Today’s tech issue was… no battery in the camera! Thanks to Rog and Lainey for saving the day.. again.
What better way to start your birthday than with a swim, Peter said.
It was also Andrew’s birthday today, here with his wife Juliette. They are regulars at the swim from Normanhurst, and sometimes come with their children who I used to teach to swim!
Andrew again – orange really is the new black.
Giant cuttlefish spotted this morning.
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These 3 were asking Lainey desperately to auction them off.
On the left, we have Carl with a snarl. In the middle, Joel the pole. On the right, Masculine Mr Allen.
Please submit your offers below.
Sergeant Baker chilling on a rock
Peter feeling lucky to be surrounded by these ladies.
4 bikes making a break for it on the sand. Anyone know what the benefit on cycling on the sand is?
Nicci is just back from 8 weeks in the UK, mentoring 2 swimmers successfully across the channel- Victor 15hrs 14min and Emma 10hr 52mins. I’ve been to her Bluewater dinner speech and heard lots of talk about big swims like this, but still can’t comprehend the logistics that must go into it.
Anna Wintour in Manly? No, our own Claude, and Pierre’s mum! Over here for 2 months – swapped her apartment in Paris for one in Manly. Pierre, who did the English channel earlier this year, arrived in Belfast yesterday in preparation for a crossing of the North Channel.
“what’s the photo of the hook for?”
“it has a nice shadow”
Lots of car park and bag hooks available this morning.
SOCIAL NOTES
At the pink caps wedding of Ali and Alex last Saturday: Fifi, Sam, flowergirl Ms Keith and Kendelle.
At the Woodstock revival last Friday night, Dee Why RSL: Midge’s hubby Cass getting it on – without the lure of a piece of devon?!
Here they are ..again. Please someone snap them up.
Stats:
Swimmers: About 120
Newbies: 2 I think
Temp: 16.9 deg
3 comments
rh
August 20, 2019 at 1:22 pm
The water is COLD today!
Shelley K
August 20, 2019 at 1:48 pm
Lovely Emma, technical issues or not. Trust you to capture the good looking guys
Juliette
August 20, 2019 at 2:25 pm
Thank you Emma! Murray used to teach our boys to swim – I didn’t know that you did too! But hopefully we’ll have Barney back doing 6.30am Wednesday before school soon – if not tomorrow, then at least next Wednesday :). For such a big boofy boy he has a remarkable fear of sharks…
Btw, it was so cold this morning that I saw two stingrays snuggled up at the point – there seemed be general agreement that it had to be colder than 16.9! Lovely visibility though.