87 ‘ticked’ Bold & Beautiful swimmers.
What a fantastic turnout, especially for a Tuesday !
~8 people enjoyed a lovely early Bolderdash to Queenscliff and back this morning for Iain’ s birthday, it seems Iain
was very spoilt as he had two happy birthday songs and some lovin’ from Dunstan and Anna which he looks pretty happy about in the photo below 🙂
The conditions are superb !!!
The water is clearing, it’s certainly warm and the seas are calm az…
Our Dusky Whalers from last year are back… apparently there are some new baby ones too, there were over half a dozen of them swimming amongst us this morning, it’s great to see them around again. Check out one of them in the photo below.
Amongst many, there were some Port Jacksons, Flatheads and Stingrays too. Gotta love all our marine friends each morning.
Luitz Koopman has swum 66km en-route of our Pacific Challenge !! Check out the terrific postcard he has sent us from Norah Head, courtesy of James Goins 🙂
A couple of lovely early morning photos and videos courtesy of Gaetan Guilhon, absolutely brilliant Gaetan especially the second ‘potta tea’ video from last week… thank you ! To watch them click on the links below:
Iain’s birthday song at Queensie
We also have a very happy photo, courtesy of Stephen Coulter, of Peter Wood and Charlie Camphin doing… ?? I don’t know what, but it’s a great photo and you just can’t help but join in smiling when you look at it
Check out the gorgeous photo below of Leila, who aged 2, is ready to join B&B with her Grandad, Simon Cowell !! 🙂
Tim’s fact of the day: “Sea sponges can be as tiny as a pea or a big as a cow.”
And… just incase you didn’t realise, it’s Happy birthday to Iain (King of the Channel) McGregor today 🙂
Don’t forget it’s a big morning for Bolderdash tomorrow, with lots of ‘not sooo fast’ and first timers giving it a go. Meaning it will be a great one to start with if you were thinking of giving it a go… See you in the morning at 5.50am !!
Water Temperature 20.5 degrees – taken by a very happy Yasmin Maksut
Air Temperature 22.0 degrees.
Sunrise 5.49am.
Sunset 7.29pm.
High Tide: 7.25am.
Low Tide: 1.47pm
22 comments
Anna Alvsdotter
November 8, 2011 at 10:25 am
Pleased to see the two hunks in pink look almost as happy about the photo session as I do.. 🙂
HAPPY BIRTHDAY again IAIN!!
Nick tb
November 8, 2011 at 10:58 am
Happy Birthday Iain.. What a superb unofficial Boulderdash this morn. Will be there tomorrow as well.. Me & you Izzy ?
Stephen Coulter
November 8, 2011 at 10:59 am
Happy Birthday Iain!
Have a great day.
Any celebratory drinks planned later today?
Charlie
November 8, 2011 at 11:01 am
happy bday Iain.
was an awesome day for it… not sure what peter is doing but i know i am just trying to stay afloat! No wetsuit is tough!
Iain
November 8, 2011 at 11:11 am
Thank you all great way to bring the day in.
So happy to see three dusky whalers as well and they seem to be growing up!
Brendan Maher
November 8, 2011 at 11:34 am
As singers we make good swimmers!
I haven’t been able to get a paddler for the Lake Burley Griffin swim on Sunday, so I think I’ll do the 10k at Penrith at 9am on Saturday. anyone else interested?
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Gaetan
November 8, 2011 at 12:49 pm
wow check this very close encounter with a whale in California!
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-500202_162-57318432/humpback-whales-shock-kayakers-surfer/
Little Tiger
November 8, 2011 at 1:18 pm
Happy Happy Birthday to Iain & all who have Birthdays this week.
Fabulous photos & videos; brings a smile to your face listening to b’day songs, in the ocean at that time of the morning. Favourite thing this morning was the stingray, just off the beach, tucked up in bed. SWEET. Oh, and of course little Brigitte, snuggled up to mum.
Will see you tomorrow for BOLDERDASH!!!!
Anna Alvsdotter
November 8, 2011 at 1:44 pm
Mon Dieu Gaetan! C’est si grosse, cette baleine.
heidi
November 8, 2011 at 4:04 pm
Three things. Happy birthday Iain. That shark photo is amazing. And how far exactly is bolderdash? Cheers.
Pacific Jules
November 8, 2011 at 4:07 pm
3km… Come !!!
heidi
November 8, 2011 at 4:22 pm
It’s a long way but OK! And Ragnill’s in too. Even though she hates getting up early.
Iain
November 8, 2011 at 4:22 pm
Brendan,
Will come if I can get a lift in your car.
Iain
Brendan Maher
November 8, 2011 at 4:35 pm
Done.
Neil
November 8, 2011 at 5:58 pm
The coffee shop will be open just in case all goes to goo
Pacific Jules
November 8, 2011 at 6:08 pm
I don’t know what Anna said, but I’m saying: WOW, that’s awesome !!!
A tad scarey maybe, I think I prefer our slightly more sedate whales 😉
As for the coastguards fine for whale harassment. Yeh right ! If you’re swimming or on a kayak and a whale wants to be within 100metres of you I don’t reckon you have any say in it at all. Happy days for the whale and the people if the whale wants to come and say hi 🙂
Pacific Jules
November 8, 2011 at 6:09 pm
Harsh but fair… 😉
Anna Alvsdotter
November 8, 2011 at 6:44 pm
Neil, I do like your approach to this matter 🙂
Ragnill
November 8, 2011 at 10:07 pm
Wait a minute here! We are not talking about tomorrow are we???? Friday wasn’t it?
Pacific Jules
November 8, 2011 at 10:08 pm
Definitely TOMORROW !! 🙂
Ragnill
November 8, 2011 at 11:16 pm
NO WAY!! It is on Friday and only under inviting conditions! If not, I rather go for coffee:-) Now, I cannot be accused of breaching blog etikette again – Heidi, what were you thinking writing that stuff earlier today??
Pacific Jules
November 9, 2011 at 5:39 am
Hahaha
See you in 5 😉