Arwen and I met up at Keller this evening for a gorgeous, wild, sunset swim. The wind was racing and the bay roiling. Inside, though, the water was warmer than it’s been over at the bulb—55-degrees. Not sure if it’s the location or the time of day, but 55 felt nearly warm. It was impossible… Read More Wild Sunset (Day 332)
Kevin and I drove all day long and, at the end of it, nothing felt quite so good as getting into the water at the Albany Bulb. I brought home a cold and mostly came home wanting to crawl into bed, but I didn’t feel bad enough to miss a swim and so off I… Read More Home (Day 315)
For Halloween Arwen and I dressed up like wild swimmers and jumped into the bay at the Berkeley Marina at sunset. The water was 60 degrees, filled with the light of the fading day and the energy of the coming storm. Our goal was to get out to HS. Lordships before the sun dipped below… Read More Halloween (Day 304)
Tonight Arwen and I joined a group at Keller Beach for a sunset, (nearly) full-moon rise swim. It was a perfect night for it; warm and clear, with gentle, calm water. Besides Arwen and Kira, most of the swimmers were new to me and it was lovely to meet so many other members of this… Read More Sunset & Moonrise (Day 279)
I celebrated my last night at the lake with a beautiful sunset swim at the sandbar. I haven’t gone for a night swim all summer nor have I made a trip to the sand bar. The sand bar is a shallow, sandy-bottomed part of the lake where, on a hot day, sometimes you can find… Read More Sunset at the Sandbar (Day 217)
Last night Kevin, Eliza, Hazel, and I drove up to wine country to go camp out at the Six Sigma winery which was hosting the NorCal mountain bike semifinals. It’s an incredibly generous thing this winery does each year: hosting eight hundred scrappy teenagers on bikes (and their families) for a weekend of camping, riding,… Read More Just Making It (Day 121)