Lainey Loo/E-Lane/T3 is away and I’m writing my first blog. What big shoes to fill – well, not really, she’s quite petite – maybe what a big mouth to fill is more accurate, although somehow that doesn’t sound right?
It’s now day 7PJ (Post Jules) and day 1490 on the full B&B julesian calendar, yes our 1,490th consecutive day of swimming at 7am – Feb 3 is day 1500 – its great that the Cole Classic is recognising it for us!
I tend to count things, can’t escape my accounting roots although most say I hide it well – I even count my strokes, its normally 750 strokes plus or minus to Shelly without flippers, 600 with flippers, less with a wetsuit!
All sorts of discussions and wry smiles on arrival, catching up on gossip, planning the swim and how to get away with illicit ticks..
Shaun aka DWSS arrived back from the early swim excited about the Blue Gropers at the Point. I didn’t need to go that far to find them!
Meanwhile one of our mega star blog tarts has returned but was missing this morning? While in the UK she was inspired by Little Britain star and swimmer David Walliams…..
We also got a quick interview with Sharon on her return yesterday, click here
Some more stingy and fishy friends on our way back,
Back at the beach, good to see the evil Monday blogster reunited with Mrs Evil.
Former swimmers Lori, Anna and Ness had been checking out surfer dudes as the older groms – they’re now offering free surfing lessons at 6am to any B&B member who can then still make the 7am swim, contact vanessa@thegrom.com.au
STRAYA DAY SATURDAY
Traditionally our biggest swim of the year – bring your family and friends, where something Australian to swim in – we had lamingtons, hundreds and thousands and even toast and vegemite last year! SHEEPDOG ALSO REQUIRED – If you’re one of our more experienced swimmers we want some sheepdogs on Saturday to round up the pack and keep an eye on them. Also boards and SUPS welcome to. So you can share our swim with your friends show them the swim map and details in iSwimtoo, please join its free and great, there’s a B&B Pod and more badges (virtual) you can earn! http://iswimtoo.com/viewopen-4e51faee49e2b7_91770958-Manly_to_Shelly_Return
B&B Social Events!
B&B Monthly dinner at Bluewater is on Tuesday 29th Jan @ 6.30pm.Please click on the link to RSVP:
http://www.boldandbeautifulmanly.com.au/bb-bluewater-monthly-dinner.html
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Murray’s Monthly Drinks and Nibbles – Happy Hour Drinks ALL EVENING the second Wednesday of every month.
Please click on the link to RSVP:
http://www.boldandbeautifulmanly.com.au/bb-monthly-drinks–nibbles-at-murrays.html
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To read Michael’s tips on how to stay safe in the surf please click here
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Regular Shelly swimmers: 151
Bolderdashers: 12
Doublers: 8
New: 6
Stingers/lice: 1 Jimble
Sharks: 1 Eastern Fiddler Ray aka Banjo Shark
Water Temperature: 21.8
Air Temperature: a top of 24 for Manly, 27 for Sydney
High Tide: 7:20am
Sunrise 6.08.am
Sunset 8.05pm
Until next guest blog! Stephen
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37 comments
lesley
24/01/2013 at 9:58 am
Well done Stephen! Great first blog – better than the usual Thursday one! … (just kidding E-laine!) 🙂
Not sure i should have shown you my secret speech bubble trick tho!!
"Snorkles"
24/01/2013 at 10:00 am
Extremely cheeky photo of me in the blog today!
Very amusing…I will be there on Saturday morning to prove I dont have double or triple chins!! BUT I may still be yawning!!
Looking forward to seeing you all!
Nick D
24/01/2013 at 10:11 am
Nice work! Great fish pics 🙂
Nick D
24/01/2013 at 10:12 am
You might want to lay off the desert for a week or two snorks 🙂 x
Drinky Boy
24/01/2013 at 10:33 am
The B&B away team are swimming the Palm to Whale this Sunday the 27th. We have about 20 Pink Caps entered and the more the merrier. Main interest will be in the Men’s Elite Senior division where the Flying B’s – Bruce Baird and Bobby Hayter – will be head to head. Meet on the bank near the bag drop from 9 at Palmy. Any support crew at Whale Beach greatly appreciated.
