63 ‘ticked’ Bold & Beautiful swimmers.
It was as clear, flat and spectacular as it gets out there this morning. A little cool from the westerly breeze but absolutely magnificent. Sue McGregor said she felt like she was watching a wild life documentary as she was swimming out there this morning.
David Ingham, Aline van Haren and myself saw a turtle !! It was so cute, a beautiful little turtle just resting on the sand. It must have been the same one Midge and Nicolee saw a couple of days ago, let’s hope he has chosen our little bay for his home. Turtles eat blue bottles you know !!
Sue McGregor and Lesley Coulter saw a fish eating what looked like another dead fish and all of a sudden an eel bolted out of nowhere, pinched the dead fish and slid back into it’s hidy whole again !
David Adams, Iain McGregor, James Goins and Roberto Suares did an early Bolderdash and John Bond and Michael Christie enjoyed a double lap.
Some superb photos from James Goins today and to quote James: “So much to choose from today. Flat as for the early run. Cabbage Tree Lake !!!”
James saw this beautiful Port Jackson in about the same spot as the turtle on the way across whilst looking for PJ egg cases in the weeds.
Thanks to Yasmin and Midge for spotting the flattie and pointing it out to James so he could get this great photo for us all.
The tickets for the B&B trivia night have been printed and are now available for purchase courtesy of Linda Goodwin who kindly designed them for us, thank you Linda !! First two tickets sold this morning 🙂
Check out the ‘talk of the trivia table’ working progress document on the website so far by clicking here.
Once there please scroll down to see space for the next 5 tables. If you would like to captain a table or put your name on a table please let me know…
Stephen Coulter has submitted the fact of the day for today which he learnt at the conference he attended this week: “Human Body has 600 muscles. Only 4 activities use them all:
1. Swimming
2. Rowing
3. Push-Ups
4. Sex (if on top)”
Not sure why, but Stephen also felt this extra piece of information would be of interest…
“p.s. an hour of sex uses 400 calories or 26 calories for 2 minutes!”
Check out this lovely on tour photo of Michelle Harris, Mahdi Deaton, Vicki Harbutt and Jalna Horn at dinner at the chateau in Sarlat.
Water Temperature 16.7 degrees.
Air Temperature 12 degrees.
Sunrise 5.47am.
Sunset 5.50pm.
Low Tide: 7.41am.
High Tide: 2.23pm.
8 comments
Michael [EX CI]
September 21, 2011 at 10:28 am
WOW!! What a beautiful morning’s swim. Clear water, Sunny, flat as a pancake. This is really the best of times to swim and it will be the same again tomorrow.
As predicted the temperature did drop a tiny bit to 18.4c, but it should be back up again in a couple of days.
Don’t miss it. Its fabulous at the moment.
Charlie
September 21, 2011 at 10:44 am
Have to agree with the above! was better than perfect today… and the 18.4c, was just amazing!
Hopefully its 18.4 again tomorrow 🙂
Pacific Jules
September 21, 2011 at 10:55 am
I’ve just inserted this extra paragraph in the blog above also…
Check out the ‘talk of the trivia table’ working progress document on the website so far by clicking here:
http://www.pacificjules.com.au/bb-trivia-tables.html
Once there please scroll down to see space for the next 5 tables. If you would like to captain a table or put your name on a table please let me know…
Linda
September 21, 2011 at 1:05 pm
Sounds beautiful…i want to see a turtle too
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Michael [EX CI]
September 21, 2011 at 4:26 pm
Some people think its 18.4c every day, summer and winter!!
The sacred thermometer never lies.
Pacific Jules
September 21, 2011 at 4:41 pm
One of our swimmers, Julia Baird will be one of guests on the October showing of the ABC’s First Tuesday Book Club.
The show is being recorded with a live audience at ABC’s studios in Sydney on Friday 30th September from 12.45pm to 2.15pm.
Tickets to be in the audience are free.
Michael and I are going, if you would like to go please email bookclub@abc.net.au or call 02 8333 3644 to book your place.
Iain
September 21, 2011 at 5:14 pm
I personally blame global warming as one would expect the water temperature to be around 16C at this time of year
John
September 21, 2011 at 6:32 pm
Yes Michael it was just ideal conditions this morning – well worth the double lap.