Hout Bay Swimrisers

It seems like the ocean was playing a little Black Friday trick on us today! For only 10 degrees you could get a lot of visibility for free...or something like that. It was breathtakingly cold and breathtakingly beautiful at the same time. Picture taken at about 5h45 before gym. I also thought I should close the week with a little bit of Seneca - letters from a Stoic. ' You should neither become like the bad, because there are many, not be an enemy of the many because they ar

After what feels like weeks of hectic winds, the wind has quieted down, and it feels like a relief. The water has been fairly cold though. Here is a pic I took at about 5h45 this morning before gym.

This morning was spectacular. The water was much warmer than yesterday, no big waves and somehow the skies and the clouds collided in a way that just made it reflect more blue. I just love this time of year - but I think that I might be saying that every time that the seasons change! We were in the water chatting to some tourists and their appreciation of the beauty just made us all reflect on how incredibly grateful we are to live in Hout Bay and to be able to swim in the mo