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Booth Duty at the VMWare Forum
The VMWare Forum is on each year, usually in the Darling Harbour Exhibition Centre. SM arrives this morning just after 4km of Squad with Vlad and Co in the ABC pool at the Domain. Mixed set of stroke correction, medley … Continue reading
Swim for Sight 2013
Back in the water last Sunday at Shelley Beach. Last time in the ocean was Galway Bay about 7 weeks ago. Struggling since to get back into training, with a desultory couple of sessions a week with the Vladster. Met … Continue reading
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Tagged Fred Hollows Foundation, Harkeet, James Pittar, North Steyne, Shark Shield
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Berowra Wallabies U-19 Champs
Off to the Brookvale Oval this morning for Grand Final day. Son of surfmuppet, Rory, playing on the wing for the Berowra Wallabies clash against the Narrabeen Sharks in the U-19 Manly Rugby League Championship final. One of those awesome … Continue reading
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Tagged Avalon Bulldogs, Berowra Wallabies, Brookvale Oval, Mona Vale Raiders, Narrabeen Sharks
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Blackdog Night at Tattersalls Club
Surfmuppet and wife enter the hallowed halls of the Tattersalls Club Friday night to take part in the fund raiser for el supremo blackdog himself, Sir Justin of Vladland, and his upcoming swim across the English Channel. Catch up with … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Dog Institute, Bob Katter, English Channel, Justin Hanby, Tattersalls Club, Trent Grimsey
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Back in the Pool
Taken longer than expected to get back into the pool and start training again. Tuesday 13th August – Jetlag getting a bit better after a horror few days of 3 to 4 hours sleep a night. Waking up at 2 … Continue reading
Vale Dan the Man
Surfmuppet back from three weeks holiday. First day at work. See a requiem card on a desk and think it’s some kind of joke. No joke. Dan the man pulled the pin. Took the invisible parachute up to a high … Continue reading
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Frances Thornton Memorial Galway Bay Swim
Saturday 27th July Butterflies not so much dancing but leaping around inside as the brother slaps on a potent mixture of sunblock and Vasoline onto surfmuppet. Looks like a combination of Lazarus coming out of his coffin and a dugong … Continue reading
21 Degree Water Galway Bay!
Unheard of. First dip in the Bay, Thursday evening the 18th, thought it was some trick of the imagination brought on by sleep deprivation and jet lag. Water several degrees warmer than Bondi last Saturday. Checked it out with the … Continue reading
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Touchdown Ireland
17 July BA0838 flies over the coast south of the city, slowly banks right over the Dublin mountains and over the farmland and outer suburbs. Always get a thrill at the first glimpse of the green fields meeting the granite … Continue reading
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Tagged A380, Dublin, Dublin Airport, Galway Bay, Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia Airlines, Swimming
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First Stop KL
Booked the tickets to Ireland a couple of months ago and promptly forgot what day we were leaving. Assumed it was Wednesday night and so had planned three final sessions with Vlad and the squad this week. A not so … Continue reading
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