Open Water Swim

Jose left for Corpus Christi after work yesterday. I had to eat dinner alone, and watch the Astros game alone, and when I messed around on the computer aimlessly for more than an hour, there was no one to make fun of me. I’m so used to having him around that not having him there made me sad and lonely, so I guess it’s official. I’m attached. It only took a year and a half. But then, you probably all knew that months ago.

Last night I joined the BAFT crew for an open water swim right here in Clear Lake. Well, not actually in Clear Lake, but in this area. Turns out there is a landowner off highway 96 in Kemah who has a sizable pond on his property and he has started to open it to swimmers in a similar way to how Twin Lakes operates. We had to sign a waiver and pay $5, but then we were free to hit the water.

One lap around the pond was ~600-650 yards as near as I can tell, and the water was much cleaner and clearer than most of the lakes I’ve swum in. No nasty algae or plant life, and visibility was at least a few feet. I did get nipped by the fish at first, which I did not like at all (due to my previously mentioned aversion to fish), but they stopped as soon as I started moving. I did two laps, without timing myself. The water was comfortable, if a little warm on top because of the sun. Perhaps I’ll see if I can organize another outing for any bloggers who want to try open water swimming. Anybody interested?

I still can’t believe I missed that baseball game.