I'm not ready to swim yet because my neck is still jammed down from my own stupidity. I used to be 5'10" but presently I'm 5'8".
But, I miss my ocean. I drove to a store at lunch and bought a cheap bathing suit ($9) so that I could swim today. The beach was so doggone beautiful that I had to swim. The water was a rich blue and totally flat. A mild offshore wind was blowing that lifted the curl of the 1-2 foot waves up into a beautiful mist.
There were about fifteen surfers out getting some action on the smallish waves-the shape was great, albeit small.
I wore fins and shorts, with my good swim cap. I took a relaxed swim around the pier and the neck felt pretty good. My swim was 29 minutes and I haven't been that cold in a very long time. But what a swim; the sun was setting so I had a great view as I swam. Also, not a cloud in the sky. Wow.
I put the car heater on as high as it could go and was still freezing after getting home. I wrapped myself up in two blankets over my clothes, hat, and jacket; and started to warm up after about half an hour.
Surfline.com says the water temp was 58 degrees at 1 PM but no way at 5 PM. For the first time this year my face hurt when I got in the water from the cold. To me, face-hurt cold is about 55 degrees. Too bad I didn't have my camera. Anyway, I loved the flat ocean, the solitary swim, and even the deep-freeze. It makes one feel alive.
"The first time you quit is the last time you try."
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