Indo Idiots branch opens!
The Swimming Idiots have taken North Sumatra by storm and have opened up a branch office that they hope to visit on an annual basis. Attached in the photos you […]
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Middle Head walk with Judy and Dave
Yesterday, Judy and Dave headed down to Middle Head for a mid-morning stroll. It was a hot and muggy day but fortunately a slight breeze was blowing. We relaxed at […]
Ed kayaks 100km+ on Tumut River
Ed was busy last weekend kayaking 100km+ down the Tumut River from Tumut to Gundagai. We are just waiting for confirmation as to whether he did this on his own […]
Views of the post and Gwen from Wolseley Road
Richard took these photos one evening whilst he was out and about. He was on Wolseley Rd between Kahibah & Methuenview. There’s a photo of “Gwen” that the idiots swim […]
True idiots show their form
In rain, wind and rough seas, Judy and Bevan, this morning, proved their true idiot status with a swim out to the post, around “Gwen”, back to the first cone […]
Dark as hell but three idiots swim…
Had a swim this morning with Bevan only…. but then joined by local neighbour Bruce… …dark as hell !!! So with that & shark attack at Port Stephens we wisely […]
Only two idiots head to the post today
Bevan, Linda, and Chris were the only starters this morning, however, Linda stayed in shallower waters. Maybe the news story last night had something to do with it? Apparently, Chris […]
Chris swims despite busted foot
Chris arrived this morning for a swim nursing a severely bruised and swollen foot. Not deterred by this setback, he showed great fortitude to swim with Bevan, Dave, and Linda […]
Perfect start to the week minus one
Stephen, Richard, Bevan and Dave lined up for the swim this morning with Stephen looking out for Sutho to no avail. Mike’s son, Tom, bravely joined us without hesitation and […]
Rolling Cloud off Middle Head
Ian and Dave witnessed this phenomenon yesterday (10/3/2011) off Middle Head. It would have been spectacular for Ian observing this cloud up close. Dave’s shots are taken from a distance.
Party of five set out at first light
Stephen, Richard, Sutho, Bevan and Dave headed to the post this morning in temperate conditions. Dave gave himself a 50 metre head start of the boys to make it competitive. […]
Morning Glory Cloud phenomenon
Warren sent me a slideshow on the Morning Glory cloud phenomenon in the Gulf of Carpenteria. Unfortunately the slideshow was in PowerPoint, so rather than spend hours converting it to […]
Smooth as a Baby’s Bottom
A pretty dark start but a water surface as smooth as a baby’s bottom and a glowing red sun-rise made for a spectacular swim this morning….Linda led the way out, […]
Quality not quantity…
From 9 people yesterday to a small hard core group of 3 this morning – Bevan, Sutho & Richard. An agreement by all 3 swimmers to go easy to the […]
Sutho arrives early… and NINE idiots lineup!
It was a day of firsts with Sutho arriving five minutes early and 2 new idiots joining us for a swim to the post. Lining up at the start were […]
Speedy Gonzaleses set record time in choppy conditions
Carrying on the tradition from last week, Sutho arrived at the beach…. LATE… again… Not ones for idle chit chat when the clock strikes 6.30am, idiots Bevan, Stephen, Richard, and […]
A case of the Idiot Shiraz and Rudder Jam
The idiots tackled the new /old fave on Friday with a swim out to the post, back to the far cone, then across to the island, back to the first […]
Where’s the water? Part 2 ( Part 1) mysteriously disappeared possibly or probably through something I did.
It was not so long ago that the swimming idiots had to contend with a blackout on the approach to the Almora St steps leading down to the beach because […]
Dave takes idiocy to a new level
Dave introduced his secret weapon today to stay ahead of the pack or maybe it was to draw sharks away from the main group. His intentions were clearly misunderstood by […]
Look out! Sutho’s coming up the rear!
Choppy seas made the trip out to the post a real treat this morning. Setting off at a furious pace, Matt, Bevan, and Richard were 30 metres ahead of Dave […]