Just wondering what kind of wildlife you all have encountered. My group swims at Morse Reservoir in Noblesville, IN (Indianapolis) Our running list is attack swans (you have to roll over on your back and kick them in the chest to get them off of you) other assorted waterfowl, a crotch carp (one of the group members was standing in water thigh deep when a fish jumped into the air and hit him in the crotch, then bounced off and hit another group member in the chest) and this morning I swam past my new friend the lake snake. What could be next?
When I was a kid, I spent lots of time swimming in open water off the coast of southern California. We had a boat and would often head to Catalina Island for a day trip. Usually, about halfway there, we would stop and my dad would let me and my sister swim before having our lunch.
We would often see dolphin and flying fish. I remember having my toes nibbled on a couple of occasions and thought it was cool -- but, I couldn't see the fish who were tasting-testing me. Mind you, this was years before Jaws was released. :afraid: I had no fear of being in the water when I was young, but Jaws really freaked me out as a young adult. I'm over it now.
Now that I'm getting started in swimming open water events as a much older adult, so far all I've seen are lake trout.
I'll be swimming in the ocean near San Diego in June just for fun, so maybe I'll get lucky and see something a bit bigger or more interesting (so long as it isn't a Great White shark!).
When I was a kid, I spent lots of time swimming in open water off the coast of southern California. We had a boat and would often head to Catalina Island for a day trip. Usually, about halfway there, we would stop and my dad would let me and my sister swim before having our lunch.
We would often see dolphin and flying fish. I remember having my toes nibbled on a couple of occasions and thought it was cool -- but, I couldn't see the fish who were tasting-testing me. Mind you, this was years before Jaws was released. :afraid: I had no fear of being in the water when I was young, but Jaws really freaked me out as a young adult. I'm over it now.
Now that I'm getting started in swimming open water events as a much older adult, so far all I've seen are lake trout.
I'll be swimming in the ocean near San Diego in June just for fun, so maybe I'll get lucky and see something a bit bigger or more interesting (so long as it isn't a Great White shark!).
