Water Baby

Robert and our youngest waterbaby. Babysitting is such hard work!

Morning Swim

Daylight saving started here today. 

Watching two people swim past our bedroom window as we have brekkie in bed.

Last Swim of the Season

 I'll miss our pool when we move to Carey Bay. It has given me so much pleasure (and exercise).

Shorter than walking

Our Grandson took to the water in the backyard ... and he swam across the Bay to visit some friends about 500 or 600 metres away. It was shorter than the walk back.

Swimming season

Our pool is open for the season.

Blue Lagoon

 A popular tourist site just outside of Reykjavik in Iceland is the Blue Lagoon. As we knew that this would be our only trip to Iceland a dip in the warm healing waters was on our agenda.

I expected to find more modest facilities at this site but found a very modern and slick operation. While we were just day visitors we could have opted to stay at the complex hotel and avail ourselves of the spa services on offer.

Once showered and in our swimsuits, as the outside air was rather brisk, we quickly made our way to the pool. It was a relief to enter the warm water. I don't know if the silica mask applied to my face enhanced my complexion but this unique experience was great fun.

Nearly there

Path to the Lagoon

Perusing the Menu at the Mask Bar

Masked

Modern Complex 

Swimup Bar for Liquid Refreshments

Help was Close at Hand

We rounded off our visit with lunch inside the cafe

Mr GeniAus looking refreshed after his dip

Sensational Swimming at SOPAC

Supporting our grandson who is representing his school at the NSWCIS Primary Championships Swimming at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre.

Buoyant

How could we top a fantastic Suez Canal Transit yesterday? 

EASY. With a visit to Marvellous Massada and a swim in the Dead Sea today. 

That's us floating around this arvo.

A Welcome Distraction

Around 9 o'clock today I got a phone call from a four year old who said "Gummy, can we come for a swim."  Of course I replied that that would be lovely so he, his Dad and two brothers came over for a swim and a few other activities. 

Our visit of course started with a fortyfying snack of juice and biscuits which little boys can always devour.  Unfortunately I didn't get any photos in the pool because I was enjoying the water with the boys. I did, however, manage to snap a couple of other activities.

Only one egg so far today

Spoiling the girls with some hand feeding

Little brother prefers to watch from a distance

BobBob showing the ropes

Learner Driver 1

Baby brother takes the wheel

Last turn for biggest brother

Time for a Dip

The pool is very inviting on a hot summer's d

Turds in Paradise

28 November 2012

Ilha Grande is an island and state park in the Rio de Janiero state of Brazil. There is very little development in this extremely attractive area that is blessed with some beautiful beaches.

We spent a wonderful few hours in this area today. After our tender ride from the ship we wandered around the tiny town before finding a shady spot under a tree on a beach not too distant from the pier where we had landed.

The water looked so inviting that I stripped down to my costumes and waddled to the water's edge ready to plunge in. There on the wet sand staring at me were two dog turds; I had a 30 second paddle and headed back to my towel, Although the water looked inviting and I was hot I was not going to swim there. To top it off after I had decided to pass on the swim a dog came along and added to the turd tally near us.

In spite of this Ilha Grande is a beautiful place.

Breakfast with a view of Ilha Grande

Pulling in to Ilha Grande

Our tender vessel at the pier

Restaurants line the beach

The policeman on patrol had trouble with his vehicle

View from under our tree

Needed my walking stick to negotiate the pavement

Blooms were everywhere

Flip-flops for every taste

Happy tourists

  

Bliss for the Babysitters

Babysitting gig today.

One charge exhausted and asleep in the cot.
One charge exhausted from swimming - now vegging with Disney Channel.

Bliss

The swimmer emerging from the pool

Dam(n) Ducks

 These paddlers dropped in for a swim in our dam today.

Dam(n) Ducks