Sunday dawned cloudy and smoky, with a choppy NorEast swell. It’s Sydney summer time and this is what we get. Just 22 new swimmers today bringing our total to about 307 (seemed like 311) in 20.0 degree water.
I only just caught the Drinks Express heading out at 6:30
307 is still lots of people, even though there’s no one in this photo
Rescuing a runaway ski
Carb loading before a challenging swim
A very candid shot of 2 swimmers pointing at something
Some of today’s swimmers
Inga has been on the welcoming committee in the absence of senior management
Carolyn and blogger extraordinaire Elizabeth
If anything the conditions were bumpier than yesterday, and the Shelley announcement was made.
The crowd listened intently
Once again Andrew of the Drinks Express provided the Shower Scene and today I got his name right (Sorry bout yesterday!)
Experienced swimmers who were up for the challenge started from the beach
There is no shame in going to Shelley
The view is lovely
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Half Way
Ran into these lovely ladies. One of these is Jo who hit the 2,000km milestone today. Amazing! Jo swims every day and then gets the ferry to work. And sometimes the delightful Colby stays with her.
Some Shelley shots
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Spotted these despite the suboptimal visibility
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Fellow blogger Edwina kindly provided photos of Jo’s traditional milestone celebration aka the tunnel
Another celebration was Gemma’s 5th anniversary of swimming with the B&B. 5 years well spent, don’t you think?
And now… a word from Management
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4 comments
Elizabeth
29/12/2019 at 5:03 pm
Wow Anne. What an excellent blog after a great one yesterday. Congratulations to Jo for 2k and Gemma for 5th anniversary
Simon
29/12/2019 at 5:12 pm
Thanks again Anne for providing the record of today’s swim.
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harrison edwina
29/12/2019 at 7:42 pm
thanks for bog no.2 for the weekend, always something exciting happening. congrats to Jo!!
Gemma
29/12/2019 at 9:14 pm
Fabulous blog, Anne! And what a heroic effort covering both days of a busy weekend. Big congrats, Jo!!