It's a tradition now. When they are here for the March Break, Jordan and Rowan jump into the lake. That always gives the honour of being First Into the Bay. Oddly, there are few challengers...
There seems to be some ceremony around this event, however. Over and above the collection of family, general cheerers on, and the essential holders of the towels.
There was a great deal of discussion and manouevering for position to ensure the minimum amount of time spent IN the lake, and the maximum amount of speed in EXITING the lake.
Prior to this year's flying leap, the boys crafted a sand model of the good ship Titanic, complete down to the three stacks, and the pointy bow made famous in the movie.
Spectators were assured that the water in the shallow pond circling the boat were in fact extremely warm. Perhaps that's so, because that is where the lads went as soon as they themselves were free of the ice flows.
Sadly, speaking of ice flows, it seems that even in the safe harbour of Bondi Village, the Titanic encountered some problems with pack ice...Still, we can all be proud of Rowan and Jordan, who in this instance at least went down before the ship! And we can all be delighted that, unlike the Titanic, they rose again! (with rosy complexions from their chilly dip, we might add)
Hi Nancy,
ReplyDeleteThe Titanic had four stacks. Three stacks were functional and the fourth, at the stern, was decorative. I kid you not. The fourth stack was added by the designers to maintain a balanced appearance. Who says engineers aren't concerned with aesthetics?
I liked the ice berg in the last picture.
Peter Menet
That was a test... and you PASSED! We only build working stacks... the fourth stack is invisible, sort of like the "W" in Wrangler... :)
ReplyDeleteSome words just look better with a "W".
ReplyDeleteHow rong to think otherwise.