Sunday 29 August: Seal of approval

Big news day today.  Lainey posted early on the swimmers’ Facebook page that a seal had arrived at halfway:

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I’d love to fill this blog with photos of the seal, but there are more important events to cover.  Like Jo’s daily coffee cup collection:

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Jo’s using them to build a raft so she can escape NSW’s lockdown measures.

Clare was impressed:

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Today’s temperature (the general consensus was that it felt cooler):

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Greg and Roger:

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Roz and Annie:

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Rainer and Jo:

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Don’t let the smiles  fool you.  Jo has recently overtaken Rainer in the Pacific Challenge – and when you are in the Top 50, that’s serious.  I tried to break the frosty silence by talking about Jo’s coffee cup raft.

Simone and Amanda:

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERALesley and Mary, demonstrating one of the many ways of putting on a wetsuit:

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Michele in her post-swim glow:

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Nice conditions, with a bit of a wave on entry:

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Today was Rainer’s 20th swim.  With a badge in sight, he and Mary were understandably excited:

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I bumped into Simone and Amanda again:

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OK, let’s get back to the seal:

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There’s one seal and two seal impressionists in this photo – I’ll leave you to work out which is which:

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By the time we got to Shelly, Mary had perfected her seal impression:

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Being in nature affects people in different ways.  Contrast Leisa:

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Such joy.

And Rainer:

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Goodness me.

Water really does work its magic on us all.

Happy Sunday, everyone!