Not the nicest of days for open water swimming in Ireland. Bernard reckoned there was a calm bit just beyond the wave breaks, so in we went. He was wrong. It got considerably rougher but great crack, though.
Spot the calm bit……Myrtleville Dec. 11, 2012
Myrtleville Swimmers 
It looked not too bad from the changing area!!
You know that exact time of the calm before the storm,
” I think that was it,
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