tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post3762511981950609520..comments2023-04-12T21:24:00.725+10:00Comments on oceanswims: Gerringong... Somewhere on the Stra'an coastos.chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00297851922614890368noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-60816872401681380122014-04-12T07:02:10.665+10:002014-04-12T07:02:10.665+10:0019 years straight for me so looking forward to num...19 years straight for me so looking forward to number 20 in 2015. I remember that cold swim at Gerroa and how out the back a warm current full of small jellyfish thick enough to assist the swim stroke, an amazing experience for me. Amazing how the body adjust's to those cold conditions. Of course as Pete (one of the long term Surf Club members...PA Man from the fat-bed truck) instructs "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-35723869479889069442014-01-09T10:05:52.679+11:002014-01-09T10:05:52.679+11:00Ah yes the Captain Christie. Afew years ago (about...Ah yes the Captain Christie. Afew years ago (about a decade ago actually) when the sea was crashing into that headland, it was a very different day to last Sunday. So the organisers wisely decided to run the swim the other way and shifted the start to Werri to put us out through that rip. Well I made it back to boat harbour, tired buy happy (I'm always one of the last to finish). I got handedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-39889369653489786122014-01-08T21:36:13.280+11:002014-01-08T21:36:13.280+11:00dear dr osc I notice my name in your report on Ger...dear dr osc I notice my name in your report on Gerringong I remember that cold day at Gerringong with cool affection. today it would be refered to as a sub arctic or polar vortex Luckily for this tragic the organisers made the correct decision to change the course to save people like me from themselves However,Im still keeping abreast of whats happening in the swims via your informative site not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-84551865451264025402014-01-08T20:11:36.254+11:002014-01-08T20:11:36.254+11:00I did this swim on Sunday & was blown away by ...I did this swim on Sunday & was blown away by the sheer beauty & hospitality of the whole swim. It really was a slice of magic & a wonderful way to start the year. It was seriously old school cool in every way. The flatbed truck had me from the start & the preso complete with fish auction was pure gold.<br />I can't wait to return next year.Todd Slaternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-15430160164940321022014-01-07T13:22:28.816+11:002014-01-07T13:22:28.816+11:00Ah Captain William Earnest Bartholomew Christie! ...Ah Captain William Earnest Bartholomew Christie! A man who would seemingly do anything for a drink! A man after my own heart! What a great blob Paul! I missed it this year choosing to invite mum to visit us in our glamorous Dungowan digs instead of staying at her house in beautiful Gerringong. I am so jealous of the idyllic conditions! Mark swam Newport instead and needed more than a whiskyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com