Today was a glorious long swim out to the point and back. There was a big crowd, which made it feel like the weekend. I set off with Angie, Sheila, and Kim in flat, gray water. It looked kind of dreamy when we arrived; heavy with dark clouds, but the bay glowed with a strange… Read More The Point & My Haircut (Day 90)
It was cold and blustery this morning, windy and gray. I met Charlotte down at the bulb a bit on the later side because I had a dentist appointment. We had a chatty swim; so caught up in the woes of the world that I didn’t pay as close attention to the experience of swimming… Read More Chatting (Day 89)
Back in the bay where remnants from the storm were evident in the flotsam and jetsam bobbing around on the dark, murky water. Arwen, Sheila, Colleen, Angie, and I swam early when the beach was nearly deserted and the morning was just beginning. Sheila pointed out that it seemed saltier than usual and I agreed… Read More Pea Soup (Day 88)
I went to bed last night to the glorious sound of rain splattering against my windows and I woke up to the same, beautiful music. I’m not sure I’ve ever been so happy to see rain. I think the fact that in blogging about my daily swims, I’m also writing about the weather each day,… Read More Real Rain, Finally, Sort-of (Day 87)
Today was a good day for a swimming field trip. Angie, Sheila, Colleen, Jonah (Colleen’s son), and I met up at China Camp Beach in San Rafael. It’s a kind of magical place where buildings from the fishing village that thrived here in the 1800s still remain. Now a museum and cafe, these buildings were… Read More China Camp Beach (Day 86)
It was a beautiful Saturday morning at the Albany Bulb with the usual festiveness of lots of swimmers, lots of dogs playing on the beach, and people walking. Kim, Arwen, Angie, Colleen, Kaushik, and I all plunged in together. I ran into my friend, Andrea, on the way in and she took this picture of… Read More Beautiful Saturday (Day 85)
Each day at eight you can count on a group of swimmers—Marcia always and whichever gang of regular joins her that day—clamoring into the water at the Albany Bulb and going for a solid 30-50 minute swim. We are often getting in before or after them and always look on with awe as they swim… Read More 8 O’Clock Swimmers (Day 84)
The sun was just emerging from the cradle of the Berkeley hills as we glided into the water for our swim at Albany Bulb this morning. Angie, Sheila, and I went earlier than usual and, though it’s hard to get there that early, it’s so worth it. The pinks and golds in the water and… Read More Early Morning (Day 83)
For the last couple of days, the tide has seemed extraordinarily low during our Albany Bulb swims, the water incredibly shallow. Yesterday when Angie and I swam to the point, we could still touch bottom more than half a mile offshore. Today, Charlotte and I walked out for a good long way before I finally… Read More Shallow (Day 82)
The bay was still, calm, flat, and warm this morning when Angie and I headed out at the Albany Bulb. The water was warm and swimming was so easy that we stayed out for over an hour. Without meaning to (there was something orange bobbing in the water near the shore at the point and… Read More Pretty, Ugly (Day 81)
Jenny Swimming 