I Swam with a Penguin this Morning
I may be a bored, desperately unglamorous housewife but I do live in the greatest city on earth, just up the road from the world's best beach - Bondi. I managed to convince my mother to come to the beach this morning, telling her "the kids are driving me insane, will you keep us company?" The surf was huge, due to cyclones far away and watching the waves I spied a penguin swimming. Yes. A penguin. A fairy penguin. I screamed with excitement and, handing both kids to my Mama, dived in the water.
This was intrepid, there was a strong current up the north end and I'd already seen quite a lot of bluebottles (the cause of a trip to the hospital emergency ward two years ago). But the chance to swim with a penguin was not one to be missed! I swam under the waves and coming up I spotted him again, dipping his little head in and out and swimming like a mini demon through a wave.
Making sure I wasn't dashed against the rocks (I'm serious here! The rip was really strong!) I got in closer to him and saw his beady little eye checking me out. The thrill tempered by a mild anxiety - he wouldn't nip me would he? What was that brushing against me? I'm the only person swimming out here! Help! - I swam back in to shore.
A crowd - ok two people - had gathered with my Mum and the kids and they all asked me - did you see him again? Yes I had! Don't ever let me tell you my life's boring. I was feeling fab - until the next temper tantrum...
This was intrepid, there was a strong current up the north end and I'd already seen quite a lot of bluebottles (the cause of a trip to the hospital emergency ward two years ago). But the chance to swim with a penguin was not one to be missed! I swam under the waves and coming up I spotted him again, dipping his little head in and out and swimming like a mini demon through a wave.
Making sure I wasn't dashed against the rocks (I'm serious here! The rip was really strong!) I got in closer to him and saw his beady little eye checking me out. The thrill tempered by a mild anxiety - he wouldn't nip me would he? What was that brushing against me? I'm the only person swimming out here! Help! - I swam back in to shore.
A crowd - ok two people - had gathered with my Mum and the kids and they all asked me - did you see him again? Yes I had! Don't ever let me tell you my life's boring. I was feeling fab - until the next temper tantrum...
