Georgian Bay was beautiful! We were camped on a Native reserve which was a bugger to get to and I think I destroyed my car, but the location was lovely. There were two islands really close to our site that we swam around and the waves were lots of fun! I've always loved playing in the waves at Sauble beach and maybe I just naturally know how to swim in them. In theory I shouldn't have to swim against the waves on Erie. I can swim N to S or S to N. My preference would be S to N so that I can end at Crystal Beach, but at the end of the day its not up to me. So the waves should be behind me, or slightly to the side of me. The important thing to remember is to brace your core when you're swimming in waves so that you can hold your line and stay on plain. The other thing is that sometimes the waves will mess up your breathing. I breathe every 3 strokes, but if I turn my head into a wave or get hit in the face, I need to be able to relax and just wait to breathe a little later. Some of the drills we used to do in practice required us to breathe only every 5 or 7 strokes, so again, in theory I should easily have the lung capacity to deal with unpredictable waves. We'll see. I'm feeling good though.
Mileage is way down this week, only 12 km. It hasn't been that low since February I think! One freaking week left!! Still not sure about the whole boat situation. Christine isn't freaking out yet so I guess it'll be fine. Erie is high 60s which is all I can ask for. Please let conditions be prime for the 12th!
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