Next Swim: Tuesday @ 6pm
Water temp @ 6pm Monday: 60.7
Air Temp: 56 & dense fog
Waves: frequent 1/2 foot rollers
Crew: ???...probably wouldn't have saw them even if they were standing next to me.
A thick fog covered Klode today. From the parking lot down to the water front...nothing but pea soup. Not a very pleasant day to walk the plank...although the water temp of 60+ sure was inviting! Oddly even the ducks and seagulls were avoiding the water this evening. They all sat nestled on the rocks and shoreline waiting for....something. I think summer officially starts tomorrow...right???
Monday, June 20, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
3 crew members with 12 kids
Next Swim: Monday @ 6pm
Last Swim: Sunday @ noon
Water temp: upper 50's
Air Temp: 62 & fog
Waves: 1ft rollers from southeast
Clarity: murky nearshore / considerably clearer offshore
Crew: Kahuna, Diablo, Capt'n
The Captn-o-meter was on the fritz this afternoon...but the unofficial toe test and later 5 minute skin swim placed the water temp just shy of 60. Not bad for day highlighted by grey skies and a sudden fog that similar to Friday morning rolled in very quickly during the swim and hid the Klode rock piles if you were more than 100 meters from shore.
Three of us walked the plank today. An interesting statistic that was revealed was that between us we have a total of 12 kids. (...that we know of...) Accentuating that stat is that one of us doesn't have kids. Obviously, some of us are better at swimming than it would appear during our swim adventures.
Speaking of adventures, today's journey took us up to Cedar Grove and back. The water away from Klode's rock piles was noticeably warmer and the water away from the shore was also considerably clearer. Frequent rolling 1ft waves spiced up the swim a bit...especially if you swam near shore or over a sand bar where they would crest and attempt to roll you over.
Last Swim: Sunday @ noon
Water temp: upper 50's
Air Temp: 62 & fog
Waves: 1ft rollers from southeast
Clarity: murky nearshore / considerably clearer offshore
Crew: Kahuna, Diablo, Capt'n
The Captn-o-meter was on the fritz this afternoon...but the unofficial toe test and later 5 minute skin swim placed the water temp just shy of 60. Not bad for day highlighted by grey skies and a sudden fog that similar to Friday morning rolled in very quickly during the swim and hid the Klode rock piles if you were more than 100 meters from shore.
Three of us walked the plank today. An interesting statistic that was revealed was that between us we have a total of 12 kids. (...that we know of...) Accentuating that stat is that one of us doesn't have kids. Obviously, some of us are better at swimming than it would appear during our swim adventures.
Speaking of adventures, today's journey took us up to Cedar Grove and back. The water away from Klode's rock piles was noticeably warmer and the water away from the shore was also considerably clearer. Frequent rolling 1ft waves spiced up the swim a bit...especially if you swam near shore or over a sand bar where they would crest and attempt to roll you over.
Diablo's Friday Evening & Saturday updates
Last Swim: Saturday @ 1:30pm
Water Temp: Warmer than yesterday
Air Temp: ? Cloudy/sunny
Waves: slight chop from everywhere
Clarity: Much better than yesterday
Crew: Me, myself, I and Chuckie Chester
Friday night swim.
Water Temp: refreshing
Air Temp: si
Waves: Chop from NE (Capitan said)
Clarity: None by the rocks, great away from the rocks
Crew: Diablo, Gabe, The Spaniard and Chuck
It seems like the water is warming up. Hard to say without the Patriarch O'meter, but it felt warmer than the Friday evening swim. Today with the sun in our backs thoughts of a long swim cross our minds. We went to the garage fighting the Lady of the Lake. Avast! She was kind of mad, angry, disappointed, because the love lube is MIA and the love stick was not there.
Arrr! Matey!!! El Capitan be on deck tomorrow
Water Temp: Warmer than yesterday
Air Temp: ? Cloudy/sunny
Waves: slight chop from everywhere
Clarity: Much better than yesterday
Crew: Me, myself, I and Chuckie Chester
Friday night swim.
Water Temp: refreshing
Air Temp: si
Waves: Chop from NE (Capitan said)
Clarity: None by the rocks, great away from the rocks
Crew: Diablo, Gabe, The Spaniard and Chuck
It seems like the water is warming up. Hard to say without the Patriarch O'meter, but it felt warmer than the Friday evening swim. Today with the sun in our backs thoughts of a long swim cross our minds. We went to the garage fighting the Lady of the Lake. Avast! She was kind of mad, angry, disappointed, because the love lube is MIA and the love stick was not there.
Arrr! Matey!!! El Capitan be on deck tomorrow
Friday, June 17, 2011
Fog & Cooler
Next Swims:
Friday @ 5:30pm (Diablo)
Saturday ???
Sunday Noon
Last Swim: Friday @ 6am
water temp: 54.2
Air Temp: 53 & fog
Waves: slight chop from the northeast
Clarity: great
Crew: Kahuna, Lane, Capt'n
Water temps continued their downward trend Friday morning but that didn't stop the crew from walking the plank. The skies were clear when we took the plunge but by the time we arrived at Garage a thick fog had rolled in. Lane and I continued our journey up to rock wall despite a slight chop from the northeast that would occasionally slap you the face if you took a breath off your right side. Water clarity was exceptional despite the thick fog that choked out the sunshine and hid the Klode rock piles from sight until you were within 100 meters of them.
