Onward to Rockland

We are getting ready to hit the road to Rockland this afternoon for my third trip to the annual Rockland Breakwater 3.2 mile swim tomorrow morning, and hoping that Hurricane Danny stays south and east of us so that the race isn't impacted. All the same, the forecast is for rain and wind in the morning, increasing throughout the day. I guess that's just all the more reason to swim fast so we can get out and get dried off with a beer in hand! Looking forward to swimming it with Greg this year, and hoping that I can keep my streak of being the top non-wetsuit entrant in the 3.2 mile swim alive again this year. (That water is probably going to be very cold this year, what with the rain and the storm coming in.) According to the NOAA buoy just south of Rockland in West Penobscot Bay, we're looking at a water temperature of 59-62, so actually, not that bad, and it could be downright comfy! http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=44033

Rockland is more than just a swim destination to us- it's where Mark and I went on our honeymoon, so we are very much looking forward to escaping for the weekend, and even if the weather doesn't cooperate, I'm sure we'll be quite comfortable snuggled up in the Berry Manor Inn and at In Good Company.