Next Swim: Full Moon Swim, Saturday October 15th 5:30PM
Full Moon rises over the lake at 6:12PM
Following the swim we will go out for pizza (Lisa's?)
Sunday October 16th noon
Last Swim: Friday October 14th 5:30PM
Water: 57, 2-3 foot waves
Crew: Itch, Patriarch, 4-Ply (2-Ply comes to the beach fully clothed over a wetsuit and leaves with more layers than an Eskimo)
Currently the forecast for Saturday night calls for cloudy skies and big waves, but the forecast is often wrong. The worst that could happen is we skip the swim, have a Pitsch and go for pizza.
Lorraine: I have your watch. Diablo found it and gave it to me.
Friday, October 14, 2016
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Ecstasy and Agony
Next Swim: Friday October 14th 5:30PM
Last Swim: Thursday October 13th 5:30PM
Water: 57 calm clear
Crew: Kahuna, Wet Taco, Lorraine, Drangonfly, Itch, Patriarch
Swimming at dusk is incredibly beautiful, especially in the full colors of autumn and more especially under an almost full moon rising over the lake. But emerging from (relatively) warm water to a cold and windy beach was painful. Fingers didn't work. Feet turned to blocks of ice. Even a shot of Pitsch couldn't warm us up. Drangonfly's excellent birthday cupcakes helped.
Options for Saturday swim are:
1) 7AM swim (Kahuna'a proposal)
2) Midday (noon) swim
3) Full Moon swim - full moon rises over the lake at 6:13PM, followed by Pirates Pizza Night.
Please comment if you have a preference
Message from Lorraine (the Hun, not to be confused with Attila)
I lost my watch (again!) on the beach tonight. Diablo (or anyone else), if you go in the am or anytime Fri and happen to see it where I usually park (near the wall/black pipe), please save it for me! It's a blue women's timex ironman classic digital watch - looks like this https://goo.gl/iQM9ro . Thx.
Last Swim: Thursday October 13th 5:30PM
Water: 57 calm clear
Crew: Kahuna, Wet Taco, Lorraine, Drangonfly, Itch, Patriarch
Swimming at dusk is incredibly beautiful, especially in the full colors of autumn and more especially under an almost full moon rising over the lake. But emerging from (relatively) warm water to a cold and windy beach was painful. Fingers didn't work. Feet turned to blocks of ice. Even a shot of Pitsch couldn't warm us up. Drangonfly's excellent birthday cupcakes helped.
Options for Saturday swim are:
1) 7AM swim (Kahuna'a proposal)
2) Midday (noon) swim
3) Full Moon swim - full moon rises over the lake at 6:13PM, followed by Pirates Pizza Night.
Please comment if you have a preference
Message from Lorraine (the Hun, not to be confused with Attila)
I lost my watch (again!) on the beach tonight. Diablo (or anyone else), if you go in the am or anytime Fri and happen to see it where I usually park (near the wall/black pipe), please save it for me! It's a blue women's timex ironman classic digital watch - looks like this https://goo.gl/iQM9ro . Thx.
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Birtday Treats
Next Swim: Thursday October 13th 5:30PM
Last Swim: Wednesday October 12th 5:30PM
Water: 60 flat aqua
Crew: Itch plus two deer frolicking on the beach
Drangonfly made the mistake of telling us that Thursday is her birthday, so now we are expecting delicious treats.
Last Swim: Wednesday October 12th 5:30PM
Water: 60 flat aqua
Crew: Itch plus two deer frolicking on the beach
Drangonfly made the mistake of telling us that Thursday is her birthday, so now we are expecting delicious treats.
Diehards
Next Swim: Wednesday October 12th 5:30PM
Last Swim: Tuesday October 11th 5:30PM
Water: 60 murky, 2-3 ft waves
Crew: Drangonfly, Lorraine (The Hun?), Itch, Patriarch
We're going day-to-day now with only a few diehards showing up to swim (among whom I proudly count myself). The full moon rises over the Lake on Saturday at 6:13PM. That might be a good opportunity for a Pirates Pizza Night. Stay tuned.
