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I have been swimming everyday now at sunrise for a 1 year and 3 months ... and every morning its beautiful! I feel so grateful to have this daily habit, this routine, this exercise of swimming in this beautiful tidal pool. </div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923260118487261610.post-58040147517348628242018-09-03T07:35:00.000-07:002018-09-03T07:35:26.084-07:00Wonder <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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14.6 degrees "warm" today and a beautiful high tide swim...</div>
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We had a wonderful swim at high tide with beautiful big waves splashing over the wall! </div>
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14.9 degrees sea temperature :-)) definitely warming up .... </div>
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Today was no exception. The pool at Dalebrook is super nice :-)) </div>
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14.5 degrees sea temperature ... so warm :-)) </div>
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Stoked: adjective - excited or euphoric </div>
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Shirley xx </div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923260118487261610.post-5081699262978656142018-08-28T12:42:00.000-07:002018-08-28T12:42:26.867-07:00Essentials <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Essentials for winter sunrise swims....</div>
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1. The "tempeature" guy ( Anthony has been taking the temperature for 7 years now) and nobody ever agrees with his digital themometer! :-)) If Anthony is not at the pool, then I get the dreaded task. </div>
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2. Flippers ...they are the best investment in avoiding urchin spikes in your feet! They also help me at high tide to swim faster...</div>
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3. Friends ...meeting all the other sunrise swimmers every morning is the joy of my life. Lots of laughter and chatting and the best way to start the day!</div>
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4. Salty sea water that is so cold it takes your breath away. It often happens that I come out feeling amazing and "stoked" on a high for the rest of the day!!</div>
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The sea temperature has dropped to 11.5 degrees and we had a very quick swim! It was lots of fun swimming in the rain. We even had hail. All the rain has been wonderful as we are still going through a serious drought. </div>
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I was wanting to post a picture everyday of my sunrise swims! I cant believe its already September on Saturday! </div>
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My morning routine since January has been to wake up at 6 a.m. to a cup of tea.</div>
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Put on my costume and clothes and drive to the tidal pool in Kalk bay. </div>
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Then jump into cold water and swim lengths with all the other "crazy" sunrise swimmers. </div>
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It's the most crazy and beautiful way to start everyday! </div>
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Then I'm in my home "studio" for the rest of the morning to potter and create with clay...</div>
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Today we had a whale in the bay and we watched it's huge tail flapping out the water.</div>
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We are so blessed to start the day this way! </div>
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Paradise found... </div>
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7:34 am : the most beautiful red sunrise this morning is luxury for me! </div>
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13.9 degrees sea temperature </div>
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My new little slab jugs that are almost ready to fire </div>
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A cuppa tea and carrot cake in this sunny cafe is also luxury! </div>
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The Lighthouse cafe in Simonstown ...I love all the French decor and cute tables...and the food is good! </div>
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In her memoir Plant Dreaming Deep, poet and memoirist May Sarton wrote, "If someone asked me what the idea of luxury is, I think my answer would be: flowers in the house all year round."</div>
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6:58 am : A very early morning we at the pool! It is still so dark!!</div>
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7:28 am the sun has risen and we are finished our swim and ready for a large cup of tea!! Sea temperature was 14.1 degrees... </div>
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Our first new Tidal pool was the very large pool at St.James beach. We were the first to jump is and the sea temperature was a cool 13.6 degrees.</div>
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Sunday we were back at our favourite pool - Dalebrook. The temperature went up to 14 degrees!</div>
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I have been swimming for 6 months now...my challenge is to swim through winter and all year! </div>
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I got my first pair of flippers as a reward and I love them! I'm swimming so much faster now!</div>
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Hello Monday morning swim! It was so cold! I'm really finding it hard to swim in these cold temperatures after a Durban holiday where the temperatures were a lovely warm 21.5 degrees!!</div>
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Tuesday was back to school for my two girls. This means very early morning school run. we get to the pool at 7 a.m. and it is still dark! </div>
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The tide was high this morning and I really love swimming when its a bit rougher and not so still and shallow. My flippers help so much with swimming faster and also any urchins that might be at the bottom or sides of the pool! </div>
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I also have friends who have been swimming all year round for 7 and 8 years!! They keep on reminding me and say..."Don't think about it, just keep doing it everyday. Try not miss a day!"</div>
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I also feel "addicted" to the morning cold swim! I have never regretted a swim in the 6 months I've been swimming. I always feel soo much better after the swim. I really want to challenge myself to keep going everyday! </div>
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13 degrees sea temperature ...another beautiful swim.</div>
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This morning Anthony our "temperature" guy was back swimming. He has been off for 6 weeks recovering from having a stent put in after a mild heart scare. Its so lovely to have him swimming with is again! Todays temperature was 14.4 degrees... I'm getting used to the cold again! </div>
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This beautiful art gallery is a quick walk away from the tidal pool.</div>
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to breathe and take in the beauty and be in the moment. To really enjoy my swim, it doesn't matter how many lengths I swim. Tomorrow I'm going to take my goggles and look around and see the starfish and the beauty that is in the tidal pool. It's ok to go slow. </div>
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It's always good to go back and visit old friends and spend time with my Mom who is so frail at the moment. But what I realised when I was away were all the things I missed! The things that I value. The things that are so meaningful in my life. </div>
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This gave me perspective on my life...and it was such a good thing! </div>
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This tidal pool that I have been swimming in everyday for the past 6 months is one of the things I missed the most! </div>
