New Swim Route – Around the Bay and Beyond 2.17kms
The course set this morning was Around the Bay (Dirty cone, Far cone (Raglan St.), Woody, through a Cat, the Post, Polar Bear, Dirty cone and home or down the […]
Blog articles for Swimming 2020
New Swim Route – Belleandback
A smaller showing this morning but still an enthusiastic bunch when you see the distance these idiots swam. Not in the same league as Party of one Ian S. but […]
Idiots report from Puglia
It’s hot, sunny & not London. In the week we’ve been here I think I’ve heard 2 foreign accents – Italy in 2020 is for the Italians (+ us!). The […]
Sunny skies and a warm 15C
Ed and I ventured down for a leisurely Sunday swim at the very reasonable time of 7.30am. I noticed that the always diligent Ruth had recorded a delightful 15C at […]
Ice Ice baby 4
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 ?
No distance too great…
With Ian joining in on the morning swims and trying to avoid the crowds (thanks COVID!), the swim distances seem to be getting longer and longer. Today, for example, we […]
Nothing beats a Sunday Post. 1
Heading down the road this morning, Ed and I observed that the air temp was comparatively mild. We were treated to some spectacular dark clouds upon arrival. I noticed Ruth […]
Wet Wednesday 1
After the swim, a well-earned coffee at Pasture served by the wonderful Kylie (or HK to some) even in the rain.
Moody Balmoral 4
The moods of Balmoral were on full display this morning ….in and out of the water. After one heck of a brisk…no…make that very cold.. Monday swim (Water 17.6 degrees/ […]
My Balmoral pics – Jan – March 4
In case anyone is interested, here’s my compilation of Balmoral seascapes from Jan – March this year. It’s a slide-show video (apx 4 mins). Hit the link and Enjoy! This […]
Round the island via the “drug boats” 2
Judging by the sleek boats on the visitors moorings, they were either owned by drug runners or executives in the ‘adult entertainment industry’. In any case, we had to check […]
Stunning Sunrise….attracts huge ‘WFH’ crowd 1
With the last “daylight savings” sunrises upon us, we’re witnessing some stunning dawn vistas.The only issue being, it’s attracting ridiculous crowds to Balmoral who are all of course unable to […]
A Covid 19 Sunrise 4
Stunning & ominous sunrise from the top of Upper Almora Street this morning…. It was two by two….as the Idiots observed the new “two’s company…threes a crowd” rules from this […]
New-ish recruit joins The Idiots
In a surprise turn-up, the idiots were joined on Wednesday by Rowena, newly returned from rowing camp in Penrith. Â Unfortunately, having planned to be overseas for a bit, she hadn’t […]
Ravishing Ruth and a bevy of beach babes! 1
The Swimming idiots were finally awarded a glimpse of Ruth in her customised Swimming Idiots swimsuit today – and as the pictures show, it was worth the wait! Ruth was […]
Moody sunrise greets Barrell swimmers 2
A very moody morning greeted Idiots…Bevan, Judy, Dave U., Rob J. and SBJ…..who ventured out to the first Barrell….(approx. 1.5 km) in smooth …rain,cool-topped water conditions. All Idiots resplendent in […]
Adoring fans almost give admiring glances during unveiling of Swimming Idiots Swimwear Range 1
After weeks of anticipation, the new Swimming Idiots swimmer range was unveiled in style today at Balmoral Beach. Commenting before the launch, Stephen “Lagerfield” Basil-Jones quipped “Ze Inspiration for zis […]
