Neither the vicious effects of man flu, nor the evil plans of Girl Friday (Not bringing the camera) will stop the hurtling forward momentum of the train wreck that is Monday blog.
While the integrity police may be looking for me this morning, I did make it down and thats what counts in life…effort and results. So I took out the trusty iPhone 5 and off I went….
Anyway, today is badge day! The first day of winter that one could hit that magic number 20 and qualify for both the Winter badge and that coveted “Winter without Wetsuit” badge. Dont forget to tick the sheet!
Congrats to all those who hit the mark today and also to 2 of our Charity group Marije and Kara who qualified for WWW today:
Some people were a little too excited to be hitting number 20 today…
Sky is enjoying Winter with her wetsuit….she does come with a warning though!!
These gorgeous ladies dont need any warnings
Monday is pretty much becoming the favourite day of the week for a swim. So it gets pretty busy on the ramp with the earlies in and the 7pm’ers going out.
I may not have actually been in the water for these shots, I cant quite recall.
I jumped out of the water and on to the rocks just to get some better positioning for these ones
Nope, didnt walk to shelly and back….definitely swam. Definitely.
Getting to Shelly looked like a bit of an uphill struggle (Thanks to Snorkles for the photo!)
Can you guess who owns these thrashing feet? 😉 (Check out Rainer and LSA synchronised swimming in the background!)
Geneve, Nicki and Kara signalled that they needed assistance, so of course I swam to their rescue. Blogger AND saver of lives.
Right, its back to my sick bed *COUGH* *COUGH*…what a martyr! Thanks LSA for the dodgy Chinese pills!
Keep swimming and smiling,
GO THE LIONS!!!!
Robster the Blogster
Bold & Beautiful swimmers: 123
Water Temp: 17.8
Air Temp: 7C – 19C
Sunrise: 6.59am
Sunset: 5.00pm
Low Tide: 2.25am
High Tide: 8.17am
17 comments
jill Rankin
08/07/2013 at 10:32 am
awesome pics….captures the beautiful swim we all had! thank you Jill
Snorkles
08/07/2013 at 10:40 am
Nice blogging Robster and proving you can blog even if you don’t swim the whole way! 😉
Shame the cuttlefish photo didnt make it, Lips especially asked for that one today.
Love Sky’s wetsuit print, can we get a badge like that? Ask her to pull an ‘angry’ face – no scary warning required there!
Tedley took the photo at Shelly, must have been partying too hard at the Boatshed last night and was struggling to stay up straight!
AND yes I am VERY excited to have completed my badge swims!
Elaine de Jager
08/07/2013 at 10:46 am
Nice you are commenting on the blog Jil! They are amazing photos Robster. Can you please comment on Thursday blogs too Jill? we bloggers love the feedback, (well, if it’s good…)
Elaine de Jager
08/07/2013 at 10:47 am
Tedley’s not known for his photography skills, infact I think that’s his best yet. I love it!
Little Sarah aka LSA aka HKTQ
08/07/2013 at 11:16 am
Congratulations to all those who qualified for their winter and www badges today. Lips and I will be collecting payments soon!
Very impressed by the video of our synchronised swimming, Lips. Shame Snorkles bombed it:-)
Anyway she found my gold earring at Bluewater, so all is forgiven!
Rob, I can supply lots more dodgy Chinese pills. Anyone else too – rapid recovery from all ailments guaranteed and at least they led you to believe you’d swum to Shelly which is the main thing. I’ve missed peddling drugs recently without any blueys around, so appreciate the business.
Snorkles
08/07/2013 at 11:34 am
You are welcome Sarah, I’ll let me know how much you owe me for the gold earring 🙂 Just a couple of those summer badges will do.
Little Sarah aka LSA aka HKTQ
08/07/2013 at 11:49 am
Yes, keep commenting Jill!
Jeff, too….. And so glad to meet your wife (briefly) at brekkie. Look forward to seeing her in a pink cap with snorkelling gear and whatever else makes it possible! Sharon finds it helps her to also bring along her brush, mirror and camera each time:-)
Sky
08/07/2013 at 12:04 pm
That print WAS my attempt at being angry Snorkles…or at least a little bit scary! I guess I’ll have to try harder still ! 😉
Robbie Byrne
08/07/2013 at 12:43 pm
Thanks Jill! Crazy what pics you can get with an iPhone eh?
Appreciate you taking the time out to comment on the one blog that stands out above the others, especially that awful Wednesday mess.
😉
Ed Selby
08/07/2013 at 1:40 pm
Hi
My name is Ed Selby and I did not mark off on the wet day Sunday 30th June – I only swim weekends so I need all the “W” mark offs I can get so I can avail myself of the promoted warmth benefits of that yellow badge . Could that one be marked off for me please ?
Lesley
08/07/2013 at 1:52 pm
Hi Ed
I have added you to that day’s attendance…you can check it out here…
http://www.faulconbridgesoftware.com/bb/pub/winterbadge2013.html
Cathie
08/07/2013 at 2:39 pm
I was so late i forgot to tick today… and it was a W!!…so is it possible for me to get ticked off
…so to speak?
Thanks!
lesley
08/07/2013 at 2:52 pm
No! 🙂
yeah sure BUT which Cathie??
(no so) secret squirrel
08/07/2013 at 4:44 pm
Shazzaaah,
drug enhanced swimming is inappropriate for the pink caps (but not TdeF cycling) and doesn’t count for the www.
You’ll need to swim another week’s worth for Jo
(no so) secret squirrel
08/07/2013 at 4:45 pm
I mean John……
John S
08/07/2013 at 4:49 pm
Pretty Cathie (the ticker doctor)
I saw Cathie swim but didn’t tick or swim myself (unlike a certain other couple I could name)…..
Little Sarah aka LSA aka HKTQ
08/07/2013 at 5:48 pm
Now what is it you’re taking ss? Perhaps a change of ‘prescription’ might help you remember your name…