13 reasons why we swim in winter….
The friends.
I’ve been swimming now for over a year and it’s so nice to come down and meet with familiar faces and chat about life and the ocean
I’m thankful for the people who wear wetsuits as they look more like seals than I do in my swimmers
A feeling of community. Alison knitted a beanie for Errol and gave it to him which he is very thankful for because it is keeping his head warm.
A chance to clean up the ocean and discuss ways to reduce our impact on the earth. On Friday I collected all this rubbish in my swimmers, even a fosters can!
The chance to meet new and interesting people crazier than yourself (good to see you again Kyle)
The warm shower at the end of a cool swim
The health benefits, giving us strong muscles and bones especially as we age
8.
The array of budgie smugglers and brave people earning their winter without a wetsuit badge (these are available online or in store)
It gives you a good reason to get up in the morning
10.
A way to meet other singles in your area. (This lone newbie may or may not be single but I sure singled him out for a pic)
11. 
The abundance of sea life this time of year, pics thanks to Ros of a wobbygong some fish and a southern eagle ray
12.
The sunrise over the ocean (pic taken by Anne)
13.
The opportunity to swim with a great white shark without a cage. Here is a picture of me from South Africa, I hadn’t had breakfast and was hangry so was caught biting the cage.
( my hand a few seconds earlier was where the shark is seen biting in the pic)
For anyone interested the new filter attachment I got for my GoPro was a fail and made the water look like there had been a recent shark attack..
Stats
newbies- one brave soul
temp- 37.2 (that’s my temp im not sure about the water but they said it got cooler)
swimmers- man but numbers are dropping off a bit with the rain
Enjoy the rest of your long weekend, stay warm.
Tuesdays dinner at Bluewater is sold out.
Jac Shell xxx
12 comments
Michael S
10/06/2018 at 12:06 pm
Great blog Jac. Always love your take on life.
Shelley K
10/06/2018 at 12:43 pm
Brilliantly creative blog… you’re wasted on the ward. Karl looks completely demented (and we know he’s only Canadian), but then again I don’t exactly look like a ‘stable genius’ myself…must be the effect of a cold shower in winter. Lovely to see Errol’s beanie, all those wooden pegs, a peek at your bookshelf ( a rare treat in these post Kindle times) and the frisson of fear at that great maw. What a glorious swim it was this morning. Thanks for blogging it so beautifully Jac.
Elizabeth
10/06/2018 at 12:46 pm
I agree with what Shelley said
Shelley K
10/06/2018 at 12:48 pm
PS there appears to be a great pool of light issuing from my vagina, not many cameras are capable of capturing this rare natural phenomenon
Anne
10/06/2018 at 3:11 pm
Loved reading this (comments included), it made me lol, and almost pmsl
But don’t get too wasted on the ward
Edwina Harrison
10/06/2018 at 4:10 pm
Even the second bit?? 😂
Edwina Harrison
10/06/2018 at 4:11 pm
I loved the photos in pegs too, looked great 👍
Jac Shell
10/06/2018 at 5:50 pm
Thanks Michael!
Jac Shell
10/06/2018 at 5:54 pm
Haha thanks Shelley! I laughed out loud at your vagina comment, maybe it’s a light beckoning everyone to get nude next week?
There’s nothing better than turning pages of a book. I’ll never go digital! Neverrrr!
Jac Shell
10/06/2018 at 5:55 pm
Don’t laugh too hard Anne, you might make a mess! Hehe
Jac Shell
10/06/2018 at 5:56 pm
I was trying to channel the TV show 13 reasons why, in the second series there are a lot of polaroids and photos hanging from pegs to dry in dark rooms…
Edwina Harrison
10/06/2018 at 8:22 pm
I don’t know that tv show unfortunately. 🙄