Beach: Cordova Bay Beach Park
Water Temperature: It’s a long story.Outside Temperature: 21 Celsius
Weather Conditions: Sunny with no clouds and no breeze.
Water Conditions: Clear. No waves. Few weeds.
Tide: Coming in. (low tide)
Time: 2:00 PM
New swimsuit top from la Vie en Rose Aqua
The sand is so soft.
It would only read the outside temperature and not the water.
I guessed that by the end of April it would be nice enough for my entire family to go swimming and it was. Today was the hottest day of the year yet. We tried to go to a new beach but there were too many barnacles. Next we went to Island View Beach Regional Park but since the tide was out I would have had to wade through weird brown feathery weeds to get deep enough to swim laps. Therefore we went to our tried and true Cordova Bay Beach Park.
Unfortunately, I could not take the temperature of the water because I lost my meat thermometer to customs. It was rather embarrassing and funny at the same time. We went to Edmonton for 2.5 weeks in April and on my way out the door I grabbed my winter coat. I didn’t think to check the pockets. The last time I wore the coat was for my last swim in March. I had a seashell, sea glass and a meat thermometer in my pocket.
It is ideal to swim at Cordova Bay Beach Park while the tide is out because the water is super warm. My son crawled in and out of the water for 30 minutes. My daughter and I ventured out to a tiny sand bar island that has the waves come in from both directions. We had to fight the sea gulls for the island but enjoyed building sandcastles and watching them disappear. My husband even got we up to his knees and he stayed in with my son. There is a nice little playground at this beach too.
