;dr: we sat on the Cute Chairs!)

Next swims: M-F: 6am and 5pm, Saturday: noon; Sunday: 8am and noon; 

Last swim: Thursday 6am (and other, un-blogged swims) 
Air temp: low 60's
Water temp: 69!!
Waves: flat as glass
Clarity: crystal
Kru: Mr. Anonymous, Laguna Mike, Luna Laguna, Tattoo Lady, Showgirl
Shore Support: 2 Wim Hoffers, and later a couple making out on the beach

After yesterday's rough, wavy swim, today's amazing flat, warm, water was a fantastic reward.  Only a small crew took advantage of these rare conditions.

The Lagunas took off like a shot, and Luna Laguna made it a truly epic swim to the concrete bags.

Laguna Mike turned around somewhere around Mudslide(?).  

Mr. A has been double-dipping, and I last saw him around the snowy peaks of Mt. Jackass.

I struggled to haul my body to the two cute chairs, trailing TTL the whole way.  I felt like I had used up all my arm-energy on yesterday's choppy/wavy swim.  However, the magical conditions of today were not to be wasted.  

By the time I arrived at the chairs, I didn't see anyone.  For a few years, the chairs have been a delightful swimming landmark.  Last year, the homeowners (chair-owners?) graciously built a stairway from the water up to the level of the chairs.  Today it was an invitation that could not be refused.  I swam to shore, climbed the gigantic stone steps, and sat in one of the two cute chairs.

"What makes these chairs so cute?" you ask?  Well, what we learned today, is that some crafty person constructed the chairs out of colorful retired downhill skis, even adding cup-holders out of bindings.

The stairs leading to the chairs are gigantic, and a bit hard to navigate with sea-legs. Anyway, I sat for a moment, and then carefully descended.  At about that time, TTL was returning from her destination (red kayak?).  She, too, climbed the stairs and sat on the chairs.  After this fun moment, we strolled south in the shallow water for a bit before swimming back to Klode.

TTL's visit to the Chairs

Along the way back we saw Laguna Mike walking north, wondering where the heck LL had swam to.

This was definitely one of the best swims of the season, with a delightful reminder to stop and smell the roses, savor the swim, and sit on the chairs.