Water Temp: 57, yes, FIFTY-F-ing-SEVEN
Air Temp: 72
Waves: Flat as glass
Clarity: Crystal
Kru: (IN the water) Lydia the Tattoo'd Lady, Mermaid Princess, Linda the Lamprey (on the early shift), Showgirl, Mr. Anonymous, The Milwaukee Mermen, featuring Danny, Brady, and their friend
Kru: (ON the water) Moondaug, Jackie
Shore Support: Yoga Lady and... not sure where the Wim Hoffers fall into the equation, but a few of them were there too.
Next Swims:
Mon-Fri 6am & 6pm,
Saturday-Sunday 8 a.m. and 12 Noon
Other swims occur randomly. Even the scheduled swims are random. Post a comment if you are looking to swim
Well........ the past few days/weeks we've had some delightful skin swims in water in the upper 60's. I even heard 70.
Today was not that day.
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| The Situation |
I was in the parking lot when the Lamprey shared the unfortunate temperature news, followed by a pair of Wim Hoffers.
We arrived on the beach and TTL took the temp.
57.
Profanities were uttered.
My plan for the morning was merely to work out the kinks of a few new pairs of goggles, so the water temp just reinforced that. We pulled on our sleeveless suits, other accoutrements, new goggles (me) and got in.
More profanities.
The goggles held their seal, and I asked..... "sewer pipe?"
And so we departed the rock piles and swam thru the crystal clear, beautifully flat, and annoyingly cold water. At the sewer pipe we agreed it was silly not to go further, so we went on to the garage. Mermaid Princess went to the birches while TTL and I, with our wonky pinky fingers and chilly toes headed back to shore.
Back on the beach we encountered Moondaug and Jackie pumping up their inflatable SUPs. Jackie had forgotten her paddle, yet they both launched, so I don't know how they solved that problem.
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| Also the situation.... beautiful and flat. |
As we headed up the ramp, the wind was picking up and the water was getting choppy.
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Monday night report
Water temp: 61-67
Air temp: 85
Waves: riffle out of the south
Clarity: 8/10
Kru: Itch, Lindsay (major apologies if I got that wrong), Peaches, Synchro, Handyman Hank
Wowza! What a lovely swim. I saw sand nearly the entire way. The serious (and now we know, foreboding) thermocline added just the right amount of drama to an otherwise very serene swim. Post swim, we discussed levels of creepiness associated with touching down on various substrates and more importantly, why.
Linzie's name is Waterborne. Huzzah!
I've been wanting to do a Lake Michigan swim for awhile. How do I link up with you guys, just show up and hop in?
Omg i have very specific reasons for the variety of sensation versus psychological feeling around the experience of engaging with various substrate! I miss all the best discussions!
@amuse4allseasons - yes! Just show up - we meet up at the parking lot at the times listed above. Very informal group - just hop in :)
Friday a.m. 64 degrees. Clear and flat.
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