At whopping 238 swimmers made it down to Manly Beach this morning, including Little Sarah and The Storchmeister:
This is Lips filling in for Sunday Blogger Gino today. Poor Gino was unable to swim due to an acute mustache infection:
We wish him a swift recovery.
Sunrise as captured by Lainey earlier this morning:
Sunrise as captured by Sterling (#whatamorning!):
Shaun back in charge today – taking advantage of the power vacuum left Ian and JK:
Shaun’s sidekick and trusty henchwoman Anne – selling caps at $20 a piece to unsuspecting newbies:
Sue, Michelle, Martin, Peter, Lainey:
Ted continues to poach innocent regulars for his illegal triangle swims:
Inge, casually injecting herself with an EpiPen – blatantly flaunting long-standing B&B restrictions on performance enhancing drugs:
Birthday Boy Greg – loving the lime and sun light:
Patchwork family – Derek filling in for Luca who slept in:
7am procession down the ramp:
Early swimmers Storchmeister and Triad Queen colliding with the 7am Submarine:
Holly in full length wetsuit:
Annie returning with tantalizing cuttlefish tales:
Lainey clearly aroused:
Greg reminding me, once again, that it’s his birthday:
Lainey bombing the A-Team:
Birthday Boy Greg – finally having his moment:
Not responding to subtle cues to wrap up his speech, sadly, Greg had to be removed by force:
Today’s fish photos are brought to you by Lainey:
Guy and Richard soaking up the post swim sun:
And finally – there is a new ice cream in town.. I’m told it tastes like chicken:
Have a great day everyone!
Lips x
Winter Badge Ceremony
Can you believe winter is almost over! Badge Ceremony scheduled for September 11. Keep it free.
Any questions – email Ian: ugoboyo@gmail.com
The Stats
Regulars: 238
Newbies: 7
Temp: 17.3 degrees
Sunrise: 6.33am
Sunset: 5.24pm
7 comments
JK
14/08/2016 at 1:11 pm
Nice job lips, stealing photos and lines from everybody, while I’m up here enjoying lunch in the pub. Thanks Shaun for doing the bizzo
Mary
14/08/2016 at 1:11 pm
There is nothing like a Sunday blog from Lips. How fortunate that Shaun was around to take in Management responsibles in the absence of the fearless leaders!!
LSA, HKTQ
14/08/2016 at 2:01 pm
So so amazing to be back swimming with you all and what beautiful conditions as shown by Lips with the usual wit and panache! Thx for blogging, Lips xxx
Thanks also for capturing the big achievement of the day – getting The Storchmeister all the way to Shelly and back….and smiling:)
Tim Holloway
14/08/2016 at 4:32 pm
Just thinking about today’s gold medal swim in the 1500 meters. This is the same distance as our daily swim to Shelly and back. The boys in Rio did it in 14:34 – the same time it takes us just o GET to Shelly – one way! Glad we’re not racing with them.
Lainey
14/08/2016 at 9:07 pm
Thanks for another great, humorous and what seems effortless for you, blog Lippy!
Inge
15/08/2016 at 10:22 am
No Epipen, I was just testing my blood sugar Rainer! How things get misconstrued!
elizabeth
15/08/2016 at 3:03 pm
why does John Storch have a small wet suited doll hanging off his flippers?