Yes it’s a special day for the Bold & Beautiful – dawning with a serene feel to Manly after another week of flat water,and warm calm days!
Yes Folks -Meet Karryn – all the way from Sylvania, who is B&B swimmer number 5,000!
Here she is with two of the esteemed committee members – a rose between the thorns…
Rosemary – who (like Linda Evangelista) ….doesn’t get out of bed for less than $5,000
Guess who this svelte, below -waterline body belongs to and win (imaginary) $5,000!
Stephen got this awesome pic of Fiona..
The sun came out for the trip over…
Here’s Karryn again – doing the “Let’s Go” on her debut – at 5,000 decibels and what a great job she did!
5,000 people were hanging around off the beach to see the other star of the show – the Cuttlefish!
A 5,000 colour wrasse….
5,000 Mados and assorted juveniles
5,000 Diamonds – easy ladies.. they’re diamond *fish*
A 5,000 pound Blue Grouper
5,000 of everything just happened to swim past – not minding 5,000 humans going the other way….
5,000 baby Black Spot Goat fish in the shallows….
Our little mate.. who’s been here all week!
So many “Old Wives: it was lke the Country Women’s Association down there….
5,000 Yellowtail being herded by 5,000 Kingfish… again these guys have been here all week.. they are awesome!
Pic of the Week!
Goes to Lesley – who is nothing like the vulture show at Taronga Zoo folks …. our Lesley has a much better butt…
Here is her winning shot!
Have a great weekend everyone – I’m off to golf again!
(Everyone was sick of Steve Irwin so now you’re getting golf Nick)
************ 5,000 woooooooooo! **************
Stats:
Swimmers: 216
New Swimmers: 9
Doubles: 20
Water: 20.3c
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The Steyne Hotel – Mother’s Day Pram Race!
(This sounds like fun!!)
We are holding a Mother’s Day event at the Hotel Steyne to raise money for the Maternity’s Ward at Manly Hospital. I was wondering if the Bold and Beautiful organisation would like to enter a team to the Pram Race or if you could help pass on information about ticket sales for the breakfast.
So what we are planning is to hold a Pram Race around Manly Corso on Mother’s Day morning at 8:00am with Jean Hay to present “Honourary Citizenship Certificates” for the winners. We are looking for around 10 teams to enter the event and thought that maybe you guys would like to put a team in. Following the race we will be having a breakfast at the pub from 9am.
Entry fees to the race are $100 per team and breakfast tickets are $35/head for adults and $10/head for children, with all proceeds going directly to Manly Hospital’s maternity ward.
****** Bluewater Cafe *******
Who love us all soo much and we love them – have requested everyone vacate the premises by 9am after breakfast because they have a particularly busy day tomorrow cos it’s Mother’s Day 🙂
26 comments
Pacific Jules
11/05/2013 at 10:52 am
A $5000 blog Nick ! 🙂 They have to be the best photos of the year. What a top swim for the world’s top people !! 5000 B&B swimmers WOO HOO and we’re not even 4 and a half years old (nearly, but not quite). Absolutely marvelous. A massive congratulations to all 5000 of us and welcome to the world’s biggest family Karryn x
Pacific Jules
11/05/2013 at 11:00 am
The Steyne Hotel are one of our very generous sponsors and a superb supporter of B&B so if people are around and able to gather a team together to support them in their findraising pram race tomorrow that would be greatly appreciated I know. You can participate in your pink caps too if u wish 😉
Simon
11/05/2013 at 11:24 am
Ripper snorter blog Nick
'Magic Hands'
11/05/2013 at 12:12 pm
Great Blog Nick!
Photos are amazing, great clarity.
(Last photo is so clear I can even tell what your handicap is).
Little Sarah aka LSA aka HKTQ
11/05/2013 at 12:27 pm
What a day for a newbie to join the 5000 Bold & Beautifuls! The first pic is amazing as is Lesley’s potw! Ms Svelte must be Krystina if it was a Stephen pic:-)) Love the one of Fifi too!
