Duck-Mometer - 69.5
Smart watch-Mometer- 70
Air Temp: 70 and clear
Water Clarity: reflected moon light
Waves: gentle swell
Kru: John, Mike, Moondaug-Gumdrop, Janneke P.S. (henceforward to be known as Moonshine)
Photo credit: Spawn of Mike
As we left our slight trepidations on the shore, a slight cool breeze disappeared into embracing warm swells mixed in full moon beams. The warm water sitting comfortably above the thermocline made for the perfect juxtaposition of warm and cool. Love that sensation. When you heat up, just drop your elbow a little to scoop the refreshing cool. And repeat. A gorgeous full Buck-Moon was enjoyed by all. To moon the moon or not is the question. A respectable reciprocity...
On the way back from South Down Spout, a question about sighting was asked. A suggestion was made to keep the shore in sight till the rock piles are visible again. But be sure to keep a look forward from time to time so you don't ram a rock thick as a Brick (that nick is taken already)- that's one way to get a nickname. Speaking of which, Janneke is game to have a nickname... Moonmar, Moonbeam, Moonshine (?)...my inclination is Moonshine, as she saved a capless bottle of rum, plus her awesome lights in her swim buoy!
5 comments:
Great swim! Definitely going to be riding the high of this one for a while. Hopefully this darn rain stops soon so we can get back at it. I would be delighted to be Moonshine!
Has anyone been swimming since the beach closures to the south following the weekend rains? I was hoping to swim Thursday PM but wanted to check on water quality first.
Klode, Big Bay, and Atwater are good. Just checked with the DNR.
Great time on the beach Friday night! Mars was a bit hungover, though.
Wet Taco, after consulting my National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders, the bee you described is likely either a Steel-blue Cricket Hunter or a Blue Mud Dauber.
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