Annie “The Chherleader” Yay, spectacular Let’s Go this morning. What will tomorrow bring?
'The Lips' formerly known as Rainer
24/01/2013 at 10:52 am
Welcome back Snorkles! Looking good!
vanessa
24/01/2013 at 10:57 am
Stephen…..what were you thinking……yes we offer technique in chatting whilst sitting on a surfboard trying to look young and hot, missing waves as too busy watching everyone else and bonding with the enemy (hanging with Rob from ‘Old & Bold’ who also bailed from his fitness regime to play with us). More the merrier…..tomorrow 6am as the swell is meant to be picking up for the weekend which is what we don’t…yes I said don’t want. Yew!!!!
'The Lips' formerly known as Rainer
24/01/2013 at 11:07 am
Stephen – great blog! Will petition for permanent blog day for you. Monday might be good?
Annie – great ‘let’s go!’ at shelly this morning. Definitely up there with some of the best ‘let’s go!’ renditions of the past years. Hard to top.
Rob – love your Orca wetsuit and Monday blog. Regardless of what I might say otherwise.
Shaun – there was not blue groper at the point. Just an old blue dish cloth. You need to slow down. Sounds like you’ve been hallucinating again.
Finally, does anyone know where we’re having brekkie on Saturday? Will Bluewater run out of space?
Nick the Brick
24/01/2013 at 11:22 am
Looking good Lori , Anna and Vanessa. You can be both a swimmer and a Surfer.. See you at 6am tmr morn, will be even better!!
alyson
24/01/2013 at 11:51 am
Fabulous blog, and swear pictures of our wonderful marine reserve. How lucky are we to dwi with such great people A.D. marine life everyday! Great shot of lips!!
Chris Noone
24/01/2013 at 11:52 am
You may have seen me coaxing some kids out through the break over the past few weeks. They are part of Team Aidan which includes 20 kids aged between 9 and 12 who will swim the 1 km Cole Classic on 3 February. Team Aidan raises money for The Kids Cancer Project the largest funder of research into childhood cancer. http://www.thekidscancerproject.org.au/
Team Aidan will be swimming with B&B on Australia Day as a warm up for the big event. If you would like to support their fundraising efforts, please click here for the team webpage. http://www.everydayhero.com.au/team_aidan_2013
alyson
24/01/2013 at 11:52 am
Sweet pictures, damn smart phone….
DWSS
24/01/2013 at 12:39 pm
No, that is how I remember you and your still looking good Snorks. Welcome back xx
DWSS
24/01/2013 at 12:46 pm
There was Nips. I guess he is not a bog tart and got out of there quick.
Also saw mr yellow catfish close to the beach on my way out.
Finally edged myself between Brad and Lucy. Feeling a bit awkward.
What i didn’t expect was two other people there with me. Strange days!!
Lainey Loo
24/01/2013 at 1:24 pm
Thanks for doing the blog for me Stephen. Great blog as I expected. Just at Melbourne eating all the fish we look at with wonder…Shame I missed your whistle Annie! Did you hide it down your smurf suit? See you all Saturday. Wonder how many we’ll have? Exciting!
Secret Squirrel
24/01/2013 at 1:36 pm
top blog stephen.
lovely sign off image!
Much better than Wednesdays.
😉
Lucy
24/01/2013 at 1:53 pm
Get outta there Dolphin Man!! And take the other two with you!! Five is definitely a crowd 🙁
Secret Squirrel
24/01/2013 at 1:58 pm
blog……..
John S
24/01/2013 at 2:01 pm
but fun!!!!
lesley
24/01/2013 at 2:03 pm
secret squirrel I have full blog access I can expose you!!
Hong Kong Triad Queen aka Little Sarah Abbott
24/01/2013 at 2:05 pm
Great blog, Smurfie….. love the theme and all the pics. An amazingly talented Blog Team! We’ll have to look at awarding all Bloggers 10K bonus points without charge:-)
Glad to see you back so well-nourished by your family, Snorkles!
