Friday 6 July and usual suspects on the beach, plus PETE!!!! Hang on, it's not a Wednesday! En route to a hospital appointment, the Pike had joined the Friday group for a calm clear swim. Not quite conditions we would like in July, but still and quiet once we entered the water, gently teasing Ollie about the efforts required from the gentleman party in the process of reproduction. Ollie the first to the Devil's elbow, and when Hildi and Pete arrived, he was already in repose, arms outstretched to the empty sky, deep in contemplation. Not wanting to disturb, she and Pete also entering into a moment of mindfulness in an otherwise crazy day.
Joined by the wetsuited pink hats of Sara and Anita, and also Emma, we embarked on trials for the Olympic sea-synchro (an exciting event as yet unapproved by the IOC). We made stars and tried sitting on the bottom, although this less than successful for the girls in neoprene. Then Hildi, Ollie, Sara and Anita off to Poseiden's Claw, and further to Davy (Anita?) Jones' Deep.
It was so calm and still we think Joan could have joined us in venturing to the outer swim square buoy, where all of us could stand up, but she was content to keep watch in the shallows. Back on the beach we changed and chatted. Pleased to see that Pete had remembered his trousers for once, although Hildi had only a 'Baby Yoda', and needed to borrow one to avoid a DQ for nudity in transition.
As is increasingly the case for Hildi (and maybe others) at the moment, once again the best part of the day.
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