Lorraine has gone far too long without a swimming name. Itch has proposed "The Hun" which is a good description of her swimming style. Last night for example she was determined to make it to the Silver Spring downspout no matter the big waves and current, and then she was upset that her watch wasn't working so she couldn't record the time.
Last Swim: Tuesday October 11th 5:30PM
Water: 60 murky, 2-3 ft waves
Crew: Drangonfly, Lorraine (The Hun?), Itch, Patriarch
We're going day-to-day now with only a few diehards showing up to swim (among whom I proudly count myself). The full moon rises over the Lake on Saturday at 6:13PM. That might be a good opportunity for a Pirates Pizza Night. Stay tuned.
Lorraine has gone far too long without a swimming name. Itch has proposed "The Hun" which is a good description of her swimming style. Last night for example she was determined to make it to the Silver Spring downspout no matter the big waves and current, and then she was upset that her watch wasn't working so she couldn't record the time.
Monday, October 10, 2016
Getting High on the Beach
Next Swim: Tuesday October 11th 5:30 PM
Last Swim: Monday October 10th 5:30 PM
Water: 60 with 2-3 foot waves
Crew: Itch, Patriarch
Not many people on the beach this time of year. Tonight it was just me, Itch, and two happy young ladies who were smoking some funny smelling stuff. Itch and I got high the old fashioned way, we swam.
Last Swim: Monday October 10th 5:30 PM
Water: 60 with 2-3 foot waves
Crew: Itch, Patriarch
Not many people on the beach this time of year. Tonight it was just me, Itch, and two happy young ladies who were smoking some funny smelling stuff. Itch and I got high the old fashioned way, we swam.
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Good Advice
Next Swim: Monday October 10th 5:30PM
Last Swim: Sunday October 9th 1PM Atwater Beach "Shipwreck" swim
Water: 59 clear 1-2 foot waves
Crew: Gumdrop, Kahuna, Lorraine, Drangonfly, Itch, Forger, Wet Taco, Patriarch
No finer place to spend a fine autumn day than in the lake. You just need to remember that it's going to be cold and windy when you emerge from the water so it's important to change into warm dry clothes as fast as possible. This has been a public service announcement brought to you by mom. (And don't drink Luxardo it tastes terrible and it will eat you up from the inside.)
Last Swim: Sunday October 9th 1PM Atwater Beach "Shipwreck" swim
Water: 59 clear 1-2 foot waves
Crew: Gumdrop, Kahuna, Lorraine, Drangonfly, Itch, Forger, Wet Taco, Patriarch
No finer place to spend a fine autumn day than in the lake. You just need to remember that it's going to be cold and windy when you emerge from the water so it's important to change into warm dry clothes as fast as possible. This has been a public service announcement brought to you by mom. (And don't drink Luxardo it tastes terrible and it will eat you up from the inside.)
Saturday, October 8, 2016
Shipwreck Swim Sunday at 1PM
Next Swim: 1PM Sunday October 9th ATWATER BEACH
Meet at the flagpole on top of the bluff.
We will swim to the shipwreck: http://www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org/vessel/Details/31 The water is very clear and calm and should remain so on Sunday so it should be an excellent day to swim to the shipwreck about a quarter mile offshore.
Last Swim: Saturday October 8th noon
Water: 61 crystal clear almost calm
Crew: Wet Taco, Drangonfly, Lorraine, Diablo, Gumdrop, Kahuna, Itch, Patriarch
On the way back from Mudslide the surface ripples were moving in the same direction and speed as we were, so the dappled sunlight on the bottom seemed to be moving with us. It was mesmerizing to be in such total harmony with the lake, sun, sky and water.
Meet at the flagpole on top of the bluff.
We will swim to the shipwreck: http://www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org/vessel/Details/31 The water is very clear and calm and should remain so on Sunday so it should be an excellent day to swim to the shipwreck about a quarter mile offshore.
Last Swim: Saturday October 8th noon
Water: 61 crystal clear almost calm
Crew: Wet Taco, Drangonfly, Lorraine, Diablo, Gumdrop, Kahuna, Itch, Patriarch
On the way back from Mudslide the surface ripples were moving in the same direction and speed as we were, so the dappled sunlight on the bottom seemed to be moving with us. It was mesmerizing to be in such total harmony with the lake, sun, sky and water.
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