Jen Gwynne

Out in the desert. A 3 day music festival that we couldn’t attend until today - but we got there and it was fantastic. The hugely fun dress up Mundi Undi Run - I had plans to do again in swimmers and gumboots and cap but didn’t do it this year - watched the fun instead - so no substitute dip for this … so another day goes by and tomorrow will get back into some water. Yay

Out in Broken Hill - not a place where there’s cold water - although crazily enough the desert is soooo very wet as there is water everywhere - but getting to it (other than going through a road dip full) isn’t possible. I didn’t get a swim in Menindee after all - but might try for that on Sunday. Else it will be when back at a river. However - maybe it will be just be a Gumbi Mundi Undi run tomorrow instead. If we get out there early enough. :D 

Grand Hotel in Mildura = felt a bit like it was the other grand hotel in the movie … luckily the pool was open so when I didn’t get back up to the river dip spot I just had a swim in the pool … not heated - and so refreshing. Perfect. 

The best thing at the end of a day and a long drive - is a cool dip in a wide running river. Estimate warmer than 10degC but cooler than 14. So refreshing. The Murray river was perfect. 

Cool. Cloudy. Then the sun came out. 

Always better with company. 

But harbour on the low tide on a beautiful warm day - the water was a lovely 16deg. 

More not cold dips. But hours in the water teaching. Kids and adults. Love teaching. 

Pool not damStill a dipJust not cold

It’s hard to be motivated when the sun is not out … but still the water beckoned. 

Is not enough.Boots and socks for warmth post swim. Red legs from the cold. 

Day 6 and Day 7 2 days and 2 more dam dips

Sun and cold wind vs … no sun and cloudyStill 10deg in.Always a hot bucket of water to rinse feet and a hot drink.

… more a long immersion in warmer water and a lot of talking over the 3 hours - Teaching the kids to swim and to love the water.

Two pools … both indoors as the outdoor one is closed in winter - as are many pools in regional NSW esp where it gets cold. No pic for the dip so just one from earlier walking this morning. 

Windy. Colder out than yesterday. Still just under 10deg in. Dip done quickly when the sun was out. Before heading to teach kids to swim. 

A dam cold dip.Literally.In the dam. Lucky it was sunny coz the water was cold.Under 10deg in. The bucket has some warm water for feet wash … it’s a muddy walk in & out

Yay. Sun. Swam a but later - so there was sun to bask in post swimWater 15degC so just that bit warmer … Clear clean and cold. Perfect.

Cold but not cold.Cloudy but then sun.14deg in but colder out … a short 20mins and a km done for the first day.