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Sea temperature: 13.4 degrees ( it felt so much colder ) </div>
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The incredible feeling of swimming in this beautiful tidal pool, with the sunrsing and chatting, laughing and being encouraged by friends is quite a reward.</div>
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Its getting to winter here in Cape Town which means cold, rainy mornings and the temperature is dropping daily. The coldest this year Anthony recorded yesterday : 14.6 degrees! It was so cold!<br />
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Then I listened to Rich Roll Podcast yesterday and he said something that really resonated with me...it made me think deeply...and I realised that I had found my bliss.<br />
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This tidal pool and the ocean, the friends I have made in the last 3 months, the early morning routine, the habit, octopus, little sharks in the pool, dolphins ...spectacular sunrises...this is my bliss!<br />
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I have found my bliss!<br />
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Bliss : perfect happiness, great joy<br />
Synonym: delight, heaven, paradise, Utopia<br />
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Another beautiful autumn sunrise with the water temperature dropping to a cool 15.3 degrees! </div>
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7:03 am Sunrise with dolphins swimming in the ocean in the distance being chased by Orcas! The water temperature was a lovely "warm" 16.9 degrees! Peter our "shark whisperer" has now discovered the beautiful Octopus he has named "Octavia"! We have seen her every morning in her spot under a rock. Peter is sure she is looking after her eggs! How exciting! The water is so clear we can easily see her and all her colours and long thin tentacles as she swims. <br />
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The sunrise swimmers as we sit and chat and swim together every morning. It is the most simple and wonderful way to start my day! </div>
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6:45 am with all my family - I was so excited to have everyone swim with me! This view is... bliss! </div>
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I decided to take my brother the "sage" ( the wise one) advise and only ask Anthony the water temperature after I have swum! I really want to focus on the joy of swimming and the beauty of the sunrise. ( 15.9 degrees) Yay ... warmer than yesterday :-))</div>
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I just love this quote! I listen to Rich Roll Podcast podcast every week. He is a athlete, author and motivational speaker who now has a very successful podcast. He interviews a wide range of people on a variety of topics. I find the topics relevant to my life right now and sometimes challenging but always very interesting. You should check him out. http://www.richroll.com/</div>
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So today it looked and felt like winter in Cape Town. The tide was again at its lowest and the water temperature was a low of 15.2 degrees! ( Anthony has a digital temperature gauge and he updates us every morning when I arrive at the pool) </div>
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I have been swimming in this beautiful pool for 3 months now! This is the coldest water I have ever swum in!! My springsuit might need to be upgraded to a full wetsuit in winter. :-))</div>
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So for the first time in my life I'm realising the importance of a daily morning routine. I have started to cultivate this morning routine everyday and it really has been life changing for me!<br />
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I have always enjoyed exercise. Fanataticism is unsustainable. In other words it is not about the epic workout. Instead its about what you do daily. It's those small actions undertaken regularly that dictate not just what you can achieve, but who you are as a human.<br />
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7:01 am sunrise and Anthony ( he takes the temperature of the water every morning) told us it was a warm 17 degrees! :-)) </div>
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A we were swimming we looked out into the ocean we saw hundreds of dolphins swimming, jumping and leaping out the water! We stopped and watched the amazing - DOLPHIN SHOW!! So beautiful! </div>
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Last nights sunset was so magical! Kommetjie beach is a 5 minute drive from our house and it is a beautiful beach to have a long walk at the end of the day. </div>
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In 3 months of swimming here everyday I have met so many lovely friendly "early bird" swimmers. We all chat and laugh and swim together and although I don't swim many laps ( some of the grannies and grandpas do MANY laps - amazing) I have found for me at this time in my life I just need to swim with JOY! To "Be in your body with joy! " my favourite quote from my friend Miranda. </div>
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There is "yoga " man who does his stretches as the sunrises then jumps in for a swim. Then there is "shark" man or as he likes to be called the "shark whisperer " ! :-)) He has been finding the shyshark who has been in the pool for a few days for us and tracking its movements.... </div>
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There is a lovely couple who have been coming to the pool to swim for 7 years and swim all year round! They take the temperature of the water everyday ... 17.6 degrees today! Warmer ... as last week it was down to 16 and 15.8 degrees! It was soo cold last week. </div>
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They swim all the way through the Cape Town winters! ( I'm going to wear a wetsuit!!) </div>
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Exercise and being out in nature are the most wonderful gifts we can give ourselves! </div>
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I hope you find the time today to "Be in your body with joy!" Find time to move your body - mindlessly. Now try this - everyday - and you will see your life change,,, </div>
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This is "my" pool and my very happy place. </div>
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I have been waking up very early ...before the sunrise! This is so unlike me. I have been as Gretchen Rubin the author of Better Than Before explains... I have always been an "Owl" My favorite time of day has always been the evenings. </div>
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However since mid January my daughters encouraged me to get up early and take them to this pool for a dip before the school run. I never swim in Cape Town water...its just tooo cold for me!( Im a Durban girl) But the one morning it was just so incredibly beautiful - that I decided I' m going to swim with them. </div>
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Well 3 months later I am still swimming - every morning! I am totally addicted to my "new" morning routine and life! </div>
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This morning we arrived at 6:40 am to a calm, beautiful sunrise. The tide was at its lowest (6:35am) and the water is absolutely clear and calm. </div>
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This morning one of our friends who also swims every morning spotted a small Puffadder shyshark. We could all clearly see it at the bottom of the pool. </div>
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This little shark is also known as happy Eddie and is a species of catshark. This is a common shark and typically reaches 60cm in length. When threatened, the puffadder shyshark curls into a circle with its tail covering its eyes, giving rise to the local names "shyshark" and "doughnut". </div>
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There are lots of other little fish in the pool and a beautiful big Cormorant was swimming and then sunning/ drying off his wings on the rocks close by. </div>
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