I had lunch with a friend in Cottesloe yesterday, with the intention of taking some shots of The Indiana Tearooms to show you, which I did and I will, but along the way I got a wee bit distracted by not one, but four 'wonder women' posing for pictures on the beach.. The beach front was being prepared for the annual
Rottnest Channel Swim (a short video of the 2010 swim). Thousands of swimmers set off early in the morning to swim over to Rottnest Island which is 20klms off the WA coast near Perth, to be honest with all the shark sightings we've had this summer, you couldn't pay me to do it! The race can be swum by singles, pairs, fours etc. and I'm thinking that perhaps these four ladies were a team having some shots taken before the race which is today. I'm going to have to check the news tonight to see if I can spot this colourful group among the masses that took off from the beach this morning. Personally, I'm going out to dinner and take in a movie with my family, how about you, are you doing something exciting this weekend.....?
Certainly colourful costumes sportified with the tanned skin! Looks like publicity shots! My weekend is basically to weather the 38 degree temps predicted for today...already heading that way! At least we can hope for a slight sea breeze in my peninsula world!
ReplyDeleteDon't think you could pay me to swim in those waters either! Not with all the shark sightings I have read about! But they're lookin' good! Hope you have a great evening out!! The weather is miserable here this weekend, so I'll be sticking close to home! Enjoy yours!!
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I'd stay on dry land just like you. Especially if there's a group of wonderful women close by.
ReplyDeletetomorrow I'm getting my yearly mammogram! team "wonder woman" looks pretty strong...I hope you are able to find out how they did!
ReplyDeleteIm a swimmer and I love water but that swim is the last thing Id ever do these days.Ill think of them this morning as I surf blogland. Fiona
ReplyDeletePleased to hear there is nothing more than the thought of sharks that stops you taking part in a twenty kilometre swim, snort.
ReplyDeleteI would drown for sure! I'll be busy doing errands and work all weekend.
ReplyDeleteHello wonder women! Look at here, say cheessssee....
ReplyDeleteI love those... ;)
Wonderful gals!
ReplyDeleteAloha from Waikiki
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Um, ah, working, taking pictures. Well, we do have symphony tickets for Sunday afternoon. The only wonder woman around here has been hanging out with me for 38 years.
ReplyDeleteYou have a great group photo here today, Grace, just begging to tell us a story. I like your thought that these women will be in the race. I have some other superheroes scheduled for this week. Enjoy your weekend.
ReplyDeleteWONDERFUL! Capture Grace. Fun more than anything else!
ReplyDeleteYou always manage to find the neatest shots! I love this...and I am with you about swimming with the sharks...NO WAY! I am visiting my sister and family this weekend, and joining some friends I haven't seen in 47 years on Sunday! Hoping to have a great weekend - hope you do also!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your dinner and movie night. I have a work colleague whose husband is taking part in the Rottnest swim. Brave people, quite a hard long way to go, and the sharks....scary!
ReplyDeleteFun bathing suits!
ReplyDeleteYou could not possibly loose them dressed like that! lol
ReplyDeleteBonza sheila's. Its going to be 38 degrees today down
ReplyDeletehere so i'll be hiding indoors with the air-con on full blast:-).
Working unfortunately.
ReplyDelete"Swimming with sharks": in a kind of way, we all do it every day in this hard world, don't we?..:o)
ReplyDeleteNice team!with those costums, they will surely win the race!
ciao Grace,
ReplyDeletenice Australian women, and nice beach... have a great week end... enjoy the summer, here is still a bit cold, but I can smell a bit of fresh spring air... it's coming... at last !
Great images, that beach look vibrant of color and wonder women, the swim event sounds interesting!
ReplyDeleteI'm loving the Wonder Women swimming team. What a great theme for the race! As for me, I purchased a ticket to Italy yesterday afternoon. That is enough excitement for the weekend for me. I'm going in mid-May and I'm very excited.
ReplyDeletegoing to see 'the artist' today. i'm with you, swimming with sharks would be quite low on my bucket list.
ReplyDeleteShark sightings? Mmmmmmm... When I was at the beach in South Africa the Great White was always on my mind! LOL!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait for a July day to 'hit' the ocean. Too cold for sharks here.
ReplyDeleteGood for them! That water looks devine. Just purchased tickets to Kauai where I"ll be headed in May (can't wait!).
ReplyDeleteWell, since you asked... now I'm dreaming of swimming!
ReplyDeleteI wonder where they got the suits? They're quite cute, reminds me of the Underoos I had as a kid.
ReplyDeleteMy weekend is going to be very exciting. I'm working on my taxes. :S
Hahaha. I can just see Anne Boleyn dressed like this.
ReplyDelete~Mary
hey i found your blog, when i am visiting a blog from a friend, so i dicided to come and visit you, to discover new things :)
ReplyDeletetalking about your photos now, great colors and contrcts, lovely suny photos :)
hugs from Portugal
Are these people nuts??? Who, in their right mind mind would volunteer to be shark-lunch? Great fun pic.
ReplyDeleteAll i can say is these are brave men and women !!!!!
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