Evanston, August 28

Jody and I came to Evanston this morning and did the full wall to wall. Parking was tight, we found a place on Sheridan. The air was cool, 61, but the sun was out. The wind was supposed to be from the south at 5 to 10 mph but seemed to be absent at the beach, although maybe 5 further out. The water was fairly flat near the beach, only a few small trochoidal waves (see the bottom of this link). But out farther and near the far wall there were 1 foot swells, but not all that hard to swim. The water was a uniform 70, it felt cool starting but we didn't want to get out at the end. But coffee was calling. One advantage to Evanston is that the sun hits the outside tables at the Main and Chicago Starbucks so it is much warmer after a cool swim.