You may not
have realised it, but yesterday was warmer than our last Christmas Day by two
degrees!! We enjoyed 24 degrees in Sydney
in the middle of winter.
The
spectacular sunrises continue. How
spoilt are we to be welcomed to the daily swim by this magnificent display of
colour and light.
Today there were
109 sunlit swimmers braving the 17.6 degrees.
Sarah is
heading off for two months, so she was making the most of the swim to say her
hello and good-bys.
Some swimmers were keeping a close eye on the time.
While others were still ticking and preparing.
And it is always nice to catch up with the early lappers. . .
Friendly,
fun waves rolled in to make the getting in part a bit more fun. Nothing too scary, but it did make me think
that it was time to review those ‘Staying Safe’ guidelines again.
Once in Shelly there was the usual chilling out.
Sarah had the thrill of doing the ‘Let’s Go’.
One of the Port Jacksons was out and
about. Much too deep for me, but Nick managed to dive down.
The low tide stirred up the sand, and the crashing waves made fish hunting around the point ‘interesting’. However, I did find the Headless Nick darting between the rocks. . .
The
next B&B monthly dinner
The B&B
fun just keeps on rolling with the monthly dinner on 6 August. Come along for this fun event which is such excellent value. At $20 for two courses, with $5 drinks, $5 desserts and no corkage
for BYO wine you won’t regret making the effort. Bluewater also offers a $25 special meal in addition to our standard $20 deal. Bookings
are essential so Click here to book
early and avoid disappointment. Don’t forget, the next batch of 500 km badges
will also be presented on the night.
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.
Have a glorious day
Mary
Photos
from the Book and the Ball
www.gilesparkphotography.com.au
To view and buy prints from The Bold &
Beautiful book, please go the Giles’s website and enter the password – bbbook (all
lower case and all in one word).
To view and buy prints from The Bold &
Beautiful Ball, enter the password – bbball (all lower case and all in one
word).
10% of all print sales will be donated to
the Bold & Beautiful. So buy up
folks. The proceeds will help keep the
administrative bits of the squad covered.
And a couple of sample photos. . .
The Stats
Regulars: 109
Newbie: 1
Temp: 17.6 degrees
Sunrise: 6.50am
Sunset: 5.14pm
10 comments
Nick D
30/07/2013 at 12:00 pm
Haha thanks Mary –
Note to self: waves + low tide = exposed rocks….
Nick D
30/07/2013 at 12:01 pm
nice sunrise pics too! 🙂
John.S
30/07/2013 at 1:02 pm
As always Mary, lovely blog. xx
I love the Christmas Day temperature comparison and Nick D is always so photogenic.
Jon and Sarah play safe!
Marije
30/07/2013 at 1:05 pm
Nice pics of the sunrise – it was beautiful this morning. Water was nice and warm and I liked getting through the choppy waves. B&B ball and book photos are nice too 🙂
Ros(-e)
30/07/2013 at 1:30 pm
Amazing to see all those bodies still without wetsuits! And all looking pretty relaxed at Shelly. Hard to believe this IS winter!
lesley
30/07/2013 at 1:33 pm
check out Giles the photographer’s celeb photo’s!! pretty impressive!!
I think i showed up in a few too many of the Pink Carpet photos – it was the champagne that made me do it 🙂 (I think I should get some points for that surely Snorkles?!?!)
Can’t believe the temp was warmer yesterday than christmas day!! WHAT THE???
AMAZING sunrise this morning!
Elaine de Jager
30/07/2013 at 2:52 pm
We are really going to miss you as a blogger when you go to France for 10 weeks Mary. Lovely blog again today. Unfortunately we couldn’t make it today so missed saying ‘Goodbye’ to LSA and Jon ;-( 2 months away from us is far too long LSA . So fantastic to see Annie back though!Please come tomorrow Annie!
Snorkles
30/07/2013 at 3:32 pm
Noted lesley and you looked fab!
Alyson
30/07/2013 at 4:05 pm
Ove photo 71 Elaine! Lol
Mictyris longicarpus
30/07/2013 at 4:10 pm
How hot did Lesley look on the night (and every other day)…….
Obviously a camera blog hog but the camera does love her!