Wednesday 25th October – seemed full of “weirdness” for some reason. Firstly the sky was weirdly eerie – a red dawn followed by a thickening cloud stealthily slowly blanketing the city from the south, transforming the seas from calm to calamity …. Perhaps also due to the advent of “Scorpio season” (which started on Monday) which the astrologer aficionados in the community would understand… apparently Scorpio season is marked by intense energy, deep renewal and transformation… this can be somewhat unsettling, and also energising depending on your situation and perspective. AND, lets not forget the weirdness of Halloween this weekend – all those chocolates on special in Coles and woollies giving sugar hits to kids and big kids alike (necessitating more swimming to counter the candy!), dress ups in weird and scary costumes and scary (and imaginative) house decorations (please refrain from using the fake spiders webbing as our animal and bird and bug friends get caught!).
So, onto today.
water temperature: 19.2 degrees
air temperature at 7am: 16.4 degrees
conditions: calm (until the southerly hit)
vibe: eerily calm…
Todays weirdness extended into the Bay
Amanda, Ruth and Carolyn found the transitions from cold to warm patches quite unsettling… and a few waves out of nowhere to push them back into shore.
Elizabeth swept the sand from the steps so it wouldn’t encroach into her bag and shoes!
Rayner and jo – Rayner slept in and missed his swim date and hopes his swim date doesn’t see this blog!
lainey, Lenore and Mike – found the bay eerily quiet!
Leonore and Lenore’s son – recognise him?
WOW’s – Annette had her first swim with the B&B in July and has returned every week since! She doesn’t find the B&B weird at all!
DC arrived at the beach to a red ball of fire, then rode to Church point and back with the “tour de cure” crew -weirdly still smiling after that massive effort – not so weirdly he was still up for a dip!
Mermaids found the conditions spooky with the eerie light and calmness before the “storm” so to speak…
Lainey and Ted are looking forward to seeing everyone on friday evening!
And Ruby – well, she is thinking everyone is so weird putting clothes on!
As always, have a wonderful Wednesday, stay kind, look after and out for each other and be safe!
Jocelyn
One comment
Rainer’s former swim buddy
25/10/2023 at 2:52 pm
Ha!! Sprung Rainer – swim buddy saw the blog