… funny, after the LOST Race last week, I think some people thought it was the end of the season. I got a few emails asking if there was still going to be swimming today… and when the season ends… it’s weird how quickly the season comes and goes… first we have those few crazy cold days, when everyone is chomping at the bit for it to be nice, but it’s still kinda cool… then it gets nice… then it rolls over and we start all over again… then it’s nice and it doesn’t roll over… then it feels like we are done. But we’re not. We’ve still got a few more weeks left… at least.
Today was perfect… toasty warm 72F / 22C, which is pretty much as warm as this lake gets in this area (although we did get a stretch this summer when it got up as warm as 77F / 25C, but that’s quite unusual!), it was also flat as glass and pretty clean. The only week I missed this summer was when it was really warm… and guess what happens when it gets really warm?… stuff
starts growing in it, which isn’t the end of the world, but it can get kinda smelly. But that only lasted the one weekend, then it circulate and went somewhere else in this huge body of water. There was a bit of green today, but not bad. That’s what I always say “if it so warm that you want to swim in it… you probably don’t want to swim in it!”… meaning if any lake is north of about 75F, for any amount of time, it starts getting pretty slimy and that’s when you start getting the ear infections and sore throats and the like… especially if they are shallow lakes that don’t circulate well. A few of the beaches on Lake O where even closed for this reason recently, but we’re a bit luckier where we swim, because we aren’t swimming on a nice shallow beach or in a bay or sheltered area, it circulates pretty well where we are. A great place to swim.
As far as attendance goes, if my math skills are still above grade 4 or so, then I counted 52 swimmers! Including all those in the picture… the LOST Sunrisers that were out there for an hour before the bulk of us… and the truly lost, LOST swimmers that showed up late!
A bunch of us (17 or so… again, I don’t necessarily trust my math skills!) are headed out to do Ironman Canada next weekend, so your hostess next week will be the lovely and oh so talented Melanie! She also took the pics today, so enjoy… and we’ll see you all in two weeks with tales of great adventure from IM Cda!!!
Cheers,
Rob
- How’s that for picturesque!
