Monthly Archives: December 2013

Happy Birthday, John

Posted on December 30, 2013 by bourkeyy

Swimming pool in the morning sun. A line of four men swimming up the second lane from the left. Going in unison at a fast pace. First two and the last man are nut brown from the sun. Third guy … Continue reading →

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Solstice 10Km Swim at Chinamans Beach

Posted on December 29, 2013 by bourkeyy

Surfmuppet likes to use the summer solstice each year as a benchmark of time and place. Used to be 21st of June. Then moves down to the southern hemisphere and the summer solstice lands on the 21st of December. This year, … Continue reading →

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Summertime and the Livin’ is Easy

Posted on December 20, 2013 by bourkeyy

Friday 20th December 6pm on the last day of the working week and the corporate world is now on leave until early January for the Christmas break. Walking around the floors and not a sinner to be seen. A day … Continue reading →

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First Week of Summer

Posted on December 8, 2013 by bourkeyy

Summer kicks off in Sydney with the annual Bondi to Bronte 2.5kM swim. By 9am the sun is high, the ocean benign and the 2,000 odd swimmers, in waves of age and gender, melee around the southern end of the … Continue reading →

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