117 Bold & Beautiful swimmers got tipsy on seawater again. Well, it seemed that way looking at their faces after their swim…
9 Bolderdash. 3 + 17 swimmers enjoyed an early lap into Shelly. 5 swimmers continued on for a double.
After a torturous Wednesday (according to Lesley the Bloggster yesterday) all these swimmers came back for more! They started off at 5.40am with the fasties led by Alex and Miles. They insisted on including me in the photo!
Then there was the early 6.15 am group with John S (Rough Diamond), and Dolphin Whisperer with Annie running to catch up, another late 6.15 am group and a large group of 6.30 ers. RD and DW are discussing how they are trying to catch little Sarah up on the Pacific Challenge below.
Remember lovely Graham Kent is leaving on Saturday and drinks are at Hugos, Friday night if you can come along, all welcome!Here he is with our very own Ms Sparkles!
Tomas was back, ready for his 2nd swim after his 18 month break. Go Tomas! Lucky you, gorgeous Pippa is giving you the eye whilst Midge looks on in disgust 😉 (Pippa, you cougar!)
- Thanks Nick for helping me with the blog!
Our gorgeous mermaids Jules and Peta…Jules is becoming quite a Blog Tart herself these days 😉
The water was clear again but the fish were fast and shy. Thank you Stephen Coulter for getting these shots of an eagle ray, stingray and forgotwoticudus…
Special request from Rough Diamond for some shots of you all swimming out from Shelly. I ran there especially (after being left behind at the Point trying to photo fish!)
Lots of happy swimmers, drunk on seawater again emerged from the water. Lesley recognised some undies she’d seen somewhere before…
Poor Jules M had a nasty jimble sting just days after ditching the wetsuit but was well looked after by the B&B crew. What a lovely, kind and caring lot you are.
Watch out for this innocuous, gentle – seeming lady though, Little Sarah Abbot. There are rumours she is the biggest drug pusher on the Northern Beaches 😉
In a week that many people faced their fears, left their comfort zones and challenged themselves, Izzy ditched her fins and wetsuit! Special mention must go to Shaun aka Dolphin Whisperer who swam 10 km on Saturday and Little Sarah for swimming 4.5 km without fins or wetsuit yesterday. Keep an eye on that Pacific Challenge guys and keep swimming!
Had to add a cartoon and more of my ‘Reasons to Swim with…’ to end off…Corny I know but we can’t all be witty, sophisticated, brainy or have the best butt!
A few words from Michael yesterday to encourage you to try a Bolderdash.“What a beautiful swim to Queenscliff this morning.The water was like glass and much warmer than the reported 20.5c. The swell was virtually non existent and there were about twenty smiling faces waiting for everyone at the ‘heart’.It really does not get much better than this.”
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B&B CHRISTMAS PARTY – A MUST FOR ALL put it in your diary now, Wed, 12th Dec from 6.30pm relocated to the downstairs section of The Steyne Hotel as you enter from the Rope & Anchor ! Please RSVP here now too. It’s Retro theme so dress up and come and boogie the night away. It will be a great night, party food will be provided and drinks can be purchased from behind the bar throughout the night. Don’t miss it !
Water Temperature 18.9
Air Temperature 14.6
Sunrise 5.36am
Sunset 7.56pm
High Tide: 9.20am
Low Tide: 3.57pm
To read Michael’s tips on how to stay safe in the surf please click here
Thanks guys, see you in the water tomorrow!
Elaine
38 comments
Michael [EX CI]
06/12/2012 at 11:11 am
Great blog E-Lane! let me be the first to congratulate you!
That was just beautiful again today, so I am going to do a Bolderdash tomorrow. There I’ve said it so I’ll have to turn up.
Take note Sam! SEE YOU THERE.
Anna Alvsdotter
06/12/2012 at 11:20 am
Great blog Elaine, what a lovely read, and fab photos too! I adore your cartoons. xx
Snorkles
06/12/2012 at 11:42 am
Love the Dot cartoon – see you tomorrow!!!
lesley
06/12/2012 at 11:48 am
Yes those undies were left behind by ****…I’m not mentioning any names!!
Great blog Elaine!! I love the first photo the best!! lucky you! I will have to come up with something even better for next week’s blog..maybe have all the guys naked?? 😀
'The Lips' formerly known as Rainer
06/12/2012 at 11:53 am
Great blog! Love the first photo!!
Miles, you call that groping? Your hand on Elaine’s thigh looks wimpy and hesitant.. a real let down.
Jules / Little Sarah, good blog tarting effort today! I’m proud of you!!
Elaine, my lip featuring in 20 Reasons To Swim With B&B! It doesnt get much better than this! Blog tart heaven!! 🙂
See ya all tomorrow! Try the Bolderdash!
Little Sarah Abbott
06/12/2012 at 11:54 am
Yes, E-Lane, what a Super Sparkle blog and love the 10 more reasons…..
