<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Dear All,</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">I'm very happy to go along with Sharon's suggestion of a moonlit swim at Port Meadow. In that case where shall we meet exactly and when?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Neil Richardson</span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Sharon Curtis <sacurtis2@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> NEIL RICHARDSON <neilbkrichardson@btinternet.com> <br><b><span style="font-weight:
bold;">Cc:</span></b> "OSSOxon@earth.li" <OSSOxon@earth.li>; "ossrats@earth.li" <ossrats@earth.li> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, 2 April 2012, 0:05<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [OSS Oxon] Good Friday Full Moon Swim / Swim's 18, 19 and 20 Catch Up / Swim 22 Throw Down<br> </font> </div> <br>There's a lot of trees and lack of sky views around Iffley/Kennington,<br>and I'm not sure how easy it'll be to spot exit points in the dark.<br><br>For the sunset/moonlit swim I second the suggestion of Port Meadow,<br>which has low horizons and an excellent view of the sky for the moon<br>which will be rising low in the east. Also, Port Meadow, particularly<br>at the section near Godstow, would be easy for getting in/out since the<br>river edge is mostly all shallow.<br><br>I'm interested in doing a Donnington - Kennington catch-up earlier in<br>the day - if I set off at the
same time as those leaving Folly Bridge ,<br>then I'll probably arrive at Kennington at the same time, approx :-)<br><br>Sharon<br><br>On 4/1/12, NEIL RICHARDSON <<a ymailto="mailto:neilbkrichardson@btinternet.com" href="mailto:neilbkrichardson@btinternet.com">neilbkrichardson@btinternet.com</a>> wrote:<br>> Folks,<br>><br>> I am thinking of trying to do one of the swims further upstream that I<br>> missed in September last year - possibly Northmoor to Bablock Hythe - during<br>> the day on Good Friday, probably during the afternoon.That is always<br>> provided winter hasn't returned in full force and a reasonably long swim is<br>> not too much of a test of resistance to cold. Anyone want to join me?<br>><br>> I would hope to do a short moonlit swim later although I do not have any of<br>> the Oxford sections still to catch up and I intend to do Sandford to Radley<br>> (I assume) with the main group on
Easter Monday. )I'd suggest Iffley to<br>> Kennington for a moonlit swim as it's a known quantity (preferable for<br>> swimming in the twilight/dark), there are plenty of places to get out, and I<br>> know some of the group want to catch up this section.<br>><br>> Any thoughts?<br>><br>> Neil Richardson<br>><br>><br>> ________________________________<br>> From: Sharon Curtis <<a ymailto="mailto:sacurtis2@gmail.com" href="mailto:sacurtis2@gmail.com">sacurtis2@gmail.com</a>><br>> To: <a ymailto="mailto:OSSOxon@earth.li" href="mailto:OSSOxon@earth.li">OSSOxon@earth.li</a>; <a ymailto="mailto:ossrats@earth.li" href="mailto:ossrats@earth.li">ossrats@earth.li</a><br>> Sent: Thursday, 29 March 2012, 23:00<br>> Subject: Re: [OSS Oxon] Good Friday Full Moon Swim / Swim's 18, 19 and 20<br>> Catch Up / Swim 22 Throw Down<br>><br>> I forgot to add - I'm not sure how busy pubs will be on Good
Friday<br>> evening (possibly very!) but if you like, after a sunset swim you would be<br>> all welcome to come for eating and merriment at our place, just outside<br>> the ringroad of Oxford.<br>><br>> Pizza and ice-cream, anyone?<br>><br>> As for swims, I am up for a not-too-long one, anywhere between<br>> Danger Bridge and Kennington.<br>><br>> Sharon<br>><br>><br>> On 3/29/12, Chris Dalton <<a ymailto="mailto:seedy@breakingglass.net" href="mailto:seedy@breakingglass.net">seedy@breakingglass.net</a>> wrote:<br>>> Hi Gang,<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> Seeing as Good Friday is a Full Moon I thought it would be a grand<br>>> opportunity to combine the first Full Moon swim of the year with catch-ups<br>>> of the last few swims and a throw down of the next for those who need<br>>> them.<br>>> Followed by a spot of dinner at the pub, possibly! I expect
it would be a<br>>> relatively free-form event as different people need to do different swims<br>>> but we could all do a splash under the light of the moon before eating.<br>>> Moonrise is at 19:21 which is a few minutes before sunset so the timing<br>>> should work out nicely.<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> Who's up for it?<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> CD<br>>><br>>><br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> OSS Oxon mailing list<br>> <a ymailto="mailto:OSSOxon@earth.li" href="mailto:OSSOxon@earth.li">OSSOxon@earth.li</a><br>> <a href="http://www.earth.li/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ossoxon" target="_blank">http://www.earth.li/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ossoxon</a><br>><br>> Please note that OSS Oxon exists to put swimmers in touch with other<br>> swimmers, not to organise swim events or in any way suggest that outdoor<br>> swimming is a
safe activity or that you should go swimming. If you choose to<br>> swim you do so entirely at your own risk and on your own initiative, and any<br>> plans you make are your own responsibility.<br><br><br> </div> </div> </div></body></html>