Real Idiots End of Summer Jaunt
Bevan proved his mettle as a REAL IDIOT this morning by heading out to the Cat ON HIS OWN for an End of Summer treat. I had arrived a bit […]
Real Idiots
A birthday barrel for young Dave
Not many starters for the swim this morning nor were there many people at the beach. Amazing the effects of a few splashes of rain. The important people still made […]
WA visitor sets punishing pace
“I’m not fit,” Matt muttered at the steps and then blew everyone away in the swim to Edwards Beach far cone this morning. Picture a flock of birds flying in […]
Eight birds of a feather flocked together…
You read it right! We had eight idiots forming a circle at the post today with Chris showing off his moves. Look for him at the Synchronized Swimming World Championships […]
Sunny conditions herald start of the end
Sunny weather heralded the start of the week as the crowds assembled for the morning ritual. Helen was there after a long sojourn at McMasters. Chris arrived with daughter Kate […]
Fab Four endure cooler start to November
It was a chilly start for the first day of November and Dave and Bevan had good reason to question the wetsuit rule. The water temp of 19C felt icy […]
Shark Hunters spotted…. 3
At 6.55am today I dived in for a quick 2 minute dip (icy cold) and spotted 3 swimmers rounding the “farkone” and heading towards the Almora Steps. I noticed they were swimming far […]
Where’s Wally? I mean Bevan!
Stephen was there, so was Sutho, Dave, Linda, and Judy (on the late shift) but NO Bevan… The boys were dumbfounded to say the least. The swim out to the […]
Surf’s up again at Balmoral – water temp 16.1C
You may be wondering what a Meerkat has to do with swimming. Read on and you will understand its relevance… Only the Real Idiots and a few die-hard Seasoned Idiots […]
Winter wrap up
Well it’s the last day of winter and what a corker to finish with. Water temp is 17C and the air temp was a very pleasant 12C. Sutho even put […]
Lazy Saturday swim
Linda and Dave had a mammoth swim for a lazy Saturday. Despite the water temperature recorded as 15.1C this morning, it was a pleasant temperature to swim without a wetsuit. […]
Sweet 16.3C marks the start of August
Surprisingly the water temperature today was 16.3C which was certainly a welcome change to Friday’s temp of 14.8C. Revelling in the conditions today were Bevan, Phil, Judy, Linda, Jim, Judith, […]
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 […]
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 […]