August is one of my favorite months for swimming. The lakes are warm while the air is getting chillier during my early morning swims. It seems more calm. I really appreciate being able to be outside to swim as opposed to being at an indoor pool. The lake seems to have no limits. I can go in any direction and, though I like to do flipturns, I don’t miss doing them after every 25 yards or meters. We will revisit each other soon enough, the pool, the wall and the turns. Last year I really pushed the swim season and made it into October before coming out of chilly Echo Lake in the mountains of NH. This year will be different. I will continue to swim as long as I can, but it will be different because I have moved south from the mountains where it is noticeably warmer. My expectation is that I will be able to go longer, just because the water temps will keep the swims inviting. There was a point last year where I felt so “bundled” to go swimming that I wasn’t really even in the water. None the less, still seemed adventerous. The adventure was prolonging
