A bunch of hardened cold water swimmers and members of the Tooting Bec Lido decided to swim in as many as four open air water holes/pools in London in one morning.
Starting at the Tooting Bec Lido at 7.30 am, and finishing around lunch time in Hampstead.
Some were cycling between swims while others drove in convoy.
I was amongst the cycling party... and party it was! After our 2 length of the Tooting Bec Lido (100 yards long) we cycled to the Serpentine Swimming Club to swim there. Next destination, still on our bikes, Parliament Hill Lido in Camden and finally on to the Pond on Hampstead Heath. Not any old pond I have you know: no the one and only Mens Pond - no women allowed .. well with the exception of us Tooting Bec Belles! And that only once a year when about 20 screeching women (and as many men) who can hardly contain their joy, jump off the diving board into deliciously refreshing water.
Once the crawl was accomplished, we all gathered for lunch at Kenwood House only to cycle (non stop this time) all the way back to Tooting.
Wow, what a exhilarating day!
Serpentine in Hyde Park
Cycling along Regents Canal on the way to Parliament Hill Lido
Parliament Hill Lido
Fantastic Water of the Parliament Hill Lido
Men's Pond
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