it appears the cold water has settled in and i am not going to be doing any more open water swimming here in newport...i.e. snow on my car the other morning!
since arriving here in newport i have done some great swims and the best was the group swim from 40 steps to second beach...too much fun...we did a few more swims after that then the group just dissolved, just like that.
katrina and i weren't quite ready for THAT so we decided we needed MORE, so i met her at church with our swim suits under our church clothes and we went to second beach--which also had the marathon running at the same time...we got in our wet suits did an out to the clambake and back to shore which was great, COLD, but fun. on the way back we ran into something i have NEVER seen in all my years of ocean swimming....we ran into 2 swams in front of us..how cool is that? of course i tried to get close and one flew away...getting that big old swan body off the water was pretty impressive.
so, now it is basically pool swimming for me, and i really enjoy my new found swimming buddies, who incidently are becoming biking buddies as well...i did a great bike ride with doug and paul a few weeks ago and they showed me the way around the island...kathy had taken me a week earlier and was my tour guide as well...alas, the winter is here, so along with my swimming biking is probable done as well...now indoors for spinning...
i enjoy the cold air and i loaded up on warm clothes and love my long walks. believe it or not but i get the urge to RUN, and really feel like it, but NOPE, not gonna do it, this artificial knee has to last me so long, and i really don't want to jeapardize it, BUT i do plan on buying ice skates and new ski boots and taking to slopes and rinks this winter-- with my brace no less!!