A warm day but quite a strong swell and – gasp – occasional big waves. A beautiful morning for swimmers to enjoy
and here they are enjoying it
a bit of a sense of the swell
Dorsett got a cut to better fit his BB cap and Michael is admiring it. Maybe he will go to the hairdressers and say “I’ll have what Dorsett had”
Blog tarts got in front of Shaun again
newbies galore. You know you have good friends when they introduce you to BB
a newbie between two veterans
A team always shows up too
the cult shower scene
a photo of a photographer
the get-dressed station only appears at low tide
Post swim pose: big smiles
See Suzette’s swimmers. I knew not to wear my, much larger ones today. In tune
Some handsome swimmers enjoying the waves – not just exiting through the waves but dashing back again and again. On purpose. Thanks Peter for getting them to stop te frenzy long enough to pose
Swimmers in a different outfit. hard but not impossible to spot. Enjoying the horizon
in the bay
Management notices
SUMMER SWIMMING BADGES
As the Summer long distance swimming season approaches, it seems appropriate to explain what it takes to earn a Summer badge. Three long distance swims are on offer:
- The 6 km swims are held every summer Saturday morning starting with the 7 am swim. The first 6 km swim will be on Saturday 1st December.
- There is a 10 km swim once a month over summer also starting with the 7 am swim. Dates for these will be announced in the blog. The first will be on December 8th.
- If these swims are too long for you, you can try a Triple Manly to Shelly swim any day during Summer (distance 3.5 km) from 6.30 or 7 am.
Please note, Badges will be awarded to swimmers completing any and/or all of the 3 swims at the times and dates stated above and throughout the Summer months.
You will earn a badge if you complete these swims and log them in iLog. The system will only record authorised 6K or 10K swims that are logged on the appropriate days. Badges will be presented at the Summer Badge Ceremony in March. If you are unsure of the routes and protocols for these swims, please ask at the desk before you swim. When swimming these longer distances, we request that, for safety reasons, you stay with the group. We also request that you do not swim in dangerous conditions. The quest for a little cloth badge is not worth putting your life at risk. Enjoy your swimming.
What I have been reading
The Good Daughter, a summer read. Crime fiction which is a bit gory. it also does that lazy thing of telling a story over and over from the perspective of a different character which pads out the book but is boring to read.
But it does offer a sentence which I have been pondering the meaning of or the meaning of which I have been pondering “Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day.”
2 comments
Shelley K
November 30, 2018 at 2:39 pm
All the fun of the fair, as always. Thanks Elizabeth. 19.6 is a bit better…
I agree with your experience of tedium at having to read reams of perspective from different characters. As a literary trope it has been done to death. It is especially tiresome if you are reading on a kindle, and you have to keep backtracking to remind yourself whose story you’re following, I mostly get lost from not caring enough. Also this ‘truth is everyone’s own to determine’ philosophy has got us into a lot of trouble politically, don’t you think?
Elizabeth
November 30, 2018 at 6:03 pm
Yes I do think. I have added notes on my kindle – boring. Not worth repeating. Etc. helpful stuff