Leigh's 2nd Open Water Swim Report

Well Ken, Mary, Anne and me headed back down to Sallie’s place to get in another open water swim. Anne wasn’t feeling 100% but she wanted to get out there so we decided it was a go. We got down to the lake and the water was 5 degrees warmer. So that made it 67 degrees. YIPPEEE! We all got our wetsuits on and got in the water. We decided to take a good 10 minutes to get accustomed to the coldness and after we dunked our heads a couple of times we headed out. We swam down the lake to another dock and hung out for a couple of minutes. We must have been close to some baby geese because about that time two big huge geese flew in to the water right next to us. I thought they were going to flog us but they didn’t. However, they definitely made their presence known. Then we headed on out to the other side of the lake and we all were doing really well. We took one more break and then headed for home. We swam it in really nice and I think we were all happy with how we did. I know Anne and I swam a LOT better than the first time. I complained a lot the time before about the wetsuit. Growing up on a lake and spending a lot of time in the water I had never ONCE been in a wetsuit and after my first open water swim I decided that I had no desire to be in one again. Although, I actually said that I liked the wetsuit after this last swim. It just takes some getting used too. All in all it was a great day. Rick and Sallie were home when we got back to the dock so it was nice to get to chat with them. When Anne and I got in the car to head home I can honestly say we felt 100% better about the open water swim. Bring on the Moose!!!