15/09/2020 – ‘The Grey Nurse Made My Day!’

That’s what Rania said as we got out of the water after seeing the graceful Grey Nurse Shark swimming around the rocks! It made my day too. Very lucky to catch it looking at a Port Jackson in the same shot!

BOLD & BEAUTIFUL SWIM GROUP IS CURRENTLY NOT RUNNING DUE TO THE RISKS OF CORONAVIRUS(COVID-19). IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE PHYSICAL DISTANCING AND FOLLOW PUBLIC HEALTH ADVICE.

Thank you for swimming at different times of the day and please continue to stay safe and remember to maintain 1.5m distance.

Photos of the Grey Nurse from this morning’s swim. The water temp was 17 and clear in most places. I’ll load more photos and a video later!

Beautiful sunrise and lots of people doing Jen’s free yoga class down on the beach at 6am.

Suzette and friends coming out of the water after an early swim.

Simon and friends

The Grace Kelly of our swim…lovely Suzie

Oosty in the bay

As I knew I’d be working today below is the part of blog I loaded last night.

I love seeing Cuttlefish, Wobbegong, PJS and Gropers but watching a Turtle swim close by and up to the surface to get a breath just takes my breath away. I was very happy to see this beauty on Saturday an according to a group of citizen scientists documenting Turtles in Cabbage Tree Bay his name is ‘Brownie’ and a little larger than Ellie and Billy who were around a few months ago.

It’s great that there are still one or two healthy looking Cuttlefish around. As many of you know they only live one or two years and die shortly after mating. Their arms and tentacles start to go white when they’re ‘on the way out’, they literally start to rot away but this one looks fine!

Lisa and the Cuttlefish

Lunchtime swimmers Kirsten and Ciara with a Cuttlefish last week

One of the many Port Jackson Sharks seen swimming around lately.

This one hasn’t got the triangular markings so would be a Crested Horn Shark. They are often on the look out for the eggs of the PJ Shark.

Another shot of ‘ Brownie’ looking healthy. News is that one of the Turtles rescued and rehabilitated by Australian Seabird Rescue will soon be released back to CTB. Please don’t touch Turtles folks. Someone did recently but it’s something we don’t do.

A huge school of Diamondfish near the shed

Gorgeous Kerry at the front has to go back to her native USA very soon. Here she is with some Wows on Sunday. She’s such a happy, friendly person and we’ll be very sad to see her go… 

You can still get your Winter badge. Details below!

1. Inside a self-addressed, stamped($1.10) envelope place cash for your badge/s – $10 per badge for the Covid Badge (if you completed 20 swims over winter) and an extra $10 for the Ice Cold Corona Badge if you did those swims without a wetsuit. Family members/friends sharing an envelope must clearly name each swimmer and badge achieved. Please check postage rates(google) and size of envelope required for multiple badges.
2. Post this envelope($1.10) in another envelope($1.10+) to Ian Forster, 6 Bligh St, Northbridge. 2063.

Have a great day!

Lainey