102 Bold and Beautiful Swimmers
Welcome back to Sarah and Jon Abbott!
and Michelle Sparkle!
Gorgeous weather – warm and sunny and …what? all those wetsuits??!! 😀
Looking good lads!!!…. and ladies!
Dr John trying to get away from… I mean having fun with Elaine and Co…
Time for a quick chat…
Rusty welcoming newbie Lauren! She LITERALLY came straight off a plane this morning to swim with us for the first time… from Georgia USA!!)
2 for the spreddy!
Baby fish!
Baby Lilou!
Our distinguished gentlemen contingent!
Rob telling us he saw the turtle! So apparently it is STILL out there…
Below pics from Stephen C of various fish!! Including a Crimsonband Wrasse, the Pink Capped Dejager and Izzifish!
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James Bond – I mean JOHN Bond led himself and 5 swimmers on a double lap – in fact condition were so fab that he and Chris Kiely did a TRIPLE!
Water temp: 17.8 (i think??)
Air: I measured it on the thermometre at around 16.9 (so warmer IN the water!)
Sunrise: 5.26am – not for much longer!!!
Bye for now see you all tomorrow – Lesley xx (Jules and Michael back tomorrow)
14 comments
Rob Byrne
04/10/2012 at 11:18 am
I have to give Rainer the credit for spotting the turtle, thanks for calling me back buddy! Saw a decent sized wobbegong too and lesley earned me another blog spreddy point! Awesome day.
lesley
04/10/2012 at 11:25 am
speaking of points I forgot 1 special photo – just added it!! 😀
Rainer
04/10/2012 at 11:25 am
Welcome back Little Sarah!!
And yes, Rob and I spotted the turtle again. Somewhere about half way between FB pool and Shelly. It looked a bit tired. No wonder with all the media attention over the past few days. And all the canola and truffle oil in the water probably didnt help..
See you all tomorrow!
Little Sarah Abbott
04/10/2012 at 1:10 pm
Rainer, I should have stuck to you like glue! Tomorrow! By the time I got to the point, everyone was half way to Shelly – either you’ve all got faster, or I’ve got even slower:-) Beautiful!
Sharon
04/10/2012 at 1:10 pm
Still gutted that this cold is keeping me out of the water!!! So many people gaining points!
Sarah – cant wait to see you in the water (if I ever stop getting colds!) lovely to have you back!
Anna Alvsdotter
04/10/2012 at 1:20 pm
Fabulous blogging Lesley. Love the captions and overall irreverence. You should be a stand-up comedian.
lesley
04/10/2012 at 2:02 pm
hee hee thanks Anna…I actually held back today – i saw so many opportunities for speech bubbles – esp Francois with arms in the arm!! 😀
lesley
04/10/2012 at 3:41 pm
..arms in the AIR – i meant!
Elaine
04/10/2012 at 4:01 pm
I’m sorry Sharon I made the blog about 7 times, today alone! Must be top of the spreddy. My cold feels much better after swimming without a wetsuit again.Come on get back in Sharon.
How fantastic to see smiling Sarah, lovely Jonathan and sparkling Michelle again. Welcome back! And how lucky must Lauren feel to arrive by plane, swim and get to know half of Manly in such a short time!
Thanks for great blogging Lesley, and Mr Kelly for his efforts. I think you scared the turtle off though, shouting, ‘Lesley’s showing me the tairtle!’
Rainer, I’m trying peanut oil tomorrow, the others aren’t working!
Rob Byrne
04/10/2012 at 4:49 pm
That cold sounds serious Sharon, probably need to stay away from swimming for around 40 points….er….I mean….a few days.
See you all Saturday!
John
04/10/2012 at 5:13 pm
Welcome back Sarah,Jon and Michelle,you picked a great day for your return swim.
Sharon,you need to get back into the water,you don’t want to miss too many points.
Now that’s dedication from Lauren. Did you change into your wetsuit on the plane? Welcome to the B&B.
laurengianino@hotmail.com
04/10/2012 at 6:58 pm
Thank you so much for making me feel so welcome today! I really enjoyed it! I can’t wait to come back tomorrow! :)What a great group of swimmers!
François
04/10/2012 at 10:57 pm
😉
François
04/10/2012 at 11:02 pm
By the way, either I do spend a lot of time adjusting my goggles, or you take those pictures on purpose: http://pacificjules.typepad.com/pacific-jules/2012/07/06072012-team-bonding.html !