Getting set to start triathlon training

There is a lot to getting into this triathlon business than I first bargained for. Finding a place to swim is a bit of a problem. We can drive to the YMCA in Greystone but that involves $41 a month and 90 minutes of driving each time. Talladega is a little closer and cheaper, but the pool is very small. I could use someone's backyard pool but those aren't even 25 yards long. It seems my best bet is to get a wetsuit and swim in the lake or a pond. The $200 I'll spend would have been spent on gas and time anyway. But if my knees don't hold up, I'll be spent that money for no good reason. But that isn't all. I still will need goggles and a tri-suit. The bike and shoes I have. If I am going to do this, I'd best get started.