Evanston, July 11

Yesterday Mike and his wife came to this beach. He reported that the water was warm, flat and clear. One of the best days ever although the rangers on the shore and das boot tried their best to be spoilsports. But the briefcase was kind so they had a nice visit to the lake. Today was great also, not quite as sunny but the water was warm (74)and reasonably clear, although with some low swells and surface chop. Mike had warned me not to wear the warm cap and I appreciated that. A light north wind made for a quicker return trip, although we were in no hurry to get out of the water. No rangers and the same kind briefcase. The only bummer is that twice in my swim I ran into floating garbage.