Last week I was swimming and diving in 29c water, this week ……hmmm?!
Where is everyone on this cold, wet, wave-y day?
And then there’s the fashion police….
Storchy’s face says it all. “Did we forget to put ‘something’ on?”
Word was out. The Bold & Beautiful crew would be swimming today. So the surf crew prepared.
Hmm, those waves look BIG, best to be VERY prepared.
Are six enough?
At Shelly, some clothed people turned up with a ‘small’ sign.
Yep, continuing the August Festival of The Birthdays, it’s our favourite Elaine’s today!
Happy Birthday Elaine! From all the swimmers that turned up today!
….and we did…we’re off to the pub!
Drinks at Manly Skiff Club Sunday from 2pm today!!
A lot of our swimmers share the same star sign. To celebrate their birthdays, join us for a drink for a very informal drinks and catch up!
Lost! And now found!
Found near the cars, 2 x warringah aquatic centre passes with the names ‘Anna’ and ‘Squad Hols’ see Ian after a swim if it’s yours.
Winter Badge season – not long to go.
There are 14 weeks in the winter season. To qualify for the prized Cold & Bold Badge you simply need to swim 20 times within the season ensuring you have swum in aminimum of 7 different weeks. So, attempting to do it all in the first few weeks does not count!! Make sure you use the i-Log to register your without wetsuit for the WWW badge. The badge ceremony is being held straight after the swim on 21 September at the Royal Far West.
B&B i-Log
Log your swim ANYTIME of day using the B&B i-Log. This is the best and easiest way to ensure your swims are recorded in the daily attendance and on the Pacific Challenge. To get started, send an email to Ian Forster ugoboyo@gmail.com (This is not a link so please copy and paste into your email). He will check that your email address is activated on the attendance register then send you info on how to set up your log in.
Staying safe
Are you prepared for the return of the surf? Remember that there are no badges for scaring yourself silly! While it is great to extend your boundaries, it is important to know your limits. Do read these excellent tips on staying safe in the surf. To read, or even download, click here.
The Stats
Regulars: 50 of the hard core regulars
Newbie: if they did, that’s impressive
WaterTemp: 17.5 chilly but better than normal degrees
Signing off
Snorkles
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12 comments
Elaine de Jager
17/08/2014 at 10:39 am
Lovely blog Snorkles capturing the friendly, intimate group swim today! It brought a great lump to my throat seeing Leisa and John with that sign at Shelly. Felt very special. And thank you to a few swimmers I know would have preferred to be under their doona than swim today and came along especially. What an amazing group of people you are! The water actually felt great today and although murky at halfway was clear at Shelly. Hope to see you at drinks at the Skiff Club later!
Elizabeth
17/08/2014 at 10:54 am
Many happy returns to you Elaine! A memorable swim day for a fabulous swimmer/blogger/runner/ all-round lovely person. Thank goodness it was so murky and brown at halfway so I could not see the bluebottle or I would have missed a great swim. The Swimmers entered at the beach are truly a marvel! Congratulations to Nick and Craig on getting their 2 badges today – www and cold bold. And a bonus of joining in singing for Elaine’s birthday. A fabulous blog and sign off photo,
John.St xx
17/08/2014 at 10:57 am
What an amazing day not to swim but share in the banter of après at manly wine.
Happy birthday E-LainE! Xxx
LSA aka HKTQ
17/08/2014 at 11:32 am
Great to see you back in top form, Snorks and love the banner for our super special LL! Wishing you a very happy birthday from a very hot & sunny HK’ s Big Wave Bay after a beaut swim here…
E. X
17/08/2014 at 11:55 am
Happy b’day Lainey from one of the slackers who did not make it today unfortunately & regretfully
A big X from E. X
Alyson
17/08/2014 at 1:09 pm
Happy birthday to the beautiful Lainey loo!! Even on the wettest of days your smile brightens everyone’s day!! Xx
Margot
17/08/2014 at 2:23 pm
Happy birthday Lainey Loo xxoo. Please have a beer for me! Missing yers all.
Bernhard
17/08/2014 at 3:59 pm
Had I known this before, I would have crawled out of my bed at 6am, regardless of weather, to not miss the celebrations at Shelly. A big hug and Happy Birthday Elaine. Have a wonderful day.
Simon
17/08/2014 at 3:59 pm
Top form again, thanks Snorkles.
Anne E (DDW)
17/08/2014 at 4:00 pm
Fi-fi: I understand you rescued my flippers, caps and goggles from the change room on Saturday morning. Thank you so much! I’ll be down for a swim on Tuesday morning and would be most appreciative if you could bring them or just leave them on one of the tables for me. Cheers… Anne E
PS Happy Birthday, Elaine!
Fifi
17/08/2014 at 4:21 pm
No worries Anne , I have them in my car and will hand them over on Tuesday.
Anne E (DDW)
17/08/2014 at 7:40 pm
Excellent. Thanks, F.