Friday 24 April 2020 BB Group swim is still not on. Swim alone or in twos

BOLD & BEAUTIFUL IS NOT CURRENTLY SWIMMING AS A GROUP

SOCIAL DISTANCING IS STILL REQUIRED.

STAY INSIDE UNLESS EXERCISING. EXERCISE AND GO HOME

CORONAVIRUS (COVID)

I don’t blog to sound judge-y but this morning there were a lot of people hanging around as though the flattening curve allows for normality to be restored. It is still not ok to aggregate. Swim and go home. Also, like others I have been wearing a disguise swim cap. BUT just saying, with lots of people swimming at all different times, in all different directions, maybe don’t wear a black one. No one can see you.

It was very lovely today despite the sea lice. Clear, warm water. A gazillion fish. Lots of rays. Beautiful swimmers. The sight of the 630 am swimmers making their (spread out) way across the bay is a truly beautiful sight.

AND, If you avoided being caught by me at Shelly or in the bay because I talk too much, well try that after I have been in isolation and not getting a dose of conversation elsewhere – just dying to talk. I cornered a few people today including Gemma who last swam 10 years ago with Julie and had a great swim today.

Swimming at a distance. And seeing rays. And stopping for a chat with me. Thank you:

630am swimmers.

underwater and anonymous. Lovely arms

So many fish

Something to watch:

A Kiwi film-maker and outdoor swimmer based in London, Patrick McLennan, thought B&B swimmers might be interested in watching his film, The Ponds, about the all year-round swimmers of Hampstead Heath, London.   We are sure it will resonate with many of our swimmers and is a nice feel good story of healthy, well-being and passion for the cold water buzz, a nice light relief movie to enjoy at this time…

Here’s the trailer: https://vimeo.com/406188620

Rent it here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/theponds

Virtual Ocean Adventures

Just because I cannot match other bloggers on the excellent photo front, I have added some internet links for you 

https://www.msn.com/en-au/lifestyle/travel/10-of-the-best-virtual-ocean-adventures/ar-BB12Hvjc?ocid=spartanntp

Beating boredom

British Museum, London: This iconic museum located in the heart of London allows virtual visitors to tour the Great Court and discover the ancient Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies. You can also find hundreds of artifacts on the museum’s virtual tour.

Guggenheim Museum, New York: Google’s Street View feature lets visitors tour the Guggenheim’s famous spiral staircase without ever leaving home. From there, you can discover incredible works of art from the Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary eras.

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.: This famous American art museum features two online exhibits through Google. The first is an exhibit of American fashion from 1740 to 1895, including many renderings of clothes from the colonial and Revolutionary eras. The second is a collection of works from Dutch Baroque painter Johannes Vermeer.

Musée d’Orsay, Paris: You can virtually walk through this popular gallery that houses dozens of famous works from French artists who worked and lived between 1848 and 1914. Get a peek at artworks from Monet, Cézanne, and Gauguin, among others.

National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul: One of Korea’s popular museums can be accessed from anywhere around the world. Google’s virtual tour takes you through six floors of Contemporary art from Korea and all over the globe.

Pergamon Museum, Berlin: As one of Germany’s largest museums, Pergamon has a lot to offer – even if you can’t physically be there. This historical museum is home to plenty of ancient artifacts including the Ishtar Gate of Babylon and, of course, the Pergamon Altar.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam: Explore the masterworks from the Dutch Golden Age, including works from Vermeer and Rembrandt. Google offers a Street View tour of this iconic museum, so you can feel as if you’re actually wandering its halls.

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam: Anyone who is a fan of this tragic, ingenious painter can see his works up close (or, almost up close) by virtually visiting this museum – the largest collection of artworks by Vincent van Gogh, including over 200 paintings, 500 drawings, and over 750 personal letters.

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles: European artworks from as far back as the 8th Century can be found in this California art museum. Take a Street View tour to discover a huge collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, manuscripts, and photographs.

Uffizi Gallery, Florence: This less well-known gallery houses the art collection of one of Florence, Italy’s most famous families, the de’Medicis. The building was designed by Giorgio Vasari in 1560 specifically for Cosimo I de’Medici, but anyone can wander its halls from anywhere in the world.

MASP, São Paulo: The Museu de Arte de São Paulo is a non-profit and Brazil’s first modern museum. Artworks placed on clear perspex frames make it seem like the artwork is hovering in midair. Take a virtual tour to experience the wondrous display for yourself.

National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City: Built in 1964, this museum is dedicated to the archaeology and history of Mexico’s pre-Hispanic heritage. There are 23 exhibit rooms filled with ancient artifacts, including some from the Mayan civilization.

Sadly, not all popular art museums and galleries could be included on Google Arts & Culture’s collection, but some museums are taking it upon themselves to offer online visits. According to Fast Company, the Louvre also offers virtual tours on its website.

To see more of Google Arts & Culture’s collection of museums, visit the collection’s website. There are thousands of museum Street Views on Google as well. Google Arts & Culture also has an online experience for exploring famous historic and cultural heritage sites.

WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING

I read Sheerwater. It was good for a first novel. I also read The Origina of Me by an Australia author Gallate who usually writes YA fiction. It was a very nice book with some local bits and pieces (North Avalon Beach, Kings Cross etc)