According to our friends at the BOM we are expecting significant storm activity this afternoon so it was fitting that the old adage of Red in Morning – Sailor take warning was probably right.
It was a warm morning on the beach with a 2-3 ft northeast swell and a light and warm 5-10 knot nor easter blowing. It created a clean, warm and no bities swim for 110 swimmers, 1 newbie and a glorious 23.5 degrees in the water.
Warm and clear before the sun.
And a low tide at 5.47.
Almost a walk to the point
Nicole and her sister with Terry trying to decide Wetsuit or no wetsuit.
7am kickoff
Traffic jam at South Steyne.
Our Go man, John asked me to make sure everyone is clear on what the “Point” is so here’s 1 perspective in case anyone was wondering.
And this one is where you can see the finish line but still see the clubhouse
And this one shows a lot of people drifting accidentally toward New Zealand
And another
Just in case anyone needs an easterly perspective for the location of the point.
A quiet affair this morning
Some careful B&B instruction on the application of the cap
This is Julia who is a multi year vetran with her brother Adam over from the UK. Adam has now swum every day he has been here.
And the long road back.
Ahhhh the places we have been.
Have a great day.
Cheers
Brian
12 comments
fifi
24/03/2015 at 11:36 am
what a delightful collection of images and a lovely blog. it was truly lovely today.
elizabeth
24/03/2015 at 11:37 am
Lovely blog Brian. excellent record of the colours today
Lips
24/03/2015 at 11:42 am
Wow. One of those mornings..
Thank God you brought the camera Brian!! 🙂
Shelly
24/03/2015 at 11:50 am
Great shots Brian, pity I missed it…. bugger !
LSA aka HKTQ
24/03/2015 at 12:03 pm
Lovely pics. Really spectacular morning….amazing colours from 6.30 start onwards….even coming back with the 7.00ers, when the sun came out and the Bower houses lit up, amazing. Not to mention the fish!
Thanks to my great support team – Johnny S (who deserves a medal for swimming at my pace for the early swim), then faithful Lips and Derek!!
ros ex
24/03/2015 at 12:28 pm
5 star blog, Brian!
Jenny :)
24/03/2015 at 1:49 pm
Beautiful sunrise pics Brian. It’s worth getting up for!
Elizabeth X
24/03/2015 at 3:32 pm
Superb blog as always Brian, thanks very much for your efforts
Lindsay
24/03/2015 at 4:17 pm
Lovely photos Brian!
Management
24/03/2015 at 5:29 pm
First two photos are calendar material. Great shots!
Lainey aka E-laine
24/03/2015 at 5:40 pm
What a beautiful light show and swim this morning. Lovely blog Brian. There certainly was a huge spread of people before the ‘Let’s Go’ this morning!
Mary
24/03/2015 at 8:02 pm
I’ll second that 😉