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Open Water Swimming

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LazyDaisy Sep 2022 1:16pm, 16 Sep 2022 36,747 posts	Quote Pin LazyDaisy Just entered the Penguin challenge. Dipping twice a month throughout the winter will be enough of a challenge for me
fetcheveryone Sep 2022 2:47pm, 16 Sep 2022 28,177 posts	Quote Pin fetcheveryone Recorded 18 degrees at Box End this lunchtime. A two degree drop from Wednesday evening.
halfpint Sep 2022 3:28pm, 16 Sep 2022 38,130 posts	Quote Pin halfpint I’m on Colonsay for a week. Just been for a swim and bike ride. Water was cold but crystal clear. It was lovely.
Steve NordRunner Sep 2022 4:31pm, 16 Sep 2022 1,917 posts	Quote Pin Steve NordRunner Dryrobes are just like portable telephone boxes for superheroes … TM. If we called them by their generic name «outdoor dressing gown» would they have caught on as much?
LazyDaisy Sep 2022 5:01pm, 16 Sep 2022 36,750 posts	Quote Pin LazyDaisy I could quite fancy an outdoor dressing gown when the dog gets me up at 6am for a wee 🤣 (in fact I do use my Swimzi!)
LazyDaisy Sep 2022 5:04pm, 16 Sep 2022 36,751 posts	Quote Pin LazyDaisy Lovely dip this afternoon - the upside of a northerly breeze on the south coast is that it dampens down the waves. The downside, is that it's quite cool when you get out!
RichHL Sep 2022 5:16pm, 16 Sep 2022 19,672 posts	Quote Pin RichHL That's gorgeous!
LindsD Sep 2022 5:33pm, 16 Sep 2022 56,979 posts	Quote Pin LindsD Beautiful
Steve NordRunner Sep 2022 7:36pm, 16 Sep 2022 1,918 posts	Quote Pin Steve NordRunner I could quite fancy an outdoor dressing gown when the dog gets me up at 6am for a wee 🤣 (in fact I do use my Swimzi!) Are you a disadvantaged northerner with an outside khazi, LazyDaisy?
LazyDaisy Sep 2022 7:55pm, 16 Sep 2022 36,755 posts	Quote Pin LazyDaisy No , the owner of an elderly Labrador who, for as long as we've had our seaside house (with a small paved back yard) has refused to wee 'at home' and has to be taken to the (thankfully nearby) public gardens Mostly she waits until we get up but some mornings, well, she makes it plain she can't wait so there's no time to get dressed