One of the most lovely swims of the year and there have been many already!
Sunrise shot from Assistant blogger Little Sarah
Congrats to Midge on reaching 1000km’s on the Pacific Challenge!
Check out where you are: http://www.faulconbridgesoftware.com/bb/pub/bbpacific.htm
The “Top 20” on the Pacific Challenge
“What do you think of the conditions James?”
Michael Apple-Bee – 1 more swim and he reaches 200 km on the PC!
Dr John – has fallen asleep on the job 😉
Waiting at the Point was magical..
Do you recognise yourself?
These fish have been around more the past few days – I can’t remember their name?!
All proud of himself after last nights fun! Well done to Rainer (Lips) and Nick who brought the house down at last nights BnB Bluewater monthly dinner!
Etiquette # 4 – touching at Shelly – very much encouraged! 🙂
Stephen on the hunt for a good photo!
Annie enjoying the warmer water and the slower return swim
The fish get all the airtime on the blog so I thought I would add these ‘sucking holey things’ – Jane??
Nice form of the new girl…
Not far to go…
The waves SEEMED big but were not dumpy – even I enjoyed them!
Bottom of the Blog
There is nothing trivial about the Trivia Night – Save the date!!
The next significant date in the B&B social calendar is the annual Trivia Night at the Steyne Hotel on Tuesday 6th May! So save the date, gather your team, and start preparing to join the exclusive ranks of former Trivia Winners who have squared up to our very own quizmaster, John Kelly. Theme to be announced soon. . .
If you would like to help out, we need some volunteers on the night. Plus if you could donate items for team prizes, auction items or raffle prizes that would be great. Any goods or services will be most gratefully received, and the funds raised will go towards the B&B’s running costs. This year we will be joined by the Royal Far West who will be assisting in fundraising for the event, and will receive part of the funds raised on the night. For donations, please contact Ian (0142 331530 or ugoboyo@gmail.com)
i-log details
http://www.boldandbeautifulmanly.com.au/ilog.html
Water Safety – swim safely with Bold and Beautiful
http://www.boldandbeautifulmanly.com.au/safety-in-the-surf.html
Click on link below to see some beautiful photos by Bold and Beautiful Swimmers, don’t forget to comment!
Stats from Jill:
newbies 4
swimmers 143
boulderdash 2
doubles 18
Temp 22.8
coffee’s 2!
Click on this link for more indepth analysis of the Stats CLICK FOR STATS – The 2 JK’s are ‘chasing each other”
Bye for now Lesbubbles
15 comments
BuryanJ
09/04/2014 at 12:45 pm
Lesley, I couldn’t fathom your signoff selfie, but I eventually got it!. Nice armpits 🙂 Thanks to Rainer and Nick (and any others who helped) for the excellent entertaining presentation last night.
ros
09/04/2014 at 1:08 pm
umm… ‘sucking holey things’ … yeah, right.
Nick Dawkins
09/04/2014 at 1:08 pm
They are Garfish, Bubbles … thanks to everyone who attended last night – we had fun doing it!
The challenge is what topic to do next? … any suggestions?? Etiquette pt 2?
Lesbubbles
09/04/2014 at 1:13 pm
What your swim style says about you
Lesbubbles
09/04/2014 at 1:14 pm
See I told you ..hopeless in essays!
LSA aka HKTQ
09/04/2014 at 1:17 pm
Oh my goodness, I’ve made it to ‘Assistant Blogger’ status! Thx Lesley for “Lesson 1: How to take a pic on my i-phone and mail it!”
Heavenly, relaxing, regular double with Elizabeth and group (thx!) ….
For me, that’s the key to it all – just staying relaxed and going at a comfortable pace – even through the waves.
LSA aka HKTQ
09/04/2014 at 1:21 pm
Great topic!
Looking forward to the ‘official’ notes and PP presentation from last night. Now I know one can just pop in for the talk with you, I’ll do that next time for sure!
ros
09/04/2014 at 2:05 pm
No way, I would have given you a high distinction for English of that quality!
Elaine de Jager
09/04/2014 at 2:51 pm
That new girl has got beautiful legs 😉 The ‘Touchy Couple’ are Mike and Louise Stacey. Well done Louise on your first swim with the B&B in a year. You capture the swim well Lesbubbs in a short and simple blog. Mine will have to be short tomorrow as i am working at 8.50am and won’t get down to the swim until 7 as have to see Charlie off to camp. Click on the Flickr link though guys and i’ll post some photos of the amazing CUTTLEFISH i saw on Monday!
Jane
09/04/2014 at 2:56 pm
Yes, loads of Garfish all week! But Mark would love some good shots and esp. videos to confirm species. Very hard to photo, too fast.
Jane
09/04/2014 at 2:58 pm
I am still aching from laughing so much last night – funniest show for yonks. Youse 2 guys should do it professionally.
Jane
09/04/2014 at 3:07 pm
Ros’s sucky-holey-thing is an ascidian. There are lots of species and this looks like the Red-mouthed ascidian, Herdmania grandis, but it shouldn’t really be here. I’ll send the pic off to Stephen Keable at the OzMus to ID. Lovely pic!
Jane
09/04/2014 at 3:41 pm
Re Ros’s sucky-holey-thing, Stephen Keable from the OzMus says:
Hi Jane,
Herdmania grandis is a good bet, the distribution is definitely within the range, see http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/Herdmania_grandis
Cheers, Steve.
Anna McB
09/04/2014 at 5:51 pm
“I’d highly recommend these two Outstanding Speakers to any group of friends who want to spend their Tuesday evening learning about swimming etiquette. THE USE OF PHOTOS! THE POWER POINT!
The lengths they went to – even seeking advice from Manly Council to report that it’s best to leave the benches by 4pm. VERY USEFUL TO KNOW!
One of my favourite parts of the night was how Prof Lips teamed his casual shark t-shirt with his mortarboard – so touching to keep it informal while delivering such an advanced presentation.”
Appreciative and Well-Mannered Swimmer
Simon
09/04/2014 at 8:42 pm
“Like” (from Woollahra)