I can just about handle the breaststroke on a good day and with loads of floating on my back in between stints! I'm not a great swimmer, as you can probably tell.:tinysmile_hmm_t:
Uh, I'd be afraid that the bears would attack my pets! How about hanging something that makes a loud noise like old pots and pans so the bears would blunder into it and scare themselves away? I still would be wary of camping out there though!