Evanston, August 30

As the Big Swim gets close we use every possible opportunity to get in some Lake swimming. Today we arrive at the beach at 5:50, not really so early by our standards since 6:00 is our usual pool swim time. But this late in the Summer there is only a thin crescent moon and a small amount of glow to provide light. But it is not only enough to swim by but enough to see the Lake bottom for almost the first time this summer. The water is a refreshing 69 and very flat. When the sun comes up it is an amazing purple ball that looks like it is rising out of the water only a short distance from us. Jody is a woman on a mission, way ahead of me, she almost makes it to the wall. We both turn around at 6:10 and head back to the beach so Jody can get to work around 7. A short but sweet swim.