Evanston, July 6

The forecast called for a mild northeaster, cool and wavy. I suggested to Mike that we do something different today but he felt it was time we had a wavy swim. It started out cool but it wasn't all that wavy, mostly 2 foot swells, a little rough in the break zone but fine further out. The water was 67 but felt warmer than Monday's 68, probably because it was a well mixed uniform 67 with no cold pockets. We swam out further than usual to avoid the break zone but otherwise our basic swim. Coming back we had to aim further out than we intended to go as the waves were pushing us in, but otherwise it was a quick easy return trip. No boot, but the briefcase evicted us even though we were the only people on the beach. On my way out I mentioned to the guard with the tiny bikini that she would have no one to guard, and she replied that they liked it that way. Since the sun had come out and it had turned into a beautiful morning we set up our chairs in the far north corner of the park where the only company was a few people with small unleashed dogs. It turned out to be a very pleasant morning so I'm glad I listened to Mike.