How good was that?

BOLD & BEAUTIFUL IS NOT CURRENTLY MEETING DUE TO THE CONTINUED RISK OF COVID-19. IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE PHYSICAL DISTANCING AND FOLLOW PUBLIC HEALTH ADVICE. THANK YOU FOR SWIMMING AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY.

Today was beautiful in the water and out of the water. We saw whales out at sea spouting and breaching as we got ready to swim, no photos unfortunately, it was too far away and only worth watching and appreciating.

Some of the WOWS entering the water, so clear in places.

I had a delightful swim over to the bower break with Melise, and had a catfish of some sort swim right up to me then down to the depths again, then repeated the whole process a few times. So cute!

Then the port jackson flew through the bower rocks, didn’t stop at all, he was on a mission

Alot of the WOWS were swimming further out over the rocks, I was heading down to Shelly Beach and Fiona was hanging around too, literally. Quite a scene it was, so tall and lean and able to balance on the rocks on a low tide.

I was alone and in awe of the clear water and seaweed and pretty rocks, this is what I saw

After my swim I discovered that this is what Anne Henshaw saw, almost in identically the same place. Luck! Two of our sick turtles who have spent months being rehabilitated, were released back into the bay today. Not sure which one this is but how beautiful. A fabulous rescue group on the Central Coast: Australian Seabird Rescue. Consider a few dollars going there at Christmas perhaps.

I found a tree growing tall on the scenic route

Once I reached the point again, I discovered I was making my way through a current, even though I swam towards the flags deliberately and avoided the rocks at the point. Took a while for Sr Slow to get through it,  and luckily I bumped into Melise returning then Wendy and Leisa appeared too.

Kerry Hughes leaves in a week  to live in the US , glad I got to see her briefly and say HI, get a snap. She’s a real wiz at everything about plants and nature, healing properties- I find it fascinating coming from a traditional medicine background. Jon and Jenny having a chat with her also.

Jenny has a really cute, soft pooch that is sheep dog/poodle cross, only 5 months old.

This is Freddy, who belongs to Ted and Elaine de Jager.

Now, speaking of which. As I was about to start my swim today, Ted was finishing. He walked up the ramp, with blood coming from his nose and dripping off his chin onto the ground. I don’t think he realised what he looked like, and this all came from a head on collision in the water. I rinsed his face, got his towel and he put pressure onto the nose to stem the flow. He also had a cut on the bridge of his nose. Apparently he and the other swimmer , in a green cap, both stopped when it happened, and Ted informed him he felt like he got hit in the face. A few words from the other swimmer who then continued with their swimming.  A collision like that can actually end in more than a graze and bleed, at worst a head injury or broken cheekbone/nose.  I wonder if everyone knows about looking forward every five or six strokes to check who’s coming or going? And of course stopping to check the damage done to another human and fellow swimmer.

On a brighter note, Ian rides his bike to swimming now, that’s great!

Have a great weekend everyone.