It’s good to be back in Manly after a 2 week stint up the northern coast of NSW. There’s nothing like getting home and back in the water.
It looks as though the group has grown while I have been gone. There were loads of swimmers in the water today which is great to see, but we do need to remember to wait at the point on the way over. Shelley You need to be sure that you can see the surf club from the point. If you can’t see it, you have gone too far.
With Lucy greeting Newbies today the group will increase in no time. No wonder we have such huge numbers.
Seeing as I am still in holiday mode i am keeping the blog simple today. We had Jenny come for a swim this morning with her friends from Germany. I hope that you all enjoyed the swim as much as we do.
Gotta love the German style of swimwear
Here is newbie Geoff who was really happy to be joining us this morning. He can now tick that one off his bucket list. Welcome Geoff.
Lara & Geoff making the most of their time while at the point.
Everyone huddles at the point. This is the perfect time to get cuddles.
Myself, Mary, Lucy & Toni
Now for some underwater aquarium action.
Watch out for the Groper behind you!!!
For those of you wondering why the blog took so long today. Here is the reason. A lovely breakfast on Manly Beachfront is always an easy distraction.
Enjoy your weekend everyone and see you all next week.
Renae
Stats:
Swimmers: 306
Newbies: 32
Water Temp: 21.6 degrees
Sunrise: 5:56am
Sunset: 8:10am
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17 comments
Stephen C
11/01/2014 at 12:38 pm
Is Rainer going to adopt the contemporary German swimwear style?
John
11/01/2014 at 1:32 pm
Well done to all the swimmers who completed the 6k or 10k challenge swims today,especially any first timers. Although there was some changes to the courses due to the ‘Dukes’ festival at Freshwater,the conditions looked ideal. I wish I could have joined you.
A special thank you to Maureen for organising the much appreciated food and drinks on the beach at Manly and also to Annette and Anne.
Lainey Loo
11/01/2014 at 1:37 pm
Great to have you back Renae! The swim looked gorgeous. Cathy Coleman and myself have just finished our Coastrek training, 5 1/2 hours in this heat!
Bill McCaffeine
11/01/2014 at 1:48 pm
Renae, great to see you back !
Robin T
11/01/2014 at 1:51 pm
Thanks to Maureen, Anne and Annette for being there at the break on the 10K swim today and Maureen and Annette for waiting until it was all over with their picnic for us as we were finishing as well.
Thanks to John (007) Bond for the thought and organisation he puts into the long swims as well. He planned an excellent and accurate course for us today and its a shame he couldn’t do any more than oversee the effort today.
Thanks as well to all those that participated in the long swims today – it was a great way to spend saturday morning. We were lucky to have such good conditions.
Maybe some of the 1st time 6K swimmers would like to back up for a 10K next month. Thanks Mary for taking over leadership of the 6K back into Shelly as well.
Ian McK
11/01/2014 at 1:58 pm
Good to have you Back Renae !
What a week a Dolphin can make to the newbie numbers !
I thought Nick had got the nod for “Lets Go !” but alas he’ll have to wait it seems !
Kylee
11/01/2014 at 1:59 pm
The swim wad lovely this morning. I intended to swim the 10km but couldn’t find the group at the point. Perhaps I was in the wrong spot or got there early and didnt wait long enough.
All I could see was the swimmers passing me as they swam towards the club. I then headed further towards the clubhouse. Lucy advised that I should swim back out which I did but I still couldn’t find you all. I hope to join you for a 6km and the next 10km, I will wear my contact lenses next time and a better listening hat and maybe glue myself to another swimmer to meet at the point 🙂
Vanessa
11/01/2014 at 2:03 pm
Welcome back, hope you had a good holiday. Looking forward to your next blog. Missing Manly!
Louise Mackinlay
11/01/2014 at 2:06 pm
Today’s was my 1st 10km swim and what a great day for it, fantastic group a big thanks to each of you for making today such a great one. I am echoing John and Robins words of thankyou to Maureen for organising the much appreciated food and drinks on the beach at Manly and also to Annette and Anne. A personal special thanks to John 007 for all his help over the past few weeks.
Slim dusky
11/01/2014 at 3:16 pm
Mirror like conditions. Can’t get much better. Great swim and company. Thanks to 007 Maureen Anne and Annette.
'Swimmer of the Day' aka Lips
11/01/2014 at 4:16 pm
Thank God you’re back Renae! Backup bloggers were butchering Saturday blog while you were away!
Well done on all 6k and 10k swimmers, including Michael in WA.
Thanks everyone for voting me ‘Swimmer of the Day’. I heard I won by a landslide. I’m touched, yet not surprised..
'Swimmer of the Day' aka Lips
11/01/2014 at 4:17 pm
I wear whatever you want Stephen.
Little Tiger
11/01/2014 at 5:54 pm
Congratulations 6km & 10km swimmers, beautiful swimming conditions.
Many thanks to 007, Annette & Anne.
Lovely to see Little Miss Bowes, simply gorgeous.
Elizabeth
11/01/2014 at 8:48 pm
Congratulations to the swimmers and also thanks to adjoin Anne and Others who supported the swimmers for the full time. What excellent people there are in this swimming group!
Elizabeth
11/01/2014 at 8:49 pm
And thanks to you and Sam for leading the group too!
Geoff *newbie*
11/01/2014 at 10:32 pm
What an amazing morning, what an amazing group of people and what an amazing place in which we live. It was..amazing. My first B&B swim, I was really quite nervous to start with but once in the water after my first dive under I felt like I belonged. Everything was perfect and the people so friendly! Thanks, I’ll be back next Saturday!
Steve
12/01/2014 at 9:17 am
My first 6km swim yesterday, so thanks to the rest of the group for the company and chat at the waiting points. Awesome conditions!