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One Last Sunrise for the Road (Day 353)

.  Angie joined me for one last 2022 sunrise swim at the Albany Bulb. Later today I’m off to England for some much colder swims. I’ll miss this place that has brought me such joy this year and was glad she saw me off with such magnificence this morning. Each sunrise swim is a surprise.… Read More One Last Sunrise for the Road (Day 353)

December 19, 2022 jrfosket1 Comment

Another Sunrise (Day 348)

As is so often the case these days, I swam into the sunrise this morning. Sometimes as I’m setting off in the dark, I wonder why we keep planning these early swims and then I remember that we aren’t necessarily changing our patterns, but rather, it’s the sun that’s changing hers: rising a little later… Read More Another Sunrise (Day 348)

December 14, 2022 jrfosketLeave a comment

Peaceful Swim (Day 347)

I had to scrape a thick layer of ice off my car window before I could set off on my swim this morning. I nestled into my swim robe and dreaded the cold ahead of me. But when I met up with Arwen at the Albany Bulb, the sun was shining in a nearly-cloudless sky… Read More Peaceful Swim (Day 347)

December 13, 2022 jrfosketLeave a comment

Early Morning Cold with Seal (Day 334)

It was an icy cold morning, in and out of the water. Sheila and I met up with Edy, Catherine, and Colleen for a 7am swim down at the Albany Bulb. We arrived in time to catch the last of the pinks in the clouds and to watch the sunrise when we were in the… Read More Early Morning Cold with Seal (Day 334)

November 30, 2022 jrfosketLeave a comment

Relentless Gray (Day 284)

I only sent yesterday’s blog post today because I stalled out on it before finishing. I think it’s getting more difficult to write in these last few days because the conditions have been relentlessly, monotonously, gray. The days are morphing together in all of this gray and, though I am loving my swims as much… Read More Relentless Gray (Day 284)

October 11, 2022 jrfosket1 Comment

Swimming with Friends and Seals (Day 282)

I had a lovely swim with Arwen and Sheila this morning. We theoretically joined the 8 o’clock gang, but we dilly-dallied and went out by ourselves, which suited our need to do some chatting and catching up before putting our heads down and swimming. It was so nice to swim together again—we were just missing… Read More Swimming with Friends and Seals (Day 282)

October 9, 2022 jrfosketLeave a comment

More Seal Sightings (Day 281)

It was another gray morning; fog swirling around as I arrived at the Albany Bulb. The air was chilly and the water uninviting as we reluctantly unlayered at the circle. Getting in was hard, too. The days of diving straight under the waves are over. Now I jump around in the shallows, slowly edging my… Read More More Seal Sightings (Day 281)

October 8, 2022October 9, 2022 jrfosketLeave a comment

Curious Seal (Day 276)

Twenty-four hours later, the gray landscape of yesterday was all blue skies and bright sun today. Edy, Catherine, Marcia, and I set off into the cool, clear water; Edy and Catherine with more gusto.  Marcia and I dawdled a bit and then chatted with Lizzy and Becky, who were just finishing their swim. Eventually, we… Read More Curious Seal (Day 276)

October 3, 2022October 3, 2022 jrfosket1 Comment

Celebrating Edy (Day 264)

At my 50th birthday swim celebration, a beaming light of a woman I’d never met before handed me a homemade crown. It was delightfully decorated and personalized and if it surprised me that a stranger would make me a 50th birthday crown, five minutes into knowing Edy, it wasn’t a surprise at all. She radiates… Read More Celebrating Edy (Day 264)

September 21, 2022September 21, 2022 jrfosket2 Comments

Jenny Two Swims (Day 259)

I had a plan to swim over at the St. Francis Yacht Club midday today in order to suss out the waters there; it’s where we swim to from Alcatraz tomorrow. But, as 8:00 approached, I felt I couldn’t wait until midday and so I popped down to the Albany Bulb for a quick dip.… Read More Jenny Two Swims (Day 259)

September 15, 2022September 17, 2022 jrfosketLeave a comment

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