Being of English descent, I do like my cuppa’s! Today, after our swim we got to indulge in a lovely cup of the black stuff all in aid of “charrrrideeeee”
“Come on, dive in!”
Here’s Elaine and Leslie, who both got a bit confused with the whole tea and swim idea so they are enjoying Swimming in a Tea ?
The Biggest Morning Tea is a great annual event and lovely to warm yourself after a swim.
My favourite bit? CAKE! What about this one?
I also found these swimmer tea-bags!
Love taking shots of us all filing in to the water, can you see yourself smiling up at the Blog Camera.
Hmm…..slightly disturbing …..
Today’s competition. Which swimmer is this ?
Answers at the bottom please.
Today is also World Ocean Day and from 10am you can help clean up our little taste of paradise (well at Manly Cove) Go for it!
Being the blogger, swimmers always tell you what’s happening on that day and ask you to put in the blog.
So I hope, I get this right….
Today, I was told:
It is Jenny’s 9000th birthday,
It’s Chris’ 30th swim,
And there are 500 yellow tails in the bay.
An update on the something like EOFY Double Tiara race
The Maltese is coming in at 35:23
Which gives him 17.8 points,
The Reverend coming in second place,
Scruffy Steve near the rear at 35:34,
And then up two points is Scottish Angus.
The British Shilling was last seen at the coffee shop.
I think I’ve got this right, if anyone wants to add anything or explain this in a different way ….On-Shore Brad gave me this commentary.
*latest in* Timecheck……Silver medallist Simon Cowell (complete with 6ft fins) came second in the race after the Maltese time of 7min 15sec.
Monthly Dinner – Bluewater Cafe, this coming Tuesday 10th June at 6.30 pm
This month’s guest speaker, Chris Miller, is a freelance cameraman who worked on the TV program Getaway for 20 years. Chris has travelled to many exotic locations where he has filmed both above and below the water. Chris will talk about his experiences swimming with Whale Sharks in Western Australia and cage diving with Great White Sharks in South Australia.
The cost will be only $20 a head and includes shared entrees, a selection of main to choose (incl a vegetarian option) and corkage (for byo wine only) and a little thank you for the staff. All beers (including four pines beers!), wine and deserts an optional extra at the special price of only $5 each. BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL, so book here now!!
Winter Badge season kicked off 1 June.
You know you want one! There are 14 weeks in the winter season. To qualify for the prized Cold & Bold Badge you simply need to swim 20 times within the season ensuring you have swum in a minimum of 7 different weeks. So, attempting to do it all in the first few weeks does not count!!
B&B i-Log
Really if you haven’t been using the B&B i-Log then you must be new!! Almost 75% of swimmers are now using the B&B i-Log. Log your swim ANYTIME of day using this really efficient and easy way to ensure your swim is recorded in the daily attendance and on the Pacific Challenge. To get started, send an email to Ian Forster ugoboyo@gmail.com (This is not a link so please copy and paste into your email). He will check that your email address is activated on the attendance register then send you info on how to get started.
Staying safe
We have had seen the return of some serious waves and rips this past week! Were you prepared? Remember that there are no badges for scaring yourself silly! While it is great to extend your boundaries, it is important to know your limits. Do read these excellent tips on staying safe in the surf. To read, or even download, click here.
The Stats
Regulars: 180
Newbie: 5
Temp: 19.1 degrees
Sunrise: 6.52 am
Sunset: 4.54 pm
Signing off: Snorkles and photobomb By Elaine
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14 comments
Marije
08/06/2014 at 10:42 am
I like your sing off pics 🙂
Bernhard
08/06/2014 at 10:47 am
Chris, congrats to your 500k. And you deserve another badge, in my view, for doing triples in winter without wetsuit. That’s true commitment.
Marije
08/06/2014 at 11:12 am
I’m looking for a new flatmate. 3 Minute walk from the surf club :).
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/manly/flatshare-houseshare/flatmate-wanted-for-2-bed-2-bath-flat-in-middle-of-manly-with-lug/1048571665
Lainey
08/06/2014 at 11:23 am
Fantastic blog as usual Snorkles. I am totally in love with that unnamed swimmer! Thanks for everyone who baked/ helped/donated for our Cancer Council Morning Tea. Jenny Knapman’s lemon slice was the biggest hit. Chris Tayls is a bit of a legend I agree Bernhard. Well done on 500 kms.
I LOVE your mixed up statistics Snorks!
Jane
08/06/2014 at 11:41 am
….and hard to beat Jalna’s choc slice. She’s giving me the recipe. I wonder if you would do the same for the lemon cake/slice Jenny? I’ll wish you a happy birthday if you do!
Super blog, Snorkles.
Jane
08/06/2014 at 11:42 am
I think the mystery swimmer is the Cuttlefish, painted by Magic Hands.
Mary
08/06/2014 at 11:52 am
Thank you to everyone who ate and baked. We raised $370 for the Cancer Council. If you couldn’t make it to the morning tea this morning, you can make a (tax deductible) donation on the fundraising page.
http://nsw.cancercouncilfundraising.org.au/BoldandBeautifulmorningtea
Veena Denton
08/06/2014 at 11:54 am
I’m with you Jane-would LOVE the recipe for that no-bake lemon slice Jenny x
Slow Ian
08/06/2014 at 1:24 pm
I don’t really want the recipe, ’cause that would mean I would have to cook it. Can you please bring along another one tomorrow?
LSA aka HKTQ
08/06/2014 at 2:55 pm
Love your cuppa blog, Snorkles…..and not a storm in sight either:-)
Yes, Stephanie….watch out! Those Strange Men are really scary:-)
Yeh, Lucy seems to have taken no time to join the Old Wives’ Club – having fun with whomever comes along – a flathead, a groper, a stingray or a shark…..:-)
This time next Sat, will be on our way back!!
Simon
08/06/2014 at 5:14 pm
“Like+++”
Margot
08/06/2014 at 8:38 pm
Marije I hope you get a nice tennant to help you with the rent. I am still looking for an “arrangement” of sorts so that I can stay at Manly sometimes – will do gardening for my board for any B & B people with a spare room??
Elizabeth
08/06/2014 at 9:50 pm
I really like the yellow and black striped cissies so am glad they have made the blog
Marije
08/06/2014 at 9:53 pm
Thanks Margot. Had 6 people looking today 🙂 and only started advertising yesterday so it doesn’t seem to be a problem. Hope to see you at B&B soon