Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Welsh Bog Snorkeling Champinships

The stuff you find when you surf the Internet. You just gotta love those wacky Welsh. From whom I think I am descended since my maternal grandfather's surname was Powell. A fine old Welsh name.

Uh huh. I found this on the wonderful site of Mental Floss. It looks sort of chilly, but everyone appears to be having a good old time. Maybe not the dog. He doesn't have a happy face.

In Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales crowds watch competitors swim up and down a 133 meter bog filled with sulphurous, weedy water. Some wear silly costumes but all entrants must not use conventional swimming strokes, relying on flipper power only.

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