[BITList] Scarborough Beach to Rottnest Swim

[Michael Feltham]

Aussie Humour !

Mike

> 
> In Western Australia….. as the whole world knows ….. we have miles and miles of white sandy beaches and surf to die for (!)
> We also have sharks, the White Pointer variety seems to be indigenous to these parts, who (?) far too often attack and maim or kill 
> to eat Swimmers.  Last summer and again this one, there have been too many fatal attacks.
> 
> With so much free entertainment to hand, most Sandgropers take their swimming seriously and each year, there is a 15km (I think) 
> competition from Scarborough Beach (?) to an island offshore named Rottnest.  It was so named by early Dutch visitors because
> they mistook the dear little marsupial Quokkas who live there, for rats.
> 
> To cut a long story short - while watching on TV,  500 odd swimmers compete, we were touch by the sheer gallantry of Aussies.  Some
>  wore signs with arrows on their backs pointing sideways, which said - “Eat him.”  
> 
> Ahh well ~

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