Baby Jane and I joined the Doubles and it was glorious, each leisurely stroke of the way! Thx to everyone for waiting for us. It was Jane’s first Double and she was so enthusiastic that we’re going on an early Bouldercrawl tomorrow. Sofie & Senta are joining us.
So if anyone would like a good warm-up for the Pram race, join us at 6.15 for a very leisurely Bouldercrawl! [Lips note: we missed you! We can do another Bouldercrawl with you during the week and perhaps another double next Sat before the flight to HK!]
Jeff Parsons
11/05/2013 at 1:42 pm
Hey Nic! Great photos of the fish and the humans. Thanks.
Lips
11/05/2013 at 1:44 pm
Can’t believe you two are doubling and bolderdashing behind my back!
Nick, great photos, great blog!
Lainey Loo aka E-laine
11/05/2013 at 2:10 pm
Simply amazing photos today Nick. Must be a photo of the week amongst them. Love the photos of the swimmers with the halo of sunshine above them. The fish photos are incredible too. I think the super svelte lady is Nicki B.
heidi
11/05/2013 at 2:34 pm
Gorgeous. All of it. Enough to make me comment on the blog which I haven’t done for ages. And while I’m here, a big sorry to the fella that I hoofed in the head whilst breaststroking out to the point – very bad form.
heidi
11/05/2013 at 2:36 pm
Oh and can anyone give me some tips on buying a waterproof camera, what to look for and avoid etc. Thank you! 🙂
heidi
11/05/2013 at 2:39 pm
Still miss that big smile of yours every morning Jules!
Ewokian Kink
11/05/2013 at 2:52 pm
Nick
G8 job, g8 images.
Photo of next week has to be your sign-off image,
the photoshopping is amazing;
1. you have clothes on
2. you look like a young Tom Hanks.
Love ur work
stevo
11/05/2013 at 2:54 pm
A shame DWSS couldn’t swim and missed today!
Oh hang on, I see he’s ticked!
Little Sarah aka LSA aka HKTQ
11/05/2013 at 3:00 pm
I know…..we just got tired of waiting for that boatshed rash to heal….
xxx
Little Sarah aka LSA aka HKTQ
11/05/2013 at 3:01 pm
I know……we just got tired of waiting for hat boatshed rash to heal…..
xxxxxx
Little Sarah aka LSA aka HKTQ
11/05/2013 at 3:01 pm
I know……we just got tired of waiting for hat boatshed rash to heal…..
xxxxxx
Pacific Jules
11/05/2013 at 3:02 pm
Aawww fanx 😉 x
Little Sarah aka LSA aka HKTQ
11/05/2013 at 3:03 pm
I know……we just got tired of waiting for hat boatshed rash to heal…..
xxxxxx
Little Sarah aka LSA aka HKTQ
11/05/2013 at 3:05 pm
I know……we just got tired of waiting for hat boatshed rash to heal…..
xxxxxx
Little Sarah aka LSA aka HKTQ
11/05/2013 at 3:10 pm
You could be right, Lainey! Could well be Ms Super Svelte Nicki B!
Little Sarah aka LSA aka HKTQ
11/05/2013 at 3:14 pm
Ha, ha! We just got tired of waiting for that boatshed rash to heal…..
xxxxxx
Nick D
11/05/2013 at 3:22 pm
Heidi just get an Olympus tg2 🙂
Mary
11/05/2013 at 4:48 pm
All – or at least the majority of the bloggers – have gone Olympus. The TG2 is the current one. Mind you we do seem to give them a super workout.
The Nikon AW 100 is also quite good.
Avoid Fujifilm. Not the best for more than the occasional dip.
Mary
11/05/2013 at 4:50 pm
Spectacular blog Nickmeister!! Seriously amazing photos
Nick D
11/05/2013 at 5:59 pm
Thanks all for your comments 🙂
Just got in from golf… Golf was the winner today!
Nick D
11/05/2013 at 6:02 pm
– Oh and the svelte one is….
Nicki Brake!
Well done Lainey you picked it 🙂