Wednesday came and went and the entire day I was glad that I was not in the water trying to cross the lake.  Everybody at work had a look of confusion on their faces when I showed up, “what are you doing here today, aren’t you suppose to be doing your swim?” At one point I walked to the end of the pier and stood there with the wind whipping around me and smiled. It was hard to make the decision to postpone but it was the right choice.

Plan B has now been put into motion. The sunny-side of this postponement is that Plan B is actually better than Plan A. Funny how that works… I am looking forward now and have set my sights on next Wednesday August 12th.  I wanted time to allow this freakish weather to pass by. The forecast is showing for some clearing next week and warmer temperatures. It is not a high pressure moving in that I had hoped for but it may just clear enough to allow me to make an attempt.

I appreciate all of the well wishes and thumbs up I have been receiving. The town is abuzz waiting to hear the outcome from my swim and that makes me feel great. My favorite support comes from my neighbors. Dave’s amazing optimism and philosophy regarding patience and respect has been very soothing. Renee is waiting, with butter and sugar in hand, ready to bake me any treat my heart desires. The best is my neighbor John who lives down the street and has been taking an extra lap around the block so that he can slow down, roll down his window and yell “Hey, get some rest!” whenever he sees my car is home. Thank you neighbors, you are making the waiting game fun and enlightening.

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