Evanston August 11

The prediction was for 2--4 ft, lately these have not been coming through but with winds from the Northeast we knew tat this time they would be there. We have been avoiding wavy days at Evanston but for many reasons, one being that this might be Jody's last weekday Lake swim, we decided to go. The wave prediction was right on, various waves, some two feet, some 4. Water was 72, sky sunny. These were real waves, not chop, so it was actually fun, sort of like mogul skiing. At one point Jody claimed I was almost vertical coming down a wave face. As expected the swim back was very fast. We hung around for a while attempting to ride the waves by the beach, as usual Jody was more successful than me. Jody took me for coffee and scones at Hoosier Pies, bye bye Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts. Jody later emailed me that it was was a perfect end to her summer Lake season.