It's a mega blog today ( Usual blog + France update, + Istanbul update)
Today’s turnout: 67 swimmers + 7 new swimmers + 40 muffins
(Maureen Rath Only T bagged so she didn’t get a tick!)
I did say today was going to be a good day to swim and I’m pleased to say the prediction came true. Thanks to everyone for turning up. A really nice swim, especially for the 7 first timers, it was so nice I even swam both ways!
There was talk of badges this morning so I’m guessing a few more people can sleep easy tonight knowing its in the bag. Jenny Rees celebrated her 20th swim by cooking mini muffins for everyone so once again; Manly wine was host to another coffee and cake morning. Dave Page also got his 20th in.
Daily pics from Stephen C:
Fact of the day:
A blue whale's tongue is so large that fifty people could stand on it.
Water Temperature: 17. something
Air Temperature: Could be better
Sunrise 6.20am
Sunset 5.34pm
Iain & Gaetan in France
Iain's backflip in front of the 2000 years old roman acqueduct "Pont du Gard"
( The things he does to impress Gaetan eh!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_du_Gard
Gaetan at the top of the Tour de France most gruelling climb, the Mont Ventoux
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Ventoux
Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
An update from our overseas friends.
Everyone was in safe hands today with Mahdi taking the lead from our tour guide, asking him which language he would like her to lead us in, after replying Arabic Mahdi very proudly delivered the numbers 1-5 fluently :-) and then convinced nearly the whole team that we each needed a Bulgari watch, 3 of which broke as soon as we tried to set the time, a minor detail I know ;-)
A couple of open top bus tours showed us all around, and a visit to the Cistern enabled us to find some fish which as Izzy sadly pointed out would never have seen the sun :-(
Our queen shoppers made the most of a big afternoon at the grand bazaar, followed by a show and tell at evening drinks on our roof top terrace over looking the Blue Mosque no less ;-)
Not too many fluids consumed this evening as we are now apparently in training... but don't mention the war as it's now known!
'D Day' is Tuesday and it has taken on a new meaning or two; fondly 'Darndaelles Day' hopefully not to be 'Drowning Day'.
Rosemary arrived safely this afternoon so we are a full team now and we're all looking forward our own private cruise of the Bosphorous tomorrow morning :-)
Until tomorrow... enjoy, we miss you, but not to much ;-)
Jules
A photo of the queen shoppers in the Grand Bazaar: Mahdi, Robyn, Vicki, Deb and Michelle :-)
Jules, our tour guide / bus driver, Vicki, Michael C, John and Greg
Check out our blue groupers, or some such fish, in the Cistern ! As Izzy pointed out, these poor fish would have never seen daylight :-(
All of us except Michael A and Rosemary who arrived this arvo, so we are a full team now
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