21/01/2014 – Thanks to Arthur we are very lucky

Today is the anniversary of the landing of the first white man at Manly CAPTAIN ARTHUR PHILLIP R.N 1st GOVERNOR OF NSW 21st January 1788.

here’s Arthur

and here is his monument in Manly Cove, located close to the ferry

How lucky are we to be living in a place that was named 5 days before the first Australia Day.

Hum the song for today as you think about how lucky we are to be here 226 years after Arthur first sighted beautiful Manly.

Lucky by Jason  Mraz &  Colbie Caillat-(2009)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acvIVA9-FMQ

Verse 1 (the boys)

 

Do you hear me, I’m talking to you

Across the water across the deep blue ocean

 

Under the open sky, oh my, baby I’m trying

Verse 2 (the girls)

Lucky Ziva>>>

Boy, I hear you in my dreams

I feel your whisper across the sea

I keep you with me in my heart

You make it easier when life gets hard

(Chorus)

Lucky I can swim with my best friends

Lucky to have swum where I have been

Lucky to be coming home again

Ooohh ooooh oooh oooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

 

Verse 3

They don’t know how great it is

Swimming in a place like this

(thanks Stephen)

(thanks Nick)

Every time we say goodbye

I wish we had one more swim

I’ll wait for you, I promise you, I will

 Ooohh ooooh oooh oooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

Ooooh ooooh oooh oooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

 

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STATS:

Water Temp: 21.7 C

Total number of swimmers: 146+2 bolderdash

Newbies: 8

Tomorrow’s Tides – Low : 5.00 am 0.55 m High: 11.12am 1.6 m (reasonably low for the 7am swim)

Sunset today: 8.07pm Sunrise tomorrow: 6.06am (getting into Bolderdash time)

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Have a good one!

Simon (Lucky to have been where I have been)

 

(Just a Manly ferry ride away for Sunday lunch with Jo @ Café Sydney)

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B&B Attendance i-log!

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Log your swim ANYTIME that day for an easy way to ensure your swim is recorded in the daily attendance and on the Pacific Challenge. To get started, send an email to Ian Forster (ugoboyo@gmail.com). He will check that your email address is activated on the attendance register then send you info on how to get started. Happy clicking.

Summer badge swims

Every Saturday during summer there will be a 6km swim – usual route is to Freshwater and back; then once a month there is a 10km swim – this is to South Curl Curl and back. However, the final route depends on conditions that day so it is a good idea to arrive a little early to have a briefing from the designated swim leader. Both swims kick off at 7am.

Next 10km (and last one) to be announced

 

Bolderdash

To Queenscliff and back.  Every morning during summer, LEAVING the surf club at 5.50am. Wait for everyone in the water before the swim starts.  Buddy up with someone, usually the same ‘speed’, that way everyone is ‘accounted for’ at Queenscliff.

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Staying safe

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