Dawn Patrol

This was the start of our day.

Cold morning air blowing on us

as we cross to the north side of Lake Tahoe.


It was 5:30am and our boat was 50 yards out at a mooring byou.

Since the shuttle to get your boat didn't start to 8am...

Robyn volunteered to swim out to the boat.

While Robyn volunteered, it was our fine

Captain Rod who took the dip into the 60* water.

Brrrr!!!!

We pulled into Sand Harbor a little before 7am and checked in.

I was the first swimmer.

I figured I could elbow my way through the crowd

a little better than the kind swimmers who invited me on this swim.



The first leg was 30 minutes long.

I enjoyed the sunrise during some backstroke since

we weren't in this for time.

The first rotation was a bit crazy with all the boats.

Ummm... crazy-dangerous.

After each person on the team swam 30 minutes,

we then took turns doing 15 minutes,

then 10 minutes until we reached the other side.


Nora warmed up with home made homeless gloves (very santa cruz) post swim.

Yes she brought guns on the boat. She's a trainer at Cross Fit here in Santa Cruz.

We enjoyed chillin' and talkin' smack to the other boats.

They said things like, "She's going to kick your ass, she's nationally ranked."

We said things like, "She'll kick your ass and she's even missing a leg!"

Which lead me to my almost stuck my foot in my mouth when I saw a man with a paddle for pulling in his hand (a fin for your hand!), just as I was about to ask why he's up for cheating, I glanced down to his MISSING hand. Oh. Gee. Did I feel dumb. Just in my head, but still.

Other boats were out for breaking tan lines, not records.

They were old, she had huge boobs, he had a flat ass.

They were swimming naked.

Oh, I never wanna leave Tahoe. It never fails. It is always so beautiful and grand.

I never tire of the fresh smell of pine in the air or gazing at Mt. Tallac in the distance, and this time staring deep deep into the cobalt blue water with only sun rays changing its shade.

Stay tuned for the movie of Luke jumping off a dock of enormous size!