Yes today is celebrated for St Sithney, the patron saint of mad dogs! While mad dogs and englishmen go out in the midday sun, us Bold & Beautiful prefer the 7am Winter sunrise – accompanied by our own mad dogs, Tui, Turbo, Billy Boy, Winston, Layla, Coco and Baci to name a few!
Another stunner this morning for 187 Bold & Beautiful with an air temp of only11C and an even chillier 8C ith the Westerly wind chill factor. Fortunately the water was relatively balmy 17.6 although the chill factor had crept in as we approached Shelly.
The Stats
Swimmers: 187, 1 for every run of Michael Clarke’s in the 3rd test at Old Trafford
Newbies: 5, 1 for every run of Dave Warner’s
Air Temp: 11 degrees
Water Temp 17.6
Sunrise:6:46
Sunset:17:16
High Tide: 6:39am
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B&B Dinner – This Tuesday – Book Now!
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 mean in addition to our standard $20 deal. Bookings are essential so Click here
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.
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17 comments
Timgiovanelli@hotmail.com
04/08/2013 at 8:36 am
Hi guys,
I don’t think I have paid for the ball. It is Tim and Victoria Giovanelli. Who should I get in touch with?
DWSS
04/08/2013 at 11:31 am
Thank you Laura and Jasmine for a great essay. I especially like the bit about paddling under the rainbow. Can you bring a Teddy down for me so I don’t need to take yours?
Regarding the bolt cutters;
A fellow swimmer asked me to bring down my “builders key” to liberate his push bike from the chain after loosing the key. (I hope it was his bike)
fifi
04/08/2013 at 11:50 am
WOW
what a speedily posted blog and Jasmine and Laura are even more adorable now. how CLEVER!
what a lovely story! And even better, it’s true!
Note to self, keep self tidy in case DWSS shows up with his trimmers….
lesley
04/08/2013 at 11:55 am
Oh yes Laura and Jazzy story…I asked them to bring today and I wasn’t there …so thanks Stephen for putting it up! It’s a great story! We love having you all come down and join us. I hear it’s not long before you will ditch the boards and swim! I can’t wait!!
Thanks Storchy for hello kitty cake it was delicious. ..and thanks to everyone for last night 🙂
Thanks Elaine for organising it all xxx
Ps. That seaweed pic was NOT me…I would never do something like that! 😉
ros-e
04/08/2013 at 1:42 pm
A fab blog with a bit of everything today – dogs, history, and hello kitty. Oh, and swimming. Lovely!
Vanessa Maund
04/08/2013 at 2:34 pm
The dog picture made my husband and I crack up, very funny!
Slow Ian
04/08/2013 at 2:34 pm
Hi Tim, you can pay Stephen, Nick or any of the committee.
Lindsay
04/08/2013 at 4:16 pm
Great blog, as usual but I love the story by the girls. Well done Laura and Jasmine!
Baby Stephanie likes a story I the afternoon, and I read her your story today. She loved it and will hopefully join you at B and B when she’s a few years older after being inspired by your wonderful tale!
Elizabeth
04/08/2013 at 4:54 pm
At last a photo of the waves as I see them when I am swimming in!
Simon
04/08/2013 at 4:58 pm
Laura and Jasmine, I loved reading your beautiful story thanks so much for sharing your sharing it with all of your B&B family.
Stephen Coulter
04/08/2013 at 6:05 pm
Tim,
I’ll let you know tomorrow.
Stephen
Elaine de Jager
04/08/2013 at 6:13 pm
Great blog but Laura and Jas stole your thunder today SC. Love their story! Think The Manly Daily should do a story on them. Shady Shaun aka Dolphin Whisperer now has a new nickname, ‘Teddy Grabber’ hee hee!
Stephen Coulter
04/08/2013 at 6:16 pm
Thanks Elaine, I thought it was a bit of a coup. I’ve been planning it for a while. I think we can get a lot of content from children at much lower cost plus it appeals to the masses. I thought they were punching above their weight for 7 year olds and possibly the Monday and Thursday bloggers are under the pump now!
Stephen Coulter
04/08/2013 at 6:19 pm
Thanks Elaine, I thought it was quite a coup securing their exclusive rights for Sunday blogs. It’s been under negotiation for quite some time. They write at a level that appeals to most B&B – really punch above their weight for 7 year olds. ;-). I think the monday and Thursday bloggers might be under the pump!
Little Sarah aka LSA aka HK Triad Queen
04/08/2013 at 8:21 pm
You’re welcome Stephen! The girls will confirm we’ve been negotiating for quite sometime now. You have my bank a/c details.
The question will be whether Laura & Jazz are faster than Lips and I when they do their first swim to Shelly without their boards. My bet is on the girls!
(Mark, having trouble opening the link in HK – will call in a Triad hacker for assistance!)
Renae Fowler
05/08/2013 at 9:41 am
Great blog Stephen and what a fantastic story by the girls. Something they will all treasure forever..
Ed
05/08/2013 at 10:51 pm
Shameless blogtarting in the photo above the unfortunate foliage image – where Ian and others have obviously not let me know there was a lens about and all they got was the image of my back
All I ever wanted was to be in the blog – but not anonymously !!