Still swimming

Hi there

Only a few hardy people are coming to Hataitai Beach.  A pity really because the Thursday and Friday air temperatures were 20c and 21c.  Brilliant for end of April.  I think I got a little sunburnt yesterday.

However the shadow is creeping over the beach and sun-deck from about 2 pm now.  Soon it will be completely over the water in the bay, and winter swimmers will have to go out further in the water to feel a fraction of the sun's winter warmth.

My swimming friend, J, and I had a wonderful time in the water yesterday, laughing, joking, singing songs - "Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside" and "the nearest thing to heaven ...".  We do love the sea.  But will we be saying that come the end of July when it's so cold our fingers have got numb, our tootsies are like icicles, the water is in deep shadow, and we don't feel like singing?  This will be our tenth year winter-swimming.  The Young one is still swimming - she's been cold weather swimming with us for about five  years - but  she cant make it as often nowadays because, you know, work intrudes...