CONDITIONS
Sunrise: Spectacularly orange
Air Temp: 13º
Water Temp: 19.5º
Surface Tension: Flat As
Land Tension: Tranquil
Vis: Like an Aquarium
Fish: Every-flippin’where
SeaChange: Winter is peaking around the corner …
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There are exactly 16 Six a.m. crew heading into the black. Five carrying safety headlamps. Below are Fifi (freelance painter), Sarge (freelance bogan) and Robbie the Irishman (freelance IT contractor).
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He’s back! Drinky (freelance tiler) the charismatic leader of Drinks Express. Bin gone too long.
• Big Hair
• Cheshire Grin
• … and a Crowd-warming laugh
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And a big thank-you to Sarge for rallying the Drinks Express these past six weeks. Increased numbers; no souls lost … no ferries missed. Stand easy, Sarge!
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6.15 and the cafe is open. Patricia (freelance barista) is from Brazil
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You know winter’s encroaching when hot water starts showing up. Kathryn (freelance triathlete) takes it by the gallon
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The group’s idiot cartoonist accidentally put the twigs in as ears; instead of arms. Doop
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The coveted surf club bench. Not just anyone can sit here.
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Prophylactic Man: Bones (freelance car-shrinker) has a new wetsuit which is one size too small. This turns out well today, as he smacks down the A-Team with a hotly contested Second Place
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This bronze guy (freelance clothing shelf) will feel the cold come mid-June …
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Signs of Winter – Part 17: Sox replacing thongs.
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Yoga has a late start, and we’re never quite sure who will be in charge next. This bloke (freelance private investigator) can’t work out his left from his right …
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Post-swim fun in the sun (freelance flash mob)
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Always my vote for best hair of the morn: Jim (freelance monetarist)
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The fish-spotting is off the rails today. Nick (freelance biologist) saw about a dozen sharks, and the radio-controlled turtle
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The Circle of Life: Ian’s mob (freelance coffee-testers) hunker down for a very long session of Secret Men’s Business
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Big Lilly and lil’ Elliott hang by the tree while dad Todd (freelance A-Teamer) gets in the swim
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I love the colours of you Bolds Women!
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Having a scooter means parking dead-centre outside the Wine Bar. Ted (freelance Evel Knievel) can also make quick time from home up at Palmy. The Dutch like their colour to be orange.
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Meeting adjourned 🙂
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Community Notice: The take-up for KeepCups is happening, I believe. I urge you all to consider bringing your own vessels to the cafe – everyone wins. These spritely numbers were on the bar at Freshwater, Tuesday evening …
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Tech-glitch Admin:
The Pacific Challenge is currently being updated and won’t be available until after the weekend
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Happy days, everyone 🙂
YOUR STATS – with our Ian Foster (Happily married 42 years)
Swam: 155
New: Three
Temp: 19.5º
16 comments
lesbubs
May 12, 2016 at 12:45 pm
LOL i didn’t even realise Drinky was away!
Swam the Ted-Triangle today.. was ace! Lips and I saw about 100 duskies near halfway .. quote from Lips “it’s like a scene from a horror movie” There were THAT MANY of them!
If Roger actually swam he also would have mentioned the large Wobbie the beach side of the Point!
RH
May 12, 2016 at 12:49 pm
Defend me please, Rainer – with an anti-bub come-back
– Roger
Anna McBold
May 12, 2016 at 1:02 pm
Brilliant Roger!
Shelly
May 12, 2016 at 1:15 pm
Love ya blogs Rogere’
as always.
some great shots too !
love you all
Shelly
xoxoxo
Lips
May 12, 2016 at 1:36 pm
Trust karma, Roger.
Walking in through low tide this morning, Lesbubbles made me splash Lyndall with cold water. An utterly cruel move.
I’d expect the swim group will ostracize Bubbles for another 5 to 10 years.
Top blog btw!
Shelley K
May 12, 2016 at 1:59 pm
nice palette
Rob
May 12, 2016 at 2:06 pm
nice Blog Rog
still can’t believe Drinky or Bianca wouldn’t give us a hug …
Bill McCaffeine
May 12, 2016 at 2:09 pm
Good stuff Roger, spoiled utterly by the ears on the ‘armless snowman. No shame !
lesbubs
May 12, 2016 at 2:16 pm
the truth hurts
lesbubs
May 12, 2016 at 2:19 pm
mm actually.. Lips thought the “splash” method was so effective he suggested ..quoting…
“we do it every morning to the swimmers on the waters edge and our victim should be the biggest surliest man… and we will continue this new ritual until one of us gets punched in the face”
Elizabeth X
May 12, 2016 at 2:42 pm
They were ear plugs protecting the snowman from Surfer’s ear weren’t they? Truly spectacular blog Roger, just loved so much of it. Welcome back Chucklemeister, now we can all be happy again !Roger you are a very brave man paying out Sarge the disappearer !
LSA aka HKTQ
May 12, 2016 at 3:02 pm
Great blog Roger (well, see*) and great to have Drinky Boy back!
* apart from my early swim, dragging Storchy all the way into the water as he muttered about 19.5) not getting a pic, nor my 6mth absence renunion hug with Drinks, nor…..well, never mind:-))
So glad you’re still blogging…..xx
Lisa B
May 12, 2016 at 5:03 pm
Beautiful sunrise, arty photo angles, smiling faces and humorous content = another brilliant blog Roger
Michael Sh
May 12, 2016 at 5:04 pm
Roger, you nailed it.
Love the glove & colour.
Spectacular!
JeffwithaJ
May 12, 2016 at 5:13 pm
Great job Roger! Entertaining, colourful and controversial.
Lainey
May 12, 2016 at 6:32 pm
Good description Lisa. I loved it for those reasons too! Well done Rog.