Amazing Conditions*

 Last Swim:  Friday 6:30am

Next Swims: Sat/Sun noon?  Other random swims, usually Friday am

Water temp: High 40's to low 50's

Air temp: 49F, no wind (until after the swim)

Water: Flat. As. Glass.  And clear closer to shore.

Kru: Lydia the Tattoo'd Lady, Mermaid Princess, Holly, Showgirl, Lt. MJ, Fyn-Fin, Linda the Lamprey

Shore Support:   Ala Mode

Photo Credit Fyn-Fin,
who took this pic,
finished putting her gear on,
and zoomed past us.

Well!  If every cold water/cold air swim could be like this, then I do a lot more of them.  

When we arrived at the beach, the sun was rising, the water was perfectly flat, and there was not a breath of wind.

There was still a bit (a lot) of reluctance to exchange our warm layers for the single layer of neoprene, but we did it.

The rewards were great.  

Even as we got ready, the sun was adding warmth.  We got in and headed north.  Some perfect combination of air and sun created amazing clarity, so that all the beach landmarks stood out and seemed oh-so-close.

We had our eyes on the two cute chairs when we turned around.

Back at the beach, a breeze had kicked up, making changing a bit more challenging.  AlaMode acted as my personal wetsuit stripper, for which I will be eternally grateful.

We struggled into our warm clothes, wished we had more of them, and headed up the hill.

Thanks to MJ for the sunrise pics.

*give or take chilly air and water