While skiing in Hintertux, I stayed across the street from the Adler Inn, and was lucky to be able to visit their saunas and spa as well. What a wonderful experience!
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August 2021, Adler Inn, Madseit, Hintertux, Austria
Sauna (Normal, Steam); Swimming (Water, Waterbody-Pool, Indoor, Outdoor)
It is good to jump into refreshing water after a long hike and cave crawl! Haimoon Maauimala to the rescue :-)
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July 2021, Haimoon Maauimala, Vihti, Finland
Swimming (Water, Outdoor, Waterbody-Lake, Beach)
Lauttasaari, such a nice place. They even have a backup beach on the other side if the one beach is covered by slimy algae!
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July 2021, Veijarivuoren uimaranta, Helsinki, Finland; Särkiniemi harbour beach, Helsinki, Finland
Swimming (None); Swimming (Water, Beach, Waterbody-Sea)
Today I had an opportunity to be in eastern Helsinki, and chose to stop by another new beach, at the Puotilan uimaranta (Puotila Beach). It is right by subway line and therefore easily accessible.
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July 2021, Puotilan uimaranta, Helsinki, Finland
Swimming (Beach, Water, Waterbody-Sea)
Today's exercise was to visit a beach in Westend, Espoo, where I had not been to before. Unfortunately, the beach was marked as having blue-green algae, and it also looked unpleasantly slimy. But then it turned out that there is a small rocky peninsula, and a pier on it. The water there was a bit more cleaner looking. So I was able to swim!
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July 2021, Westendin uimaranta, Espoo, Finland
Swimming (Water, Waterbody-Sea, Beach)
Yet another day with not just one but two new lakes to swim at!
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July 2021, Karskogin uimaranta, Kirkkonummi, Finland; Storträskin uimaranta, Kirkkonummi, Finland
Swimming (Water, Outdoor, Waterbody-Lake, Beach)
I've been lazy. Last year I swam every day during the summer, this year.... took to June 19 for the first swim!
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June 2021, Svartvikin uimaranta, Kirkkonummi, Finland
Swimming (Water, Outdoor, Waterbody-Lake, Beach)
Another new lake swim, this time in Veikkola, at the Lamminjärvi and the Lammaskallio beach. Very nice. And hottest day of the summer so far!
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June 2021, Lammaskallion uimaranta, Veikkola, Kirkkonummi, Finland
Swimming (Water, Outdoor, Waterbody-Lake, Beach)
First time swimming in Nuuksio's Pitkäjärvi (Nuuksio Long Lake)! There isn't really an official beach, but there is one semi-official, down from the Haltia nature center.
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June 2021, Solvallan uimaranta, Nuuksio, Espoo, Finland
Swimming (Water, Waterbody-Lake, Beach, Outdoor)
I had a nice, refreshing dip in the sea, mid-October. Twelve degrees. Cold, but if you compare it to the usual summer sea water temperatures, not that much lower yet...
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October 2020, Rantasauna ystävän mökillä, Töllinkari, Salo, Finland
Sauna (Normal); Swimming (Water, Outdoor, Waterbody-Sea, Beach)
I wanted a swim, but it turned out that recent floods had made the Schliersee lake larger. Much larger.
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August 2020, Schliersee, Germany
Swimming (Outdoor, Water, Waterbody-Lake, Nature)
I saw my mom today in Hyrylä, and on the way back wanted to drop in for a swim, and visit a swimming place that I remembered from my childhood: Rusutjärvi in Tuusula.
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August 2020, Rusutjärven uimaranta, Tuusula, Finland
Swimming (Outdoor, Water, Waterbody-Lake, Beach)
Another fresh swim in the Hintertux valley, this time on the Weitentalbach, a small river that joins the Tuxbach. It does feel good to shed the sweat and dirt of a ski day in the guaranteed-fresh-water of these rivers.
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August 2020, Weitentalbach, Hintertux, Austria
Swimming (Outdoor, Water, Waterbody-River, Nature)
Late, again. Past 9pm, and I'm in the back-areas in Nuuksio, at the Siikajärvi lake beach. Still, while I'm swimming the RC airplane enthusiasts manage to show up to give a flying demonstration :-) Cool.
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August 2020, Siikajärven uimaranta, Siikajärvi, Espoo, Finland
Swimming (Outdoor, Water, Waterbody-Lake, Beach)
I wanted to swim somewhere near Berlin. I thought Wukensee would be a nice place, but they were closing... so I drove to Bernsteinsee. They were not closed yet, but they also had way too many people. A little worried about the crowds...
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August 2020, FKK Strand am Bernsteinsee, Marienwerder, Germany
Swimming (Outdoor, Water, Waterbody-Lake, Beach)
I needed some freshening-up after my cave explorations in Klaukkala. And headed to the Valkjärvi...Another blue-green algae warning sign! But the water seemed free of at least visible algae. As far I could see... in the darkness. A quick swim and then head home to have a shower to wash off any residues.
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August 2020, Valkjärven Tiiran uimaranta, Klaukkala, Finland
Swimming (Outdoor, Water, Waterbody-Lake, Beach)