Over 80 Bold & Beautiful swimmers.
Can someone please tell us where summer is ??? Blue skies where are you ???
13 swimmers enjoyed a bumpy Bolderdash, the sunrise is getting pretty late now, so there will probably only be a couple of weeks of Bolderdash left. So if you’re keen to give one ago, please jump in soon.
Gaetan took this amazing photo of a crab this morning !! Have a wonderful holiday Gaetan, we’ll miss you and your photos, so please send us some on tour.
This morning’s swim was indeed a little bumpy but, really it doesn’t get any warmer than this: 24.5 degrees !!! Magic 🙂
The water is still quite clear at the moment too and this morning we were joined by a frantic ball of catfish…
Australia Day is tomorrow… this is traditionally a massive 7am swim for B&B starting with Advance Australia Fair on the beach before we head off on our very relaxed swim. So please don your Australian flag tattoo or some green and gold zinc, bring down your friends and family too, but please swim with them as remember we don’t have water safety.
Anyone and everyone who would like to join in on craft is hugely appreciated !!!
It would be fantastic if the regular swimmers would swim slowly, head up, hang near the back and take it all in, helping to ensure everyone has a great morning together.
Please plan to arrive early as parking may be a premium. There are plenty of council parking stations around, to see where they are click here.
Manly Wine are putting on a special breakfast for us: $10 for an egg & bacon roll or muesli with tea or coffee (FW or LB) to ensure everyone gets served quickly. If you haven’t yet confirmed please do so here asap so we can let them know numbers, thank you.
Balgowlah Lions club are also having a sausage sizzle opposite the far West Children’s hospital. So feel free to swing past and support them too.
Jenny Knapman and I will be rushing straight off to Manly Council for the Australia Day Awards Ceremony, as thanks to Jenny, Deb, Ian M, Anna and others for their very kind nomination I will be the very proud recipient of a Manly Australia Day Award. Thank you !!!!
So if any of you would like to follow down to Manly Council after the swim to be part of the ceremony, of course we would love to see you there 🙂
Water Temperature 24.5
Air Temperature 19.5
Sunrise 6.09am
Sunset 8.05pm
High Tide: 10.32am
Low Tide: 5.02pm
7 comments
Jane
January 25, 2012 at 11:45 am
Wonderful crab photo, Gaetan. I can’t find it in my Invertebrates book. I’ll send it to the Crustacea honcho at the Oz Mus.
Loved the swirly catfish photo too, Jules.
Little Tiger
January 25, 2012 at 2:54 pm
Congratulations Jules on a truly well deserved award.
I thought the photo of the swirly catfish was a wig from the Retro Xmas party.
Annette & I will be on our bodyboards tomorrow. See you bright & early.
Miles
January 25, 2012 at 3:54 pm
Jane I’m not even sure it’s a crab, it’s too brightly coloured and ornate. I think maybe Gaetan has gone crazy with Photoshop. It looks like a pair of Elton John’s glasses.
I’ll be with the swimmers tomorrow, sounds like great fun. Any takers for a Bolderdash to start with…?
Jane
January 25, 2012 at 4:06 pm
Well, I’ll put your suggestion to Stephen Keable, crab guru at the OzMus, Miles. I think he will be grateful for any assistance with identification.
Jane
January 25, 2012 at 4:24 pm
Helen Stoddart at the OzMus says about Gaetan’s great crab photo:
“Stephen Keable is away until next week; I am babysitting the place. I think the crab is Leptograpsus variegatus. Common name: Swift-footed crab. In family Grapsidae. It is very common on rocky shores. The colour varies a bit (hence the species name) and the photo in Edgar doesn’t show the carapace very well.
Hope this helps. Nice photo.”
Sorry Miles, no mention of Elton John.
Miles
January 25, 2012 at 5:04 pm
Wow I’m amazed that people have that kind of knowledge, and that you know where to find them. Very A-Team, I’m impressed. And your contact isn’t even head of department so presumably there is someone even smarter than her. Golly.
Anna Alvsdotter
January 25, 2012 at 6:36 pm
Swift-footed crab, and variegated at that. Swift-mouthed commentators all around. Hip hooray for that I say 🙂
Looking forward to celebrating the morning part of ‘Straya Day with yous all. You know it makes sense.