[OSS RATS] Saturday 4th Sept

Sun Sep 5 23:00:39 BST 2010

Hello Helen, Chris,

Very much enjoyed our swim, Helen thanks for suggesting it.  Good to meet 
you Chris and to see you again Helen.

It definitely was quite a bit colder than last time (realised after I got 
home that I hadn't checked the temperature, having said I would do that... 
duh)

Good idea about the gloves - you'll enjoy it all the more, and probably stay 
in longer if extremities are kept warm.

The suggestion in another thread of a swim from Pangbourne to Mapledurham 
lock next Saturday sounds great - I'm up for that, subject to arrangements 
of time etc.

Interesting to know how far we went, thanks for the details.

Best wishes

Lindsay

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Helen Roche" <helen at theskyisblue.net>
To: "Chris Dalton" <seedy at breakingglass.net>; "Lindsay Nutbrown" 
<lindsay at lecnutbrown.plus.com>
Cc: <ossrats at earth.li>
Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 6:42 PM
Subject: Re: [OSS RATS] Saturday 4th Sept

> Lovely swim last night, thanks Lindsay and Chris for coming.  Definitely 
> getting a bit colder - I've just ordered a pair of neoprene  gloves!
>
> Here's the route we took - I nerdishly wanted to see how far we swam,  and 
> the answer is 1.44km or 0.9 of a mile. Which I think is about as  far as I 
> want to swim now it's getting colder, unless there's a strong  current 
> (like last week) to hurry things along.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/97981919@N00/4960345243/
>
> cheers,
> Helen
>
>
> On 4 Sep 2010, at 07:35, Chris Dalton wrote:
>
>> See you there!
>>
>> CD
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ossrats-bounces at earth.li [mailto:ossrats-bounces at earth.li] On 
>> Behalf
>> Of Helen Roche
>> Sent: 04 September 2010 01:02
>> To: Lindsay Nutbrown
>> Cc: ossrats at earth.li
>> Subject: Re: [OSS RATS] Saturday 4th Sept
>>
>> In the absence of any strong campaign for other locations, I'd say
>> it's Sonning! 6pm at the French Horn, no faffing with cars, walk back
>> along Thames Path. Nice and simple. And the weather forecast still
>> looks good!
>> That's Linsdsay and myself so far - who else is coming? For
>> coordination purposes, I'll give my mob number again: 0753 699 5330
>>
>> cheers,
>> Helen
>>
>> On 2 Sep 2010, at 21:39, Lindsay Nutbrown wrote:
>>
>>> Good evening 'OSS RATS'
>>>
>>> I'd be up for the Sonning to St. Patricks stream swim again -
>>> hopefully this time in fine weather (I'm not complaining at all
>>> about the last swim - it was lovely - in it's own adventurous,
>>> teeming-down-with-rain sort of way - but seeing that stretch in fine
>>> weather would be rather splendid as well!)
>>>
>>> If it is any help, I have 2 spare pairs of wetsuit socks available
>>> for loan for anyone wishing to join in but who doesn't have water-
>>> suitable footwear to allow for walking back.  Loaned a pair to
>>> Debbie last time which proved that they can fit as small as a size 7
>>> without being ridiculous!  Equally, the larger pair is just about OK
>>> up to a mens size 11.
>>>
>>> Another alternative location would be Pangbourne meadows (or the
>>> spot near Mapledurham lock that you checked out recently Helen, if
>>> parking in the Purley housing estate) but either of those would take
>>> me quite a bit longer to get to from Binfield, so I wouldn't be
>>> there for such a prompt start. The 'Thames Beach' location on that
>>> stretch isn't an option because it takes too long to walk there from
>>> the nearest parking (at least from the nearest parking I know of!)
>>>
>>> Whichever way, looking forward to another river swim.
>>>
>>> Went for a lovely swim at the Tri20 lake at Copthorne Hotel this
>>> evening, glow of the setting sun on the water, water nearly 19 deg
>>> so OK for shorty wetsuit (and no wetsuit I noticed for hardy
>>> types !) so really lovely.  Not long I expect before that lake
>>> (being so shallow) will be starting to get quite chilly...
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>>
>>> Lindsay
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: <helen at theskyisblue.net>
>>> To: "Rachel Long" <rachel at long29.freeserve.co.uk>; <ossrats at earth.li>
>>> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 7:24 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [OSS RATS] Saturday 4th Sept
>>>
>>>
>>>>> I'd need a few more details... where? when? parking nearby? etc.
>>>>
>>>> Well, that's what we have to discuss! I didn't choose a location.
>>>> I've done the Sonning to St.Patrick's stream swim twice now, and it
>>>> is lovely, so I wouldn't object to doing it again - but would be
>>>> equally happy if someone has another idea.
>>>> Given that 6pm is a fairly late start, since it's getting dark by
>>>> about 8pm, a shorter swim with easy parking points might be an
>>>> idea. There's a bit of faffing to get a car at both ends of the
>>>> Sonning swim, though it would equally be possible to walk back
>>>> along the Thames path to the start point, if everyone has shoes -
>>>> which would allow for a much prompter start.
>>>>
>>>> Any other suggestions?
>>>> cheers
>>>> Helen
>>>>
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