So sorry I won’t be back for Herding Duties on Saturday. Herding back from Shelly, behind the lost lambs who’ve done a detour of NZ or those who’ve pictured every fish under every rock, is a skill I excel in:-)
Now day 9PHKTQ for your stats, so those who missed my fleeting star appearance last Sunday can start dusting off the red carpet!
(That is 9 days pre my return with HJ, Henchie Jon)
michsparkes@gmail.com
24/01/2013 at 2:12 pm
Wow wow wow great blog Stephen! We knew you were a great swimmer and a great photographer but who would have guessed that you’re also a great writer/blogger. Well done. Lots of fun. Very witty… and I better shut up because I don’t always get to write comments and I think all the blog writers are doing an exceptional job. Love to Jules on her first day in WA swatting away…yeah yeah yeah…poet and all that…see ya in the swim! Michelle aka sparkles (as who knows who this post will be credited to…due to me IT-illiteracy…)
Hong Kong Triad Queen aka Little Sarah Abbott
24/01/2013 at 2:27 pm
Have to warn you all that the jam in the Brucy sandwich looks sweet but is poisonous. I was just starting to enjoy the bait when it had its deadly effect. Taking all this time to recover:(
DWSS
24/01/2013 at 2:47 pm
Looking forward to seeing you bck HKTQ. Ill organise a swimmer funnel for you with possibly a seaweed carpet.
DWSS
24/01/2013 at 2:50 pm
That wasn’t the Groper I was excited about Steven. You caught the photo!!!!!!
Robbie Byrne
24/01/2013 at 2:50 pm
Great blog. Waaay better than the tripe dished up on a Monday anyway.
Snorkels, I claim three points. One for the first pic at the surf club, one for the posed and third for almost photo bombing the pic of the girls and their surfboards!
See you all for STRAYA day on Sat!
DWSS
24/01/2013 at 2:51 pm
Be patient Lucy, Ill be on top soon enough.
lesley
24/01/2013 at 4:16 pm
hehe just saw the bombing photo Robbie! very good!!
'The Lips' formerly known as Rainer
24/01/2013 at 4:25 pm
Nice work on photo bombing the surf girls pic! That’s quality tarting..
Good to see you’re back in the game Rob..
'The Lips' formerly known as Rainer
24/01/2013 at 4:27 pm
Can’t wait for you to be back HKTQ! Don’t think I can fight the integrity mob much longer.. safe trip!!!
Jane
24/01/2013 at 5:21 pm
Don’t forget Dr. Rip’s Science of the Surf talk at Manly Community Centre 7pm tonight. Still some seats left.
Bookings/enquiries: 9976 1654 or celia.cameron-smith@manly.nsw.gov.au
The submarine formerly known as Brendan
24/01/2013 at 5:33 pm
Is a “bog tart” someone who tries to get their photo taken when they’re covered in mud ?
John S
24/01/2013 at 5:43 pm
The costume is buttoned at the front…..
Secret Squirrel
24/01/2013 at 5:52 pm
Just be aware HKTQ, HJ and The Lips,
DWSS, myself and the incorruptible team of our integrity unit have infiltrated your ranks……………….
we’ll be watching events unfold closely……
Brenton
24/01/2013 at 7:51 pm
Hey, has anyone picked up an Aqua Sphere mask/goggle and a BB silicone cap after Jules and Michael’s farewell last Friday? If so please give me a shout, thanks Brenton.
Pacific Jules
25/01/2013 at 12:31 am
Great inaugural blog Stephen. Successful in making us even more home sick xx
Stephen Coulter
25/01/2013 at 11:13 am
Snorks, a gremlin deleted the David Walliams quote that was meant to accompany your photo yesterday! “When you are doing endurance swimming you just need to take in as many carbs as possible to put on as much weight as you can. Basically you can eat whatever you want, which can be quite fun. Everything is guilt-free.”
David Walliams
ps Hope the 24 hour sauna is getting you down to wetsuit size, if not bikini size for tomorrow’s Oz Day swim! Bikrams is also good for rapid weight loss.