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First ocean swim of the season
Dory_42
Posts: 3,792 Member
I live in the Southern Hemisphere so summer is just around the corner. I like to swim in the sea before work and only joined gym to use the pool in winter as I get too cold and it is dark when I want to swim then.
Just wanted to share how excited I am to be back in the big blue!
Just wanted to share how excited I am to be back in the big blue!
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lucky you, swimming is done here.
it will be minus 40 and snow soon.0 -
That is very exciting and I am jealous!
Love your profile pic too.
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Just to brag a smidgen. I'm from down under and I swam right through winter. Got down to 12C (53F) which was nasty.
Love the ocean.
See the forum subject Open Water Swimmers versus Soft Poolies for a laugh0 -
Just to brag a smidgen. I'm from down under and I swam right through winter. Got down to 12C (53F) which was nasty.
Love the ocean.
See the forum subject Open Water Swimmers versus Soft Poolies for a laugh
You're so hard core!0 -
Just to brag a smidgen. I'm from down under and I swam right through winter. Got down to 12C (53F) which was nasty.
Love the ocean.
See the forum subject Open Water Swimmers versus Soft Poolies for a laugh
Show off. Big time.0 -
Enjoy.
One of my brothers spent about 5 years in OZ. Mostly in Cairns, Queensland, so his "winter" was not actually cold. He got hooked on kayaking down there. He had some of the most interesting patients as a veterinarian down under. The most fascinating being a 10' coastal Tiapan.0 -
See the forum subject Open Water Swimmers versus Soft Poolies for a laugh
I just had a look at the thread. While I'm a soft poolie through and through, I had to laugh at a few of those. I'm way too scared of swimming without a very close lifeguard to do the open water thing exclusively, and right now, I live in the middle of the U.S. But as an occasional surfer/visitor to the beach, I can relate to some of those.0 -
Enjoy.
One of my brothers spent about 5 years in OZ. Mostly in Cairns, Queensland, so his "winter" was not actually cold. He got hooked on kayaking down there. He had some of the most interesting patients as a veterinarian down under. The most fascinating being a 10' coastal Tiapan.
Not sure I would be keen to work with a Taipan, injured or not, despite the fact that I manage a Snake Park and play with snakes all day long.0 -
That is very exciting and I am jealous!
Love your profile pic too.
Thanks, that is at work with my favourite of the animals I care for. Someone else looks after the dinos, as they tend to cause problems I can't deal with...0 -
Just to brag a smidgen. I'm from down under and I swam right through winter. Got down to 12C (53F) which was nasty.
Love the ocean.
See the forum subject Open Water Swimmers versus Soft Poolies for a laugh
You are welcome to be hard core. I tried, but I go straight to work after swimming and with no hot shower option, spent all day shivering!0 -
Ok- I have to admit I read southern NEW HAMPSHIRE not southern Hemisphere the first time and I was like WTF all the leaves are coming off the trees and it is COLD to be in the ocean. then I felt dumb when I re-read it. Hahaha.... Congrats on your ocean swim!0
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Enjoy.
One of my brothers spent about 5 years in OZ. Mostly in Cairns, Queensland, so his "winter" was not actually cold. He got hooked on kayaking down there. He had some of the most interesting patients as a veterinarian down under. The most fascinating being a 10' coastal Tiapan.
Not sure I would be keen to work with a Taipan, injured or not, despite the fact that I manage a Snake Park and play with snakes all day long.
So far this was the only spinal repair ever done on a snake. He presented this at a zoology conference last year in California.. He definitely had to be sure the snake was knocked out to do this.
You can see pictures of the surgery here.
http://www.taipansurgery.blogspot.com/0 -
Wow,that is awesome! Will definitely share it with my vet.0
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