Evanston, July 25

For once listening to the weatherman was a good idea. In spite of overcast and even some light drizzle I decided that the actual forcast this morning, predicting that the expected rain would not come until afternoon merited a trip to the lake, rather than the pool. Mike was not so sure when I called, but decided a quick trip to the lake couldn't hurt, even if it was raining. But the rain not only held off during the morning, but the rest of the day turned out to be sunny and hot. Our swim to the wall and back was flat and mostly windless. The water quality was a little better than yesterday, but now 74. Another good swim, except for some goggle problems.

The plan was to return right after the swim, but it was so nice that it was hard to extract Mike from the beach. Even the flies, which were quite bad in the absence of wind, could not dislodge him. Finally, because he had intrusted me with his car key during the swim, I threatened to take his car and return alone, he agreed to leave the beach.