Have you swam any OW where you could see the bottom? Where was it and how deep was it? What was down there? See anything interesting?
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The only place in WA where I've seen much of the bottom is Lake Chelan. It's crystal clear with a rocky bottom, and full of fish.
I had the opportunity to swim at La Jolla this year, and loved it. Leopard sharks, garibaldi, bass, sardines, stingrays, guitarfish, and yellowtail were some of the things I saw. Plus kelp. Lots and lots of kelp, which to me is the scariest thing out there. I always have thoughts about what might happen if I got too tangled up in the stuff.
I think the swim from the cove to buoy B was the hardest one I did, psychologically. Once you get out past the shelter of the cove into the ocean currents, and the water turns black.. it's hard not to think about what might be lurking in the huge expanse of water between you and the bottom. Then the current makes the swim back more difficult.. which is actually perfect from a workout perspective - easy warmup followed by a harder swim - but still a little disconcerting.
The trip from buoy B to C looks scary indeed. I bet it's hard to sight too.
The only place in WA where I've seen much of the bottom is Lake Chelan. It's crystal clear with a rocky bottom, and full of fish.
I had the opportunity to swim at La Jolla this year, and loved it. Leopard sharks, garibaldi, bass, sardines, stingrays, guitarfish, and yellowtail were some of the things I saw. Plus kelp. Lots and lots of kelp, which to me is the scariest thing out there. I always have thoughts about what might happen if I got too tangled up in the stuff.
I think the swim from the cove to buoy B was the hardest one I did, psychologically. Once you get out past the shelter of the cove into the ocean currents, and the water turns black.. it's hard not to think about what might be lurking in the huge expanse of water between you and the bottom. Then the current makes the swim back more difficult.. which is actually perfect from a workout perspective - easy warmup followed by a harder swim - but still a little disconcerting.
The trip from buoy B to C looks scary indeed. I bet it's hard to sight too.
