72 Bold & Beautiful swimmers.
Roberto and Simon enjoyed an early swim up to Queensie and back this morning. Simon has shared some great photos with us, it looks like they were rewarded for setting off in the dark with a sunrise just as they reached Queensie.
Not sure from Alex’s comment if the 5 intrepid swimmers who enjoyed Freshie was this morning or yesterday ??
The water is ‘bloody marvelous’. Warm, clear and teaming with marine life and happy swimmers. The on shore whole is back too, as you make your way in and out from the beach you find yourself going from knee deep water to submerged to knee deep water again.
Our aquarium was enhanced by a school of tiny baby squid just off Shelly, very cute indeed.
Check out this floating red carnation, a timely gentle reminder of International Swim for your Heart Day tomorrow. Valentines Day for all you romantics. Bring your valentine or three down for a swim to enjoy these beautiful conditions tomorrow and make a donation to your favourite heart charity.
There are patches and patches of these sand cigars that Simon, Roberto and Richard enjoyed yesterday, just off the point. Michael says he thinks they are casts from tube worms.
Wilf did an amazing job as MC at Bruce’s birthday party yesterday. Thank you to everyone who came a long making it very special for Bruce, he had a lovely time.
Water Temperature 23.3
Air Temperature 20.5
Sunrise 6.28am
Sunset 7.51pm
Low Tide: 7.12am
High Tide: 1.14pm
3 comments
iain
February 13, 2012 at 12:22 pm
Swim for your heart day! Big hearts to all who participate.
Anna Alvsdotter
February 13, 2012 at 3:15 pm
Message from a very laid-back, non-competitive person:
Now that I’ve left Chris Kiely spluttering in my supersonic wake, Dave Adams needs to pick up speed a little as we both share a marker on the Pacific Challenge map.
Dave, I’m tickling your little american feet, watch out I’m coming to get ya.
Jane
February 13, 2012 at 5:12 pm
I think Michael has nailed the “sand cigar” mystery. There are at least 3 families of Tubeworms, which each use different materials and methods to make the tubes, which they live in. According to Graham Edgar’s textbook, the Sabellariidae “construct tubes from sand and shell fragments glued together into a strong permanent structure that can be part of a large colony”. This group sounds most like the ones we see. The others make a tapered conical tube and a rigid calcium carbonate tube with a lid.