Congratulations Dave. I m getting queasy just watching. It can get sketchy out there. My dad used to call it the potato patch. Scared the hell out of me when I was a kid.
Kudos for swimming in that stretch. Worst sea sickness I ever had was a fishing cruise out to the Farallon Islands. Most on the boat were sick shortly after exiting the GG bridge entrance.
I am thrilled that you are safe and recovering. I think that the next time Batman, you needs to be in the middle of June or July when the weather is hot.
In Germany this is called "Saure Gurken-Zeit" - pickled cucumbers-time. Nothing to eat but Granny's home-made mixed pickles! Used, when at vacation time nothing really happened and Papers basically wrote about watching an egg boil. So next up: RICKY P. COMBS HIS HAIR!😉
You swam across the Golden Gate? Are you out of your freaking mind? I'm sure glad that you made it. The thought of grant cone outliving you is sobering...