It was a gorgeous morning; the lake was calm and glistening in the sun; warm and still.

I went to the long-distance swim activity for the first time in a few weeks and was so glad that I did. Marco, Paige, Natalie and I swam out to the island and back with Hazel and Tannis as our trusty lifeguards and kayak guides.

I wanted to see how fast I could go on the way back and started out much too ambitiously; sprinting out for a few minutes and then spending the rest of the time feeling like I was going to die. And in the end, I forgot what time I started so I don’t know how fast I went anyway. Oh well. It was a fun and beautiful swim however fast or slow I went.