51 Bold & Beautiful Swimmers. Oh My Gosh, what a beautiful swim!! The sun was shining, stunning flat clear water, 2 Port Jackson Sharks and lots of fish. Libby qualified for her badge this morning, bringing the new winter swim badge total to 77 with only 6 swims to go!
Water Temperature 16.3 degrees.
Sunrise 6.23am.
Sunset 5.32pm.
High Tide: 8.33am.
Low Tide: 2.19pm.
25/08/2010 – Awesome Morning!
August 25, 20106
6 comments
John
August 25, 2010 at 10:40 am
Enjoyed the swim, with great conditions being a replica of yesterday – hope this weather continues. Plenty of fish to see.
Tim
August 25, 2010 at 11:26 am
Watch out Winter badge, I’m coming to get you! – 6 days and counting. Nothing like leaving it till the last minute eh.
Andrean Clarkson
August 25, 2010 at 11:28 am
Saw the 2 Port Jacksons this morning…someone else commented that they only saw a plastic plate and fork…shark breakfast?!!
Mchris
August 25, 2010 at 11:29 am
Awesome morning is right. It was just beautiful with dead flat water at the tropical temperature [nearly] of 16.4c. Visibility is not one hundred percent yet but is improving, and there have been a lot of giant cuttlefish around evidently although I personally haven’t seen one yet. Linda said she hasn’t seen a Port Jackson shark yet; well there have certainly been plenty of those, even I have spotted a couple. On the fauna side of things I was almost certain I could hear a whale singing underwater this morning, but I eventually worked out it was someone with broken ribs, calling out in agony with each stroke. There is a real example of “true grit”, what some people put themselves through just to participate in the swim. A special bravery award has been suggested at the awards ceremony, if only we could identify who it was??
Don’t forget that the beautiful water and conditions continue even after winter is finished, which happens in about a week. So make the most of the great water while it and you are here.
Stephen
August 25, 2010 at 12:05 pm
Some timely tips as winter begins seducing Spring http://extremewinterswimming.com/
Linda
August 25, 2010 at 2:55 pm
I have even got new ‘non-fogging’ swimming googles and I still did not see these Port Jackson sharks!! I am beginning to think they are a Bold & Beautiful myth!!!