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)
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 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)
What do you need after a hard day of skiing on the glacier? A small refreshening, perhaps? I wanted to swim at the waterfall in Hintertux, but it turned out to be both forbidden and not feasible. However, the water from the glaciers falls through the waterfall and then onto the Tuxbach, the river running through the Hintertux valley.
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August 2020, Tuxbach, Hintertux, Austria
Swimming (Outdoor, Water, Waterbody-River, Nature)
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)
Achensee was on my way back from the slopes, on the way to the Berghotel. Why not dip in for a swim?
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August 2020, Achensee, Austria
Swimming (Outdoor, Water, Waterbody-Lake, Nature)
The whole Tegernsee area was crowded with people. And cars jammed on the roads. But miraculously, out of nowhere appeared first a parking lot, a walking path, and then path through the bushes to a nice beach.
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August 2020, Tegernsee, Germany
Swimming (Outdoor, Water, Waterbody-Lake, Nature)
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)
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)
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)
Another visit to my mom's place! While I was on my way to the airport (yikes!) I wanted to put in one more swim at the Finnish lakes. Or pond rather, the pond at the Tuusula's sport complex in Hyrylä.
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August 2020, Tuusulan urheilukeskuksen lampi, Hyrylä, Tuusula, Finland
Swimming (Outdoor, Water, Waterbody-Lake, Beach)
Fail. And fail again. My first choice of a lake turned out to be the water intake for Espoo. Maybe not swim there, in case someone doubts how well I wash my swimming pants :-)
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July 2020, Salakoski, Sahajärvi, Nuuksio, Espoo, Finland
Swimming (Outdoor, Water, Waterbody-Lake, Nature, Waterbody-River)
Lippajärvi has a nice sandy beach swimming place. But I wanted something more private, and with less people. After some map browsing, I discovered that there's a short walking path behind the memory illness hospital. Maybe there's something there? A forgotten beach?
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July 2020, Lippajärven salainen laituri, Lippajärvi, Espoo, Finland
Swimming (Outdoor, Water, Waterbody-Lake, Beach)
Ralf and I wanted to dip into the lake after a sweaty hike where we searched for possible new caves. Hiidenvesi was on the way... it looked nice, but I had never really stopped there. We went to the water... and found (eek!) oil barrier snakes drying on land. Maybe swim on other side of the peninsula?
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July 2020, Hiidenveden venepaikka, Lohja, Finland
Swimming (Outdoor, Water, Waterbody-Lake, Nature)