On my pre-swim walk this morning, I spied at least 10 Sea Hares washed ashore. I put them back in the water but I think most were done for. A woman mentioned that she saw about 15 of them yesterday washed ashore down the Sailing Club end. On my return trip to the steps, I came across a Jimble washed ashore and wrote in the sand DANGER.
Stephen joined Judy, Bevan, Chris, Dave U and Dave for the Friday Special – Swim around the Island. As I approached the cone near the island I was greeted by a wall of Jimbles – at least 10 BIG ones. I chucked a Uey and decided to walk around the island and swim out from there. Fortunately, no Jimbles were sighted on the other side. After a few minutes respite and a few funny anecdotes, Bevan suggested a return trip via the dirty cone to avoid the Jimbles. I chose to swim to shore and walk around. On my way back I noticed my DANGER sign had been washed away along with the Jimble… GULP…
So, a fun swim despite the Jimbles and no stings reported.
At the steps we were surprised to see Richard taking a quick dip, and Rob who has been MIA for a while, standing on the beach.
The Seasoned Idiots at the beach this morning were Linda, Chris W., Phil, Mike, Suzie (who I noticed took the plunge! Well done Suzie), Robyn (who was stung on the foot the other day but none the worse for wear), Robert, Rod, Pam, Sutho (who was decked out head to toe – a wise man indeed!), Paul and Anne who venture in without any protection what so ever – very brave or… , Janice, Di, Vic and Rosemary, Catherine and…
It’s been a long time since I mapped our swim route, so here it is. The Around the Island Idiots swam about 1.3kms and I swam about 700 metres. Also, there are a few photos of the Sea Hares and the Jimble.
Have a great weekend everyone.