Single Woman – Grand Beach, MB – Beach #1- Accomplished

I’ve just completed my swim! with the aid of a lovely lady who videotaped the experience for me!

The clean white sand, the boardwalk, the green full foliage.

Hello, All

From this point on, my entries will be a mixture of sharing with you my Life Experiences and my Journey to swim the waters of the Best Beaches. The Title will reflect the content of that day’s entries.

So – I did it! After almost three years of dreaming, planning, saving, researching, sharing and visualizing my goal, I swam Grand Beach, Lake Winnipeg, MB!  I left my B&B in Selkirk and headed straight up Hwy 59 to Lake Winnipeg. It took exactly 45 minutes – less time than the trip to Wasaga Beach, Collingwood, Ont.:). I arrived, eager to park my car, change into my bathing suit and jump into the water. I found an elderly couple on the beach, set up my chair and towel and went straight into the water. Glorious!!! Cool, refreshing, clear and not a zebra mussel in site! The water temperature was about 20 C or 71 F. I ventured out a little further and then dove in. I spotted a woman and her daughter in the water and after sharing my story/goal, she offered to record my swim…I went back to my towel, encased the camcorder in a plastic food container and met her back in the water….I didn’t swim for very long or very far, but just enough for video evidence and for me to give a shout out about my blog…LOL.. I started to cry – I couldn’t believe that I was finally at Grand Beach and had achieved one Lake swim.  I went back into the water a few more times and could have stayed there all afternoon.

My Hostess at Evergreen Gate B&B asked for a picture of me in my swim  suit. I had one taken – she wants to post it and share my story on her Facebook page.

Thank you for reading!  Joye

Author: JOYE

I am a single woman in her sixties still setting goals and working to achieve them. My kids are grown and doing their own thing. Swimming is both my passion and my chosen favourite form of exercise. I have two cats, love to read, colour and craft. Reading is great, except then I don't leave the house! So, read on as I share with you my journey, through my blog, of my goal to travel across Canada and swim at the 10 Best Beaches in Canada! View all posts by JOYE