Evanston, Saturday August 23

Not perfect, but still pretty damn good. Today Ken, I and new recruit Heidi, hit the water about an hour later than usual. A southwest wind left it calm by the beach but 1 foot wind waves further out. A quick trip out, longer back but not too much trouble. We are not used to seeing other swimmers when we swim so imagine my surprise when I literally bumped into a guy in the middle of the swim. He was surprised too. Sort of a hot and muggy day so the water felt cool but was actually 74 degrees. The overdue August inversion was predicted to hit today north of Milwaukee and working south, but it certainly hasn't hit here yet. It may not hit here at all this year as the wind shifts back to the east early next week.