meant I got a boat driving lesson and a bit of time in the drivers seat. Bill laughed at my cautiousness but I just needed some warming up, before letting it get up to any real speed...
We had planned a sunset into night swim for the following Monday on the full moon, but with the Lake's roll we weren't sure what to anticipate, so I went down in the morning and managed a short swim without the wetsuit, it was cold, but not 46F, I'd guess 60F... so I hoped it would continue to warm by the evening. But by evening, it wasn't so much the temp it was the waves. Bill was going to kayak with us, to keep us swimming into the dark, but the Lake wasn't very kayak friendly, we managed to get him out into the lake dry but it wasn't just the breaking waves that were the problem, he didn't really want to spill far out either so he decided to head back. We swam a big wavy swim, while we had a little bit a daylight left. Then we had the fun ride back to shore as the sun said goodnight... to find Bill went for a dip too, I wished I had seen it :)
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| before going out in the nice big swells Monday night |
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| Samantha, Nicole, Rebekah, Colleen & Mona |
The next day, 5 other girls would start their 5 day relay from Kingston down to Burlington. Lake O would hit them with some crazy conditions and make for some difficult swimming resulting in covering less distance than hoped, finishing in Whitby, but still an amazing accomplishment! Way to go Girls! |
| the force of Lake O at play |
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