Over 120 Bold & Beautiful swimmers
brighten up another overcast day 🙂
With plenty of air piano being played as we get in…
It was sooo exciting at the point !! Everyone was actually ‘right there’ together !! Aaahhh, gave me a nice warm fuzzy feeling 😉
Seems I wasn’t the only one with a warm, fuzzy feeling this morning. There’s always plenty of lovin’ to share around.
With lots of things for us to be proud of each other for !
Sam’s first wetsuit-less swim of the season 🙂
Anne’s first arrival at Shelly in time to be greeted by the group 🙂
and Liz swam both ways without flippers for the first time, after 4 years of swimming with them 🙂
Gosh, that’s right. B&B is nearly 4 !! We’ll have to have a big B&B birthday celebration swim on 27th December. We might have even smashed 4000 swimmers by then too 🙂
Simon says: “The Bolderdash express left South Steyne point at 5.57am in pursuit the dolphin pod we could see off Nth Steyne. Alas the group of 6 who swam off shore missed seeing the pod despite slightly clearer though cooler conditions. The return bus-ride was slightly longer due to the southerly wind in our faces. The express leaves same time tomorrow, see you there.”
Shaun and Nanette started the Bolderdash ‘on time’ 😉 and were rewarded with a
large pod of dolphins swimming under them not once, but FIVE times !!!
🙂
Simon’s Bolderdash express photos:
14 swimmers also enjoyed an early lap of Shelly. 3 a double after the regular swim and another 3 ventured up to Queenscliff after the regular swim before they then did a double, totally 6km for the morning.
Emily W googled Sunfish for us and the great news is they eat jellyfish. Hope we see lots more of you Mr or Mrs Sunfish ! Sadly we didn’t see you this morning, but we did see a Numbfish 🙂
Nothing to do with the Sun or numb fish but Emily W is pregnant !! Congratulations Emily and David 🙂 Alyson M, you and Emily must meet, you are both due around the same time, how exciting. Another influx of B&B babies 🙂
In AOB…
- Robbie H just shared this beautiful story of the rescue of a juvenile
humpback whale, it puts on the most wonderful display after it’s been
freed. You may have seen it before, but it’s just a beautiful the second time. Watch the story here - Cathy’s Quesnot, one of our great sponsors, also known as Pearls de Tahiti, is having a Pearl Party ! Cathy makes the most beautiful pearl jewellery and this is a great opportunity to come and see it in the flesh. Prices start from as little as $15, so it could be the perfect answer to your Christmas shopping !! If you’d like to come and enjoy a glass of champagne whilst looking at some of Cathy’s beautiful jewellery at a venue right on the water in Manly on Sat 25th Nov from 2-5pm please email Cathy now at cathy@pearlsdetahiti.com.au to let her know you’ ll be coming (feel free to bring a friend too) and she’ll let you know the exact location.
- Our new global swimming website, iSwimtoo, connecting swimmers all around the world, is currently leading in the World Open Water Swimming Association (WOWSA) Awards as 2012 leading new swimming offering in the world.
Thank you so much for your support in getting us to first place. Now
we’ve got the hard job of staying there ! Voting is open until 31st
December so please, if you haven’t yet voted for us, please would you, by clicking here ask your friends and family too 😉 Thank you !! - B&B CHRISTMAS PARTY, put it in your diary now, Wed, 12th Dec from 6.30pm upstairs at The Steyne Hotel ! Please RSVP here now too. It’s Retro theme so dress up and come and boogie the night away. It will be a great night, party food
will be provided and drinks can be purchased from behind the bar throughout the night.
Don’t miss it ! - November’s B&B special
monthly Bluewater Dinner is on a Wednesday this month, on 28th
Nov. If you’d like to come but haven’t
booked in please do so now, here thank you.
Water Temperature 18.7
Air Temperature 17.0
Sunrise 5.43am
Sunset 7.37pm
High Tide: 10.39am
Low Tide: 5.20pm
To read Michael’s tips on how to stay safe in the surf please click here
25 comments
Slowest Shaun
16/11/2012 at 11:24 am
Swam with Dolphins this morning. Close encounters 5 times. They definitely had a play with me. I swam the boulderdash 5.45am lone start (met up with Nanette at Queensie) and they came around and played some tricks. Some things they did were
– Two juveniles darted beneath me as if they were playing chicken.
-The whole pod were next to me in one tight group as if they were making the shape of a whale.
-7 cruised along the bottom pretending to be sharks.
-The last and best one cruised past in front of me 1m away motionless but sleek. Today was one special day and – They are wonderful creatures.
One little secret Ill share with you – to get them closer – The use of the dolphin language which I picked up watching flipper in the 60’s. i made a kkkkkcccckkkaaaa sound under water which I’m sure they understood and were amused by.
I have a fair idea what they were thinking of me.
I vote for a new dolphin badge with two pink dots.
Inez
16/11/2012 at 11:24 am
Can I swim with you tomorrow, Shaun?
