Breathtaking both the sunrise and the first step into the water 🙂
Lovely morning, with swell from the South Cabbage Tree Bay was relatively calm this morning, the Westerly wind had a lot of us thanking Hugh Bradner for inventing the wetsuit.
Swim started at 6:20 this morning for a few of us the water was really clear. 7am Swim was just in time for the sunrise.
There were a few jimbles around but thankfully we had Iain around the designated jimble bait to take a couple of stings for the team, thanks Iain.
70 Swimmers.
Water Temperature 16.7’C
Sunrise: 7:00
Sunset: 16:58
Low Tide: 5:52
High Tide: 12:00
Great Pic from James this morning
19 comments
Iain
July 6, 2011 at 10:18 am
They like me, they really really like me!
Gaétan
July 6, 2011 at 10:23 am
Mitch you are saying 70 swimmers but the attendance shows 69. Could you please make sure those numbers are in sync?
:-)))
Water was indeed cold this morning (much warmer once we reached the point) but it was so clear!!! Can’t wait for some snorkeling this weekend!
It was freezing outside with the cold wind. Looks like this is not gonna change for a few days.
There were apparently heaps of whales jumping out and visible from Shelly’s car park I was told.
Linda
July 6, 2011 at 10:34 am
yeah Mich and you missed me…i was there!!!! :-)))
Michel
July 6, 2011 at 10:42 am
Sync or sink 🙂
I see 70 everywhere.
Michel
July 6, 2011 at 10:44 am
I was speaking to Iggy the other day and he mentioned you had a touch of “tocoldoutthere” and “sleepyin sickness”
Gaétan
July 6, 2011 at 10:54 am
ahahaha good job! 🙂
Pacific Jules
July 6, 2011 at 10:59 am
Two very chronic illnesses from what I am led to believe, apparently they take a couple of months to get over… !
Michael and I just saw a whale really really close in at Boat Harbour, near Anna Bay, but it was way too wild and woolly to jump in off the rocks, shame 🙁
Glad to hear we missed the cool water and glad youre taking the Jimbles for the team Iain.
So BB going to see Oceans at Manly cinema is Saturday at 5pm, dont forget your pink caps… 🙂
Linda
July 6, 2011 at 11:05 am
yeah i must have caught off him!!!! lazy bugger
Jane
July 6, 2011 at 1:46 pm
Michel, I checked with Mandy Reid at the OzMus about the blue “maggots” at the end of your video, and she replied:
Hi Jane, The last frame shows a colony of zoanthids, or anemones. During the day, they have their tentacles retracted, so don’t look like typical anemones. I am not sure of the species. Cheers Mandy.
I would never have known!
Michel
July 6, 2011 at 1:59 pm
Hello Jane
Thank you very much 🙂 so a big anemone
Iain
July 6, 2011 at 2:51 pm
Checked my crystal ball and I will not be joining you all for a swim till Sunday.
Will do my best to tackle Lake Burly Griffith.
Pacific Jules
July 6, 2011 at 2:55 pm
Go you good thing, its a lovely swim albeit a tad murky and chilly, good luck !! Let us know how you go.
Well see you at Oceans on Sat arvo too ??
Pacific Jules
July 6, 2011 at 2:58 pm
Thats cool, thanks for finding out about all this stuff and sharing it with us Jane, it really enhances our experiences learning all these cool things about our marine friends.
Stephen Coulter
July 6, 2011 at 3:23 pm
MIW Sydnrome is obviously contagious.
Pommie Chris
July 6, 2011 at 3:52 pm
Finally uploaded a couple of ‘B&B On Tour’ pics from France – even managed to find a glass of pink wine to match the budgies! Really looking forward to 17 degs water after 23 in the Med… See you all Friday.
Jane
July 6, 2011 at 3:56 pm
Iain – isn’t snow forecast for Canberra this week?
Nick
July 6, 2011 at 4:15 pm
Man it was cold this morn 16.7. Could see a thing to dark. That Arm looks familiar. Enjoy your Forster trip Jules and Michael. Michel has proven to be a hard man to Bribe .. Go the blues!!
Pacific Jules
July 6, 2011 at 4:24 pm
Welcome back Chris, great photos too 🙂 They are live on the on tour webpage now for all to enjoy:
http://www.pacificjules.com.au/bb-on-tour-gallery.html
Lesley
July 6, 2011 at 5:22 pm
I might be able to solve the 70 / 69 mystery; John Kelly mentioned this morning that your name had a tick by it Julie?! 😉
It was definitely super cold today! What I noticed swimming without a wetsuit is that there are no real warm patches anymore – in other words it’s cold all the way there and back… But going everyday I have gotten ‘used’ to it. And a tip to avoid jimbles – swim behind someone who splashes a lot when they swim, coz I swam through them and didn’t get hit once! 😉 or maybe coz the blitzed Iain coming back from the north of the beach they were worn out?! thanks Iain! ;-D
Great news about movie on saturday night!