It might have been 9 degrees at Manly this morning this morning but there was frost on the ground when I left home and the water was cool all the way across the bay, so I take my pink cap off to Toni and Ian who both made their 20th WWW (winter without setsuit) swims this morning.
Toni was definitley counting:
And just to prove she really swam!
And here is Ian psyching himself up for the cold water
And in the cold water
But I doubt many can beat 007s effort (aka J Bond) who had his 66th WWW swim this morning
These two told me they have never been in the blog before!
The usual early risers were there to watch the sunrise
The wind was up early as well as the sun, so it was “choppy” all the way
with most people getting double their daily dose of NaCl (aka salt).
And the ususal early early risers were there for the early swim so they could see the sunrise from a watery perspective
David Ingham and friends
Two beautiful smiles
And one more
Chris Milne making an appearance
Another handsome face
The daily migration begins with a splash
And stops at Shelley
It might have been choppy on top but it was crystal clear below the water
And finishes with a coffee on the beach?
Today’s stats
Total swimmers: 108
Welcome to the newbies: 0
Water Temp: 16.7c
Air Temp: 9c
Sunrise: 6:28am
Sunset: 5:28pm
Signing off:Part -Time blogger Joe Earl
11 comments
JohnF
19/08/2013 at 1:01 pm
My thanks to the chap who coaxed me along on the outward leg. I wasn’t drowning but after 3 months away I have bought a wet suit that is so tight I think it expects me to swim without breathing.
Sharondunn
19/08/2013 at 2:03 pm
I have to congratulate Annie now she is back steadily clocking pu her blog tart points on the spreddy!
Elizabeth
19/08/2013 at 2:23 pm
Great blog! Lovely photos. Even though I know the swim is at my own risk, I am always grateful when someone asks if I am ok so all you nice swimmers who do that, keep it up.
lesley
19/08/2013 at 3:19 pm
mmm sounds like you might need to ditch it John!!!
the wetsuit I mean..! 🙂
lesley
19/08/2013 at 3:26 pm
Thanks Joe for getting the monday blog out for us!
The hardest part of blogging, I think, is being on the ball first thing in the morning and taking photos when all you want to do is swim! Making sure you capture the morning and so on – so well done!
I swam with flippers for the first time in AGES this morning and I gotta say, ahem… I barely had to do anything I pretty much floated to Shelly! (probably like wearing a wetsuit!!) 😀
As of lunchtime the water is back to pristine conditions!! I hope it stays for the morning!
I made this video for Elaine and her birthday …bit of a laff 🙂
http://youtu.be/xkP54M2p118
Fifi
19/08/2013 at 4:32 pm
Nice work, Joe Earl!
Michael [EX CI]
19/08/2013 at 4:55 pm
Lesley! How lovely!
LSA aka HKTQ
19/08/2013 at 5:07 pm
I think you’ll have to add Toni to the next one too:-)
LSA aka HKTQ
19/08/2013 at 5:11 pm
Yes, great job, Joe!
…and fabulous video!
Elaine de Jager
19/08/2013 at 5:15 pm
Lovely blog Joe and well done Toni and Ian on 20 swims! Thanks so much to Lesbubbles for making that amazing birthday video for me. Love it!
lesley
19/08/2013 at 5:31 pm
No thanks YOU Elaine for being such a big part of Bold and Beautiful!!!! AND being my silly photo buddy! 🙂
xxx