I was early! I was early! Although Joan and Sara were earlier. Just the three of us again, although from nowhere Ollie came swaggering onto the beach at the last minute sporting athe trendiest pair of shades you ever did see, making him the coolest cat on Saltdean beach. The fabulous four were reassembled and readied themselves for the Friday swim. It was a fine Spring morning, plenty of sun but with a breeze coming in from the north to moderate the air temperature. Reasonably calm, but low tide and still going out. As usual. this would mean a trek to the deeper water. Joan commented that we appear to have lost a great deal of sand during the Winter months, which certainly explains why the trip across the rocks has been tougher at low tide since the turn of the year.
So, off I went, bounding towards the sea, determined to be first in without any complaining. Try to imagine the slow motion running scene from the film "Chariots of Fire "... anyway, somehow I must have slowed down, because Ollie, Joan and Sara made it into the sea before I did. Temperatures brisk, but manageable. Ollie and I speculated that perhaps we should turn this into a spectator sport instead, but finally we relented after much encouragement from the girls. Shoulders finally under, some swimming groyne to groyne and general chit-chat about breakfast on the beach on April 22nd, and the 8km swim on August 6th. Will any of us be match fit by then? Will we be able to dodge the jet skiis and various other assorted hazards that will litter the near shore at that time
Breakfast followed, tea and croissants as usual. Same time next Wednesday.
Swimmers: Ollie, Sara, Joan and Paul
Time In: 7:14
Time Out: 7:31
Air Temps: 11C
Sea Temp: 10C
Body Colours: Orange through pink
After the swim
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