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 by the time he had reached the cone. Dave paused, feeling daunted by the task that lay ahead.
Pondering whether to pull the pin, he noticed Sutho coming up the rear. Spirits lifted by the new arrival, Dave pressed on with Sutho and caught up with Bevan close to the post.
It would be interesting to know what time Matt and Richard posted.
Heading back around Gwen, Dave found himself left behind again by the boys setting a cracking pace to the island. Feeling underwhelmed, half drowned from swallowing gallons of sea-water, and nursing a sore shoulder (excuses, excuses) Dave decided to head back to shore.
Considering that the guys may wonder eventually where Dave had got to, he stopped near the Almora Street cone and tried to signal that he was ok, first by waving (which was impossible to see in the chop) and then by yelling. He noticed a hand go up in acknowledgement and headed back to the beach.
When the boys finally caught up with Dave, he received a deserved pasting for giving them a scare, but it’s a fine line between setting a cracking pace and enjoying your swim versus sacrificing speed for safety, especially on grey, bleak days. It’s a conundrum.
On a separate note, perhaps Stephen’s no show this morning could be attributed to his TV appearance last night? It was discussed briefly at the post this morning with the expected comments such as TV adding 10 pounds and did they get the name wrong in the captions…
“I didn’t recognise you with your clothes on” is quite apt too. Check out this clip which has been cut from ABC iview, to see what this bloke had to say.
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Firstly, I am very happy with my profile!
Secondly, a rewording of the blog ” Sutho coming up the rear ” may be required to attract other members!
Thirdly, did anyone else think SBJ’s head was going to fall off during the interview?
Fourthly, can someone get a flashing light up on the pin for these bleak mornings!
Fifthly ( is that a word ), it should be noted that there was no contingency plan when we couldn’t see Dave.
Aside from “where the fuck has he gone?” repeated a few times, that was about it ! We may need to discuss a plan for the fateful day when a noah does indeed take one of the idiots in one gulp. I’m thinking that the fastest swimmer should at least volunteer to swim back out and check for limbs! If it is the fastest swimmer that is missing, then each man/woman to themselves.
Good points Sutho and I met you halfway on the blog heading change.
Firstly, I love the photo. Hilarious!
Secondly, the squiggly line under a word means that you need to check the spelling…
Thirdly, a flashing light is a great idea but how are we going to get it out there without the batteries getting wet?
Fourthly, you guys were going so fast that it was impossible to say “hey guys I’m buggered and heading back to shore” and hence the conundrum over whether we sacrifice speed for safety (especially on bleak days) when we’re enjoying a fast swim… Or maybe the answer is to give slower swimmers a head-start.
Come winter time it won’t be a problem as I will have my wetsuit and speed back 🙂 Maybe I should give a demonstration tomorrow, that’s if Sergeant Slaughter is swimming….