Swimming in the Bay: Winter Clean
Even in winter, Bay water is mostly safe to swim in. It smells good. It tastes fine.
Susan Kuramoto Moffat has written for the Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Associated Press, and Estuary News from places including Tokyo, Seoul, Southern California, and San Francisco Bay Area. She is working on a book about urban wilds.
Even in winter, Bay water is mostly safe to swim in. It smells good. It tastes fine.
Autumn in San Francisco Bay is a halcyon moment between the punishing winds of summer and the frigid swells of winter.
No one comes out of the cold water in a bad mood.