Speedy Gonzaleses set record time in choppy conditions 3


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 Dave hit the choppy water and headed to the post. Dave finds it remarkable that he lags so far behind Speedy Gonzaleses (plural) – Richard, Bevan, and Stephen. Not phased by this turn of events and only running on 3 hours sleep, Dave maintained a steady pace and made it eventually, albeit, 25 meters behind.

A white-capped splashing idiot aka Sutho was observed making his way out to the post. As Richard had taxi duties this morning, Dave and Richard set off around Gwen and across to the island, whilst two of the Speedy Gonzaleses remained behind for Sutho.

This move worked out perfectly as everyone arrived at the island within seconds of each other. With no rest for the wicked, the idiots headed to the Almora St cone and back to the beach. Dave and his foggy goggles almost missed the turn for the beach but fortunately noticed Sutho at the last minute.

The idiots made it back in time to catch the stunning sunrise.

The distance swum today was… (I hope you are sitting down when you read this Richard, but don’t forget this is ‘as the crow flies’)… 955 meters… gulp….


View 7/3/11 Around “Gwen” for a change 955m in a larger map

There is a haunting quality to the light in today’s images. Taken with a measly 3MP iPhone camera, the colours still come up surprisingly well.


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Dave has been an idiot for longer than he can remember. However, his Real Idiot status was confirmed about 20 years ago when Linda and Bevan coaxed him out to the post. Developer and administrator of this website as well as reporter, photographer, and chief spell-checker. Thankfully, other idiots contribute to the site to keep it interesting...

3 thoughts on “Speedy Gonzaleses set record time in choppy conditions

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    Ian

    Probably not!
    Not easy to read the news when you say “an idiot was taken by a noah at balmoral this morning”…if he is an idiot!!

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    Ian

    Great photos Dave!
    Can you get one of Louise for next time!!
    And I promise to be on time from here on in!

    • Dave Post author

      Hopefully Louise reads this and volunteers for a shot 🙂 “Promise” is a strong word. I hardly slept last night for fear of sleeping in after giving you a hard time yesterday. Would Mark fancy a swim with the idiots?

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