4°C

David thought it might be below 4°C today, it certainly felt pretty nippy although I did do a longer swim, six length and four widths.

The thermometer made it almost exactly 4°C. No wonder my toes took so long to warm up.

I had a good swim with Richard, the hoover was out so dodging the hose became part of the fun. It's easier to swim with someone else and certainly helps in keeping the pace up.

The sauna talk was all about the excess of rain and lack of ice and snow, it looks like it'll be another stormy day today.

Perfect dive

Another perfect dive by Elizabeth. A dark wet and windy morning, not enough light to catch the movement properly. A couple of Brockwell Icicles were making their Tuesday visit.

I did a six length swim then scurried off to the sauna. As we thawed out we disscussed snow and ice and whether we will see any this season.

Pond skater.

Here comes Pip. I was ready for a shot as she reached the shallow end but she pulled up short, then seeing me did a few breaststrokes and I got this image which I rather like. It reminds me of a pond skater!

Kate was on flip flop duty for Elizabeth and I caught the moment as she hit the water for her morning length.

Grey but not windy and the rain held off. I did a six length swim and we talked about why some people will do almost anything to be on TV.

Joy!

This is how swimming makes you feel. Elizabeth did her best Friday leap into the now blue again lido. I met up with Richard and our four length swim changed into a six length swim.

Mr Ape stopped short for his photo call but i like the crop. The temperature is under 5°C but I think I'm getting a bit more used to it.

Windy

A blustery day, very difficult cycling up to the lido. The wind was cold but at least it wasn't raining. Widths again, the water a bit clearer than yesterday.

Chris just edging ahead of Sue on their last width. I wonder if he stared at the trains today? It would have been very cold standing in that wind.

Elizabeth on her second width, the wind was making the water quite choppy.

Green

I'm all for looking after the environment, we already have recycling bins at the lido. This morning though it seems the whole pool has gone green.

We were only allowed to do widths incase we got lost in the murk. Who's that swimming toward us?

It's Vince! I did a twelve width swim, I really much prefer lengths. I'm not sure the Brockwell Icicles were all that impressed with the water.

The morning's are getting a bit lighter now and these snowdrops I spotted on the way to work are another sign that spring is coming.

Home again

It was good to be back at the lido. Neither as warm nor as sunny as Madeira but it could have been worse. Richard and I did a brisk four length swim before retreating to the warmth of the sauna.

Pip looks like she's enjoying it! Not sure what the temperature is, 'Warm for February' seems to be the best guess.

Only one goose? To be fair it had made enough mess for whole flock.