Exactly one year ago today we were recovering from the goodbye party for Jules and Michael so I thought a little nostalgia was in order.
We had a cracking evening yesterday at Jonny & Di’s beautiful home in Clontarf to say goodbye to Jules & Michael.
We had so much fun together
We were sure that you were ours
But leavin’ us, baby, is drivin’ us crazy
It’s got me wonderin’ all the time
Whoa-oh
Julie, Julie, Julie, do ya love me?
Ah, Julie, Julie, Julie, do ya care?
Julie, Julie, are ya thinkin’ of me?
Julie, Julie, will ya still be there?
Honey, you cried the day you left us
Even though we knew you couldn’t stay
But baby, remember, you’ll be back next December
So till then the B&B will blog you every day
(if you don’t know the tune ->>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lvluf32HT1E Julie do ya love me? – Bobby Sherman 1970
Jules and some of the guests
For those who were not at the party a year ago last night here is the link to the goodbye video on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VaxYC45vRE
Two videos that didnt get in to the final video purely because of technical reasons are below…:
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14/01/2012 – Rough ‘n Ready
Over 137 Bold & Beautiful swimmers.
A great distance photo this morning thanks to Stephen
Anna collected another cossie full of debris throughout the swim
The ever important apres swim coffee at Manly Wine (the place of choice before we moved to Bluewater)
Blogger Jules
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14/01/2011 – Sea Turtle
42 Bold and Beautiful Swimmers.
11 Bolderdashers
The northeaster is still blowing but sun is out which made for a good swim in the harbour. The water was a lot cloudier this morning but we still saw lots of fish including a couple shovelnose rays and a big green turtle which glided underneath us about 30m from the beach.
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Now for some snippets about the fourth 14th January B&B swim blog
Ian is back
India and Greg
A reluctant Melissa
Jo Mary Ellen Ros
Jo James Alistair (newbie) Edwina
Mercedes (from Venezuela) MJ Tatiana Maja (from Mexico)
Guess Who?
Swedish Sarah leading the 7.05am back of the packers, said ” I always seem to be running late”
Welcome back speedster Richard (look out Tim, Scott & Sterling)
Can you recognise these shots from the Shelly Gang
The main topic at Shelly was about the ” largest turtle I have ever seen”
I think I can see her ( approx 6 m down)
She was this long
Mauricio thought she looked unwell and part of her nose seemed to be missing
Finally, here is Patrick & Cathy, refreshed, refuelling and ready for another day at the office
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Breaking news!!!!
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STATS:
Water Temp: 22.5 C
Total number of swimmers: 147
Newbies: 12
Tomorrow’s Tides – Low : 1.28am 0.50 m High: 8.01am 1.7 m (reasonably high for the 7am swim) Low: 2.43pm 0.4 m
Sunset today: 8.09pm Sunrise tomorrow: 6.00am (getting into Bolderdash time)
Have a great week ahead Simon (part time blogger and Pa to the very cool Leila & Max and gorgeous new grand daughter Matilda)
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B&B Attendance Login
Come on folks – this is the most efficient way to capture your swims. It’s a smart phone friendly website so no need to download, just mark it as a bookmark. There are so many good reasons to use the B&B Login – like no queues, no need for glasses to find your name, and never missing the 7am call. Log your swim between 5am and 9am for the easy way to ensure your swim is recorded in the daily attendance and on the Pacific Challenge. To get started, send an email to Ian Forster (ugoboyo@gmail.com). He will check that your email address is activated on the attendance register then send you info on how to get started. Happy clicking.
Summer badge swims
Every Saturday during summer there will be a 6km swim – usual route is to Freshwater and back; then once a month there is a 10km swim – this is to South Curl Curl and back. However, the final route depends on conditions that day so it is a good idea to arrive a little early to have a briefing from the designated swim leader. Both swims kick off at 7am. 2014
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10 comments
Bill McCaffeine
14/01/2014 at 11:51 am
What a BLOG !
Was that an 8Kg baby that was announced ?
“Pete just phoned me, he and Sheri have just had a
beautiful baby boy !! 🙂 Raymond Thomas Bowes, over 8kg and 15cm long” I doubt mother is doing well !! But it would be a weight off her mind.
Lainey-Loo aka Elaine
14/01/2014 at 12:04 pm
Interesting and unique blog Simon! Ted and I swam early today as had to pick up some Pommies from the airport, so flat, calm and beautiful…Missed the turtle though…Welcome back Ian and thank you to everyone who has been volunteering with the B&B lately especially with all the newbies we’ve been getting.
ros
14/01/2014 at 12:59 pm
14/1/13 to 14/1/14: And I’m celebrating a full year with B&B. Thanks everyone for making this a special year!
The Submarine
14/01/2014 at 2:16 pm
Conratulations Sheri & Pete and well done Raymond Thomas for waiting until after dad did his 10k last Saturday!
Mark
14/01/2014 at 3:01 pm
Congrats Pete and Sheri! Especially Sheri, at 8kgs and 15cm long it must have been about 35cm wide…???
Welcome to the Ratcliff family, Lorna, Phil , Jacob ,sofia and fleur (and hopefully Luke too who is on hols)
Laura and jazz and their buddies had a ball today, as usual.
Laura stood up and surfed waves to the beach for the first time, jazz and sofia are claiming wave of the day, jacob swam both ways again, lorna made it for her 3rd day in a row since starting only on sunday and fleur takes out pocket rocket of the week
Lucy
14/01/2014 at 3:27 pm
How good is our BB ticking app?!!
I love that there’s no longer a 9am cut-off because sometimes when the blog comes out in the afternoon, I remember I didn’t tick (like today – eek).
But thankfully a disaster like this (!!) can now be avoided – I just open the app, tick my name, refresh the attendance page and VOILA!
Get on board, everyone!!
Lips
14/01/2014 at 3:43 pm
I didnt see you this morning..
Pacific Jules
14/01/2014 at 4:02 pm
Very nostalgic and cool blog Simon !!
Do I love ya ? Heaps !!
Do I miss ya ? A sh#. load !!
Thank goodness a wonderful and dedicated team of volunteers work tirelessly to keep it all going, including the daily blog so that those of us who are away can still feel part of it.
Minor typo on the email re Baby Bowes… do u think that should have been lbs !? 😉
Congratulations on becoming a granddad again Simon 🙂
Anna McC
14/01/2014 at 6:02 pm
Hi Julie!
Dolphin Alert: apparently the dolphin’s been over at Cobblers Beach (near Balmoral) hanging out with some nudists!
Little Tiger
14/01/2014 at 9:15 pm
Congratulations Pete, Sheri & little Miss Bowes. Welcome baby Raymond, can’t wait to meet you.
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