去紐西蘭之前順便經過澳洲 拜訪長輩們
✨EPISODE 1 Gill 姊與她的海泳池✨
之前就蠻有記憶點 澳洲人多喜歡去給他 沾沾水 游個泳
Gill 就是讓我印象深刻的一位 某次開會遇到Gill，我們一起喝下午茶，只記得她說她住的地方水很冷，在臥龍崗附近，但就是喜歡冷冷的水！
那時我們人在Lennox head,那個地方水我就覺得更冷了（但為了體驗他們的視角，我還是穿著2mm半身早上跟室友Nat 去海裡游泳） 更難想像臥龍崗會多冷？
也因為她住的地名是「臥龍崗」附近，真的是頗有記憶點的名字，一直都記得什麼龍的地方。
時隔兩年半剛好這次旅行有機會去拜訪Gill & Brett
一到她家馬上看見客廳有這本海邊游泳池聖經，真是太酷了🤣
本來想說來跟Gill & Brett喝咖啡，沒想到聊到一半他們就說，等等Gill會帶你去游泳唷！
不枉費我在這趟紐澳行之前的行前預備，就是去宜蘭龍潭游泳池游山泉水，冷到我真的是每次游每次失溫🥲 心裡也邊自由式邊吶喊「紐西蘭 紐西蘭」 （冷到覺得mental training)
但訓練果真是有意義的，昨天在一個陰天與風吹吹的狀態下，完全可以Handel 😆
最好笑的是她給我一個泳鏡，我開始游的時候看見地下的海草，黑黑的 實在讓我很不習慣，越游越不自在 只好抬頭蛙抬頭捷 沒辦法直視海草們
還有好多Rock pool 可以去游，但就在這個時刻跟Gill一起抬頭蛙，就好開心啊！
On my way to New Zealand, glad I could stop by for a visit with CS family.
✨ EPISODE 1: Gill and Her Ocean Pool ✨
I’ve always had a strong impression that Australians love getting into the water, just a quick dip or a swim, no matter the conditions.Gill is one of those people who really left an impression on me.
I remember meeting her at a meeting once. We had afternoon tea together, and the main thing I remembered was her saying that the water near where she lives, around Wollongong is very cold, but she loves it anyway.
Also, because the place name “Wollongong” sounds so memorable (something with “dragon” in Chinese), it really stuck in my mind. Two and a half years later, this trip finally gave me the chance to visit Gill and Brett.
As soon as I walked into their living room, I saw that book: the “bible” of ocean pools.
I originally thought we were just going to have coffee together, but halfway through the conversation they casually said, “Later, Gill will take you swimming.”
All the cold water preparation before this trip suddenly felt worth it. I’d been swimming in the mountain spring water in Taiwan, It felt like pure mental training. Turns out, the training paid off. Yesterday, even with cloudy skies and light wind, I could totally handle it. There were so many rock pools around Sydney that I could have explored, but in that moment just simply swim together with Gill felt genuinely happy.
🇹🇼Taiwan Days 1 - 6
臺灣天一到六
(Couldn’t photograph the daily naked hot springs!)
Wet Taipei
下雨的台北
Dumplings
水餃
Road trips
開車
Dancing
跳舞
Shopping
購物
I met @nancy_nezzi when she was 19, working in Starbucks. She helped me with my Chinese homework and we caught busses to remote mountain villages at weekends. Now she’s 30, same same but we drive.
很高興認識你！
