The calm after the storm

After the storms passed, we stayed out of the water for a couple of weeks to let the pollution dissipate… all the sewer lines overflowed, and whole hillsides full of 150 years of modern life’s byproducts washed into the bay.

But eventually it seemed safe enough, and our little band of sea swimmers got back in to enjoy paddling around in what’s left of summer. Now, we’re eagerly awaiting daylight savings time next week (or the week after? I know when Flag Day is, but somehow the beginning and end of DST is something I have to look up every single year) because we can get a swim in before work for a few more weeks.