Swim plans this weekend are a bit sketchy at the moment. The Patriarch is MIA until next Wednesday and I'll be in Madison for the Horribly Hilly bike ride until Sunday. Diablo is rumored to be making an appearance at Klode at 5:30 this evening. I'll be back in action Sunday at noon.
Friday @ 5:30pm (Diablo)
Saturday ???
Sunday Noon
Last Swim: Friday @ 6am
water temp: 54.2
Air Temp: 53 & fog
Waves: slight chop from the northeast
Clarity: great
Crew: Kahuna, Lane, Capt'n
Water temps continued their downward trend Friday morning but that didn't stop the crew from walking the plank. The skies were clear when we took the plunge but by the time we arrived at Garage a thick fog had rolled in. Lane and I continued our journey up to rock wall despite a slight chop from the northeast that would occasionally slap you the face if you took a breath off your right side. Water clarity was exceptional despite the thick fog that choked out the sunshine and hid the Klode rock piles from sight until you were within 100 meters of them.
Swim plans this weekend are a bit sketchy at the moment. The Patriarch is MIA until next Wednesday and I'll be in Madison for the Horribly Hilly bike ride until Sunday. Diablo is rumored to be making an appearance at Klode at 5:30 this evening. I'll be back in action Sunday at noon.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Mid-day Thursday update
Last Swim: Tuesday @ 6:30pm
Tuesday water temp: 58.6
Waves: choppy from the northeast
Clarity: great 50 meters from shore
Crew: Diablo, Slip-n-slide, Dave, Capt'n and (Kahuna too!) with guest appearance from Crash
Thursday 2pm water temp: 57.2
Waves: none
Clarity: Looks great from shore
Next Swim: 6am Friday (Diablo may be heading out Thursday evening)
I had a few extra minutes this afternoon so I dipped my toes in the water at Klode. I was expecting a warmer reading but perhaps the warmer water will be here by this evening or perhaps Friday morning. Diablo is rumored to possibly be coming out Thursday evening. I will for sure be out Friday morning at 6am.
Tuesday's swim wasn't nearly as pleasant as Monday's but Slip-n-slide and I still managed to make it up to the rock wall despite a choppy northeasterly current. The water felt cooler the further you swam out from shore but the clarity improved considerably.
Tuesday water temp: 58.6
Waves: choppy from the northeast
Clarity: great 50 meters from shore
Crew: Diablo, Slip-n-slide, Dave, Capt'n and (Kahuna too!) with guest appearance from Crash
Thursday 2pm water temp: 57.2
Waves: none
Clarity: Looks great from shore
Next Swim: 6am Friday (Diablo may be heading out Thursday evening)
I had a few extra minutes this afternoon so I dipped my toes in the water at Klode. I was expecting a warmer reading but perhaps the warmer water will be here by this evening or perhaps Friday morning. Diablo is rumored to possibly be coming out Thursday evening. I will for sure be out Friday morning at 6am.
Tuesday's swim wasn't nearly as pleasant as Monday's but Slip-n-slide and I still managed to make it up to the rock wall despite a choppy northeasterly current. The water felt cooler the further you swam out from shore but the clarity improved considerably.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Big swing in water temp
Next Swim: Tuesday 6:30PM
Last Swim: Monday 5:30PMWater temp 62.9
Waves: none....sheet of glass
Water Clarity: Exceptional
Crew: Diablo, Nick, Austin, Capt'nThe swim conditions were exceptional Monday evening! Water temp was approximately 10 degrees warmer than Sunday, the water surface was a virtual sheet of glass and the clarity was superb. An ideal evening for a rock wall and back adventure.
Looking forward to continued exceptional swim conditions this evening! :)
Sunday, June 12, 2011
What the Chuck?
Next Swim: Monday 5:30PM
Last Swim: Sunday 3:30PMWater temp 52.9 (warmer in most spots offshore)
Waves: Calm
Water Clarity: stirred up near shore, 6-8ft 100 meters from shore
Crew: Chuck, Chuckster, Chuckerino, Capt'n with special guest appearance from Chuckie and Charlie(a.k.a. Diablo, Slip-n-Slide, Kahuna, Capt'n with special guest appearance from Crash & Lil' Sista)
Swimming after doing the beer run always makes for an interesting experience. Today was no exception. This one probably can be filed under the "who knew" category. Unbeknownst to me, I subconsciously started calling everyone the same name this afternoon. The shocking part is that it turned out everyone actually has the same name....why else would everyone respond when called....Chuck?
The surface water was definitely warmer than the water just a few feet below the surface. That combined with a nice warm sun made for a delightful Cedar Grove and back adventure this afternoon. Minus The Patriarch and his 'love lube' I would theorize that today's warmer conditions were attributed to Kahuna's counter to The Patriarch's 'love lube'....I think he called it "Kahuna's love stick' or something like that. Regardless, both Mother Nature and the Lady of Lake warmed up nicely to it. What's interesting is that Kahuna uses his stick in different places than where The Patriarch uses his lube....still formulating theories on this one folks. Stay tuned....
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