Pics of places you have swum

[ruthcp]

Looks great OpenNewbie - where is this place?

[Wildswimmer]

This was a very autumnal Hatchmere, taken today while I was bare-skin in water at around 14C.

[OpenNewbie]

ruthcp - YellowCraig Beach, its just north of North Berwick on the A198. It is as nice as it looks. You can see across to Fife way from the Beach

[Wildswimmer]

Another pic of the Mersey at Runcorn, but this time from a muddy gully with the tide fully out. Despite it being mid-October both air and water temp were around 16C (61F).

The lower pic is one of the thigh-deep liquid mud pools. You can see how soft and sloppy it is. Well, marine mud is good for the skin, and it's nice being a big kid when no-one can see you.

[rubber ducky]

apart from swimming pools, I mainly swim in the sea....have tried a few rivers out here and there but have no pictures.....here's one place I have swum....

[Wildswimmer]

Here's another October shot of the Dee estuary at Thurstaston, Wirral. This was taken in mid-October 2004 with the sun out! It's taken from a 35mm film print.

[mirror]

Cool!
We've walked the dogs at Thurstaston in the past but never ventured to the beach... think we might all go in the water next time!

[selkie]

Beach cam for my neck of the swamp:

http://www.destincam.com/

Current water temperature- 75F
Current air temperature- 61F
Today's high air temp will be- 75F

I love fall in these parts.

[Wildswimmer]

This is the mouth of the Mersey estaury at New Brighton on August 12th. As the day's cross-Mersey swim had been cancelled I decided to have my own personal swim. Conditions were very rough for early August, in fact the red flags were flying. I was only allowed in the water because the lifeguards know me and that I'm not going to take any risks.

The problem at New Brighton is that when there's a combination of high tide and rough conditions, you can be picked up and smashed against the sea wall, then to fall unconscious into several feet of water. I was nearly knocked flying several times when taking these pics, despite having my bare feet firmly planted in the sand. Water temp was nice at 20C.

[Wildswimmer]

And this is the upper Mersey estuary at Runcorn, taken from the same spot as the earlier ones but looking the other way towards Warrington. That's Fiddlers Ferry Power Station in the background. This was a hot June day last summer and taken while the tide was in. I'd gone down there to escape both the heat and the wall-to-wall football.

[Bully]

Originally Posted by Wildswimmer

And this is the upper Mersey estuary at Runcorn, taken from the same spot as the earlier ones but looking the other way towards Warrington. That's Fiddlers Ferry Power Station in the background. This was a hot June day last summer and taken while the tide was in. I'd gone down there to escape both the heat and the wall-to-wall football.

Power station, are you telling me you've now got electricity up North, or does that just generate power to keep us southern softies warm in winter?

[Wildswimmer]

Originally Posted by Bully

Power station, are you telling me you've now got electricity up North, or does that just generate power to keep us southern softies warm in winter?

Look carefully and you can see the pylons. Those going towards the left are taking power to the land of whippets, cloth caps and clogs. Those to the right go "dahn Sarf" to softie land. Meanwhile, I'd better shovel some more coke into the boiler otherwise my computer will run out of steam.

Wildswimmer Pete

[Bully]

Originally Posted by Wildswimmer

Look carefully and you can see the pylons. Those going towards the left are taking power to the land of whippets, cloth caps and clogs. Those to the right go "dahn Sarf" to softie land. Meanwhile, I'd better shovel some more coke into the boiler otherwise my computer will run out of steam.

Wildswimmer Pete

I did notice the pylons I also noticed you have a few trees, or are they big bushes?

[Wildswimmer]

This was Loch Ness on September 9th 2005. Water temp was 18C (64F) and I spent a happy hour just swimming up and down.

[Wildswimmer]

Many will have no doubt heard of the "Another Place" display comprised of 100 cast-iron statues on Crosby beach, just north of Liverpool's Seaforth Container Port.

Well I thought I'd boogie on up there and take a look, as well as having a sea dip on yet another exceptionally warm Autumn day. This is one of the many pics I took, looking down into the Mersey with Seaforth's radar tower in centre of view, flanked by one of the six wind turbines that supply power to the dock complex. Very green we are up here.