Evanston, August 15

After several wavy days we were looking forward to a nice gentle swim. True, forcasts were for 1-2 foot waves but we were expecting gentle swells. The 1-2 feet were accurate enough, although closer to 2, but the "gentle" was not. There were light northwest winds and the waves were coming in from the northeast so we decided to try and make it to the wall. Mike almost went back for his cap after testing the water, but, at the end, was happy to not have it. While it was hard to tell at the beginning, by the time we got out away from the break zone it became clear that we had trochodial waves, but larger than we had ever seen. Usually they are only about 1 foot. As usual swimming out against them was tough. The lake was partly clear so we could just see the bottom in most places. This magnified the impression that we were rising an falling, which often is not so apparent swimming in waves. At the wall the woman of the house is still on her cell phone call of last week, will she ever finish? Also as expected coming back was much easier, but we still got tossed around a bit. The water was 71 so at least it was delightful. Another perfect beach day, full sun, light breeze and moderate temperatures. Not many beachgoers to enjoy it and we also had to leave early, unfortunately.