Sunday, May 11th, 2025

My Best Swim Since Last Summer - 

I took the water temperature from the Avila Pier and read 58.5°. It was sunny and in the low 70's with a light SE breeze with 2 to 3 foot surf. 

Tom Lorish texted that he had taken some of the CP women from the water polo team for a swim. 

Before Kurtis and I got in we were treated to a surprise visit from Jackie Bloom and her husband. Jackie was a regular swimmer with the Avila Dolphins back in the day and I have not seen her in many years.  

    

I wanted to do a Poly Pier loop. Kurtis was looking for a mile plus so we decided to swim the west buoy line to the Poly Pier and out along the pier to a point where Kurtis felt it was his point to head back and I'd continue on for the rest of the loop. 

Kurtis swam to the third crossbars on the Poly Pier and from there headed for the beach at the yacht club.   I swam to the end of the pier, to and around the reef buoy and back along the east buoy line to our starting point. 

Kurtis and Niel at the 4th buoy on the west side, near the mouth of the creek.  

It was so comfortable and relaxing in the water today, I enjoyed swimming today in a way that I have not since last summer.  Starting tomorrow the air temperature will drop back down to a seasonal level and I expect that the water temperature to drop as well. 

I'll swim Tuesday at 7AM but I'm expecting a water temperature below 55°

niel