
It’s been 6 month since my last ‘London calling’ instalment…and I know how much you’ve been awaiting my […]
It’s been 6 month since my last ‘London calling’ instalment…and I know how much you’ve been awaiting my […]
Great update Richard……really good to get your news…..and if you don’t mind….I’ll pass it on to Mum and […]
‘Life is like a box of chocolates’…I heard a wise man say in a movie once. I must […]
A simple 2.5km swim around Rose Bay in ideal conditions – no wind, warm & crystal clear water. […]
The immortal words of George Costanza (SEINFELD) summed up this morning’s swim for Rupert, RBJ & myself… swimming […]
A super Winter dawn, seen from the top of Upper Almora Street, greeted the intrepid Swimming idiots this morning......Dave U., Chris ...busily snapping away using his SONY RX100 Mark I camera, Rob J., Judy, RBJ and myself. Bevan of course riding across, through , over , around all State borders on his motorbike.
It's been so dark the last few morns' that the orange & purple glow of a beckoning sunrise was a welcome sight for all. Water felt remarkably good and a tad warmer than the last days and steady at a very official "Ruth 16 degrees"......which of course is different to a "Dave Sanney 16 degrees"....where are you Dave ? The cold beach shower afterwards however is not so welcoming at a frosty 11-12 degrees.
The good news too...was that most Balmoral residents could see this sunrise.....as Chris new bus was not parked by the foreshore....so all had a clear view.
Always present was Rod, Ruth, Christine and I'm sure Sutho' somewhere ...no doubt swimming back from Chinaman's Beach with a miners light on his cap.
Cheers all....good to be back in the water.....
Stephen (the other Richard)
Bottles of Sicillian Whites, Classic Barossa Shiraz’s, Snappy Citrus Margaret River Semillon Sauvignons and copious beers were not […]
The Idiots have received a Christmas card from the blow-ins John, John, and Ben, which was kind of […]
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I don’t think it’s too early to look back at 2020. So here’s my personal snapshot of the […]
Great to see the gang reunited . That morning swim is one of my favourites and I would […]
A terrific turn-out to welcome Matt McGuire back and RBJ Day 3. Robyn left a little earlier with […]
Thank you Swimming Idiots – not only did you prove you can count to 14 but you kept […]
Hear Ye, hear ye! Frano’s Christmas Art Show commences this Tuesday (Melbourne Cup Day) at Bather’s Pavilion Art […]
It’s a “clickety-click” birthday for Linda today! And she even scored a muffin with sparkler at Pasture to […]
The craziness continued today with someone suggesting we head down to the baths and hug the shore, all […]
Chris set the course today and what a doozy it turned out to be for the gang of […]
Tried sleeping in this morning but alas the habit of early morning swims appears to be ingrained as […]
It was Around the Bay Mark II this morning with some notable differences. Ed and Bevan returned to […]
One topic of conversation raised by Rob this morning at coffee was, “What are the lyrics for the […]
It’s just delightful with the sun shining brightly, bringing a cast of thousands to the beach. In 10 […]
The course set by Rob today was a leisurely swim Around the Bay. For those not in the […]
Beautiful morning up here on Central Coast, locals reckon water temp is about 18 deg; today quite a […]
The RI crew consisting of Rob, Stephen, Judy, Ed, Dave U., Chris and Dave sweltered in the early […]
Greetings from Terrigal Hi all, thanks for the mention yesterday Dave, it was a grey morning in Terrigal […]
Dinner at Bistro Mosman last night (not to be confused with Bistro Moncur in Woolhara) for the family […]
A not too shabby finish to the week with the “Anywhere but Chinaman’s” swim totalling 1.56kms give or […]
The course set this morning was Around the Bay (Dirty cone, Far cone (Raglan St.), Woody, through a […]
A smaller showing this morning but still an enthusiastic bunch when you see the distance these idiots swam. […]
It’s hot, sunny & not London. In the week we’ve been here I think I’ve heard 2 foreign […]
Ed and I ventured down for a leisurely Sunday swim at the very reasonable time of 7.30am. I […]
Shook my wetsuit out at home after this mornings swim & this is what I collected.....so added it to the Vodka I was pouring myself to warm up. Geez....6 degrees out...with a cooling westerly breeze....apparent temp. 4 degrees reportedly....Those two big sluggo' models who got out before us (Judy...you know the gents)..took a water temp of 12.4 degrees....and told Dave where to shove his reading....hahahahaha. IDIOTS ! Bravo to all the brave souls...Dave U, Dave S. and Ed (our best wishes to your Mum/grand-ma guys), Bevan,Chris & of course Sutho chasing up the rear...who then took off for another kilometre swim without us... We finished off after "polar bear' with a sensational swim down the coast & hugging the clear shoreline before the rain arrives this weekend..... ps. That cold shower felt like it was raining nails this morning . pps. Didn't see those 3 lady 'Imposters' this morning eh ?
With Ian joining in on the morning swims and trying to avoid the crowds (thanks COVID!), the swim […]
Heading down the road this morning, Ed and I observed that the air temp was comparatively mild. We […]
After the swim, a well-earned coffee at Pasture served by the wonderful Kylie (or HK to some) even […]
What a welcome to the dawn Idiots…..stunning.
The moods of Balmoral were on full display this morning ….in and out of the water. After one […]
In case anyone is interested, here’s my compilation of Balmoral seascapes from Jan – March this year. It’s […]
Judging by the sleek boats on the visitors moorings, they were either owned by drug runners or executives […]
With the last “daylight savings” sunrises upon us, we’re witnessing some stunning dawn vistas.The only issue being, it’s […]
Stunning & ominous sunrise from the top of Upper Almora Street this morning…. It was two by two….as […]