Evanston, July 25

I wanted to come yesterday when the weather seemed more promising but Joe and Ken were busy so we took a chance that the predicted storms would not materialize. At 5AM I checked the radar and no storms within 200 miles so we came just after the sun came up. The water was smooth, not quite glass and 68 F. The sky and the water were cloudy, after the initial red glow of sunrise faded it was not easy to tell where the water ended and the sky began. Air temperature was around 70. Except for somewhat limited visibility, a good swim. These guys are somewhat gluttons for distance so the only complaint was that the swim, about 2km., was too short.