Rob Byrne
16/11/2012 at 12:01 pm
Rumour has it that tomorrow may see a three tier blog tart human pyramid at Shelly. Unconfirmed as of now.
Rob Byrne
16/11/2012 at 12:03 pm
That is so cool, very jealous!
I second the badge motion! As long as we can get an IM one done too 😉
Snorkelling Sharon
16/11/2012 at 12:19 pm
Really ??!! This sounds interesting 😉
Snorkelling Sharon
16/11/2012 at 12:20 pm
Wow – that would have been great to experience although a little unnerving (well the bit about you ‘singing’ to them at any rate!
Lesley
16/11/2012 at 12:45 pm
The water was awesome this morning – so peaceful and calm!! I reckon tomorrow will be the same eh Michael??
The dolphin experience sounded great Shaun!! I thought I heard dolphins squealing when I was on my way to Shelly but it was just Mari’s kids!! damn
We are due for a dolphin play as it’s been about a year since they played with us!!
Inez M
16/11/2012 at 12:57 pm
Thanks Rob, a badge with my initials? Cool!
Elaine de Jager
16/11/2012 at 2:18 pm
How exciting, we’ve got our very own Dolphin Whisperer! Can Aly and i swim the Bolderdash with you soon Shaun?
Thank you so much to Jules Isbill. Not only does she keep our B&B Group going so efficiently she can also be counted on to loan out underwear and other forgotten items! She brought me down an assortment of bras to choose from when I forgot mine yesterday and had to dash off to work after breaky!
If any of you want to challenge yourself further, think about registering for the Huskisson Triathlon event next February. There are a lot of B&Bers doing it and there will be a great atmosphere. I think regos are almost closing for the Long Course. If I can do it, anyone can! (Although I haven’t yet of course…)
Michael [EX CI]
16/11/2012 at 3:34 pm
What a great story Shaun!
I too thought I heard dolphins screaming this morning. I guess that’s appropriate if they had to listen to your singing.
No seriously, I haven’t heard you sing, you may be like Michael Jackson, then I’d be screaming too.
Michael [EX CI]
16/11/2012 at 3:38 pm
Tomorrow will be even flatter than today if that’s possible, with virtually no wind and SUNSHINE. So it should be great.
A great morning to go into Freshie I would say.
alyson
16/11/2012 at 5:08 pm
haha love your air piano Lesley – is that Micahel trying to play with you?
alyson
16/11/2012 at 5:10 pm
hmm the only way you can talk me into a third BD Elaine is if there are now waves and there are dolphins! Me and That surf at Queensi end are not friends!
Lesley
16/11/2012 at 5:21 pm
No that’s Robin! hahah yeah it’s funny huh! I didn’t realised what a knob i look!! hahahahahahaha
It needs a speech bubble?!?
Lesley
16/11/2012 at 5:21 pm
hehehe
Rob Byrne
16/11/2012 at 5:40 pm
Exactly!!! 😉
Rob Byrne
16/11/2012 at 5:41 pm
Elaine, any recommendations for accomodation? Ive had a look around but looks like everything is sold out.
Slowest Shaun
16/11/2012 at 6:00 pm
hahaha Michael
I wasn’t Singing. I was whispering!!!!!
haha
Unfortunately, I will miss tomorrows swim as I’m picking a friend up from the airport at 7. Damn, 1st miss for 6 weeks.
Anyone is welcome to start the BD with me, I just never finish it with the swimmers I start with. haha
Tooo SLOW
Anyone without a Whale badge (sorry, still smarting at that one. heehehe) is welcome for a Tuesday BD with me. Ill have a chat to the pod and line up some dolphin encounters.
A few of my Dolphin mates are a bit upset with Snorkles for not counting them in the spready. Ive got some talking to do. cckkkkkcccc.
Slowest Shaun
16/11/2012 at 6:04 pm
My Dolphin mates also mensioned something about the swimmer with the white top’s butt, but I can’t repeat it here. hahaa
Alyson
16/11/2012 at 8:10 pm
Definitely!
Alyson
16/11/2012 at 8:12 pm
Right…. I think tomorrow at the point we all need to make that noise!! Let’s see if they want to play two days in a row!
Rainer
16/11/2012 at 8:22 pm
Wow! 1st miss in 6 weeks.. If ever someone earned his private dolphin pod it’s you SS!!
Shame you scared them off with your singing. They won’t be around for quite a while I’d say.. well well..
Rainer
16/11/2012 at 8:26 pm
Unbelievable!! One would be a fool to miss this!
Alyson
16/11/2012 at 9:08 pm
Congratulations Emily… Will look out for you this weekend! 🙂
David Scollon
19/11/2012 at 10:51 am
Well done Mum (Anne) for getting to Shelley beach with the group after only just getting into it. You will be doing the long swims before you know it! Hi to rest of the guys: Jules, Michael, Rosie, Damo, Dave and Em etc etc. Wish we we could pop over there for a quick morning swim. Think of us as the days get colder and shorter here in lovely UK. Dave, Becky and Xavier