Monday, May 4 marked the official first swim of the year here at Foxwood. A few weeks ago the ice was floating around and we probably had the first boat in the lake. This time it was Julia's turn by herself. She always makes that first swim, however this year she was a bit later than usual. Typically, it's January 1 when she jumps off the end of the dock. We have aerators going to keep the area free of ice so it's easy to get in and out of the water. This year something else must have been taking place so the New Year swim never happened...maybe it was because our daughter Meg wasn't home to keep Julia company. The temperature of the water on May 4 was a balmy 8C or about 47F. Julia's words as she got out of the lake, and perhaps not to anyone's surprise, were "it's not too bad". For most of us we can wait a bit longer, or until the mid part of June when the water temperature creeps up into the mid 20C's or 70F - 80F.
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