Test Swim

G is doing the Santa Cruz triathlon in a couple weeks and wanted to do a test of the open water swim to get a feel for it.

So we loaded up on Sunday morning (we had brought the kayaks from the cabin on our last trip home) and headed to rent a wet suit at Sports Basement and headed over the hill.  We launched right near the Coast Guard House and paddled out the mouth of the harbor while G jogged to the beach.

She swam some laps while we stayed close by so she could hang on to rest.  It was scary out there - lots of waves!  We did see an otter and a seal so that was fun and kept my mind off how freaked out I was for a little while!

We headed back to the ramp once she was done and she swam into the beach.    Unfortunately she got rolled by the waves as she came into the beach and lost her brand new goggles.  But other than that (and me getting sea sick and doing a lot of belching) it was a good test swim.