I will also be doing a B-crawl tomorrow, so a guaranteed good rest at the Heart for anyone.
There I’ve said it so I’ll have to turn up.
Take note Lips! SEE YOU THERE.
THEN….6K on Sat….It’ll be a Super Sightseeing tour to Freshie:-))
Jules2, do hope you’re making a good recovery. You were very brave!
Pacific Jules
06/12/2012 at 11:58 am
Lovely blog Elaine 🙂
Love your continuing reasons (and drawings) to swim with B&B too !!
Think I might have to do a Bolderdash tomorrow too, as well as the regular swim… it’s just too beautiful not to.
Nice Milo
06/12/2012 at 12:05 pm
Lip-person, get your ‘wimpy and hesitant’ ass down to Bolderdash tomorrow, I’ll show you a grope you may never recover from…
lovely blog Elaine, you’ve captured the spirit of nuttiness perfectly. And lots of skin, lookin’ hot you summertime ladies!
(Little Sarah, I don’t suppose you can get your hands on some oxycontin? See you round the back of the Steyne on Xmas party night ok?)
DWSS
06/12/2012 at 12:09 pm
My goodness, LS. You ARE a gun competitor. LSA for L1, there you go, I’m all for you getting there 1st as well. Haha
You will get me with the 6k sat, but a lady would hold off as JS and DWSS are serving the community on Sat and can’t do a 6K.
I’m sure you understand.
(Silently thinking to myself- Shes gonna win) haha
DWSS
06/12/2012 at 12:10 pm
haha Lips. nice pick up on the grope. haha
DWSS
06/12/2012 at 12:14 pm
haha Nice Milo. What happened to Nasty Milo??
Wherever he is, tell him to be nice to dolphins. A great man once said “no one ever achieved anything in life by being nasty to dolphins and nippers” hahaha
Not the same great man that said – “there are no rules” another great man.
Anna Alvsdotter
06/12/2012 at 12:16 pm
Oxycontin? Miles darlin’, all you need is oxytocin. Available for free wherever there’s luuurrrve. Which is why I join the swim + coffee + hug sesh every morning 🙂
Drinky sometimes known as SS's twin
06/12/2012 at 12:29 pm
I think Miles needs some groping lessons from the “King of the Funky Trunks” also known as Big Rick. Super Blogger E-Laine still has a smile on her face after that effort!
Under-Pants HolderOn-er
06/12/2012 at 12:36 pm
Yeah Moiles – that could have been a great grope from where you were! You let the side down! hahaha
john S
06/12/2012 at 1:19 pm
Wonderful blog E-Lane. Love the out of the water photo concept!!
I hope things settled down for that gimpball on The Other Jules?
I think your very witty, sophisticated, brainy, have a nice butt and are a budding cartoonist!
But Lesley does have a pretty impressive butt!
;-)))))
john S
06/12/2012 at 1:21 pm
or all the ladies….lets not be sexist, ms. best butt in the B&B!
john S
06/12/2012 at 1:27 pm
I hear dolphins have quite a pleasant nutty taste and go well as a spread over olive ciabatta bread. They need a bit of preparation and need to drain and cure for awhile!
Under-Pants HolderOn-er
06/12/2012 at 1:46 pm
Oi!!
DWSS
06/12/2012 at 2:31 pm
Much more sophisticated humor than the other bloggers.!!!!!
Much more 🙂
(Im fishing with live bait here)
Great blogg E-Laine.
I hope your feeling better Jules.
Note – I dont know if anyone noticed but HOW BRAVE was Jules in the water this moring with those stingers, Im very Impressed.
E-Laine, thanks for the wrap but there were 6 other 10Kers on Sat and the 6Kers.
They did better than me, thats why all the waiting time. hehehe
Did I tell you about my dolphin swim?
julia baird
06/12/2012 at 2:31 pm
great work elaine! those top reasons to swim are excellent. i think that was me about to get a jimbal in the face… x
DWSS
06/12/2012 at 2:49 pm
Haha Taste a bit like penguine’s. You should ask Derick what wine is a match? and the prefered sauce?
john S
06/12/2012 at 2:50 pm
no but I’d love to hear about it?
How many were you able to eat along the way?
Apparently the smaller Mediterranean Dolphins taste much better than the bottle-nosed ones around here.
E-lane
06/12/2012 at 3:44 pm
Yes but we have to encourage the slow ones;-) Haven’t you come so far so quickly though SS? I heard you could only doggy paddle a few weeks ago 😉
E-lane
06/12/2012 at 3:47 pm
Thank you so much for your lovely comments. i can sleep well now 🙂 And i did enjoy the early morning grope, I mean carry!
Rob Byrne
06/12/2012 at 4:19 pm
Awesome blog Elaine, raising the bar for the rest of us! Unfortunately I generally ignore the bar and just go for the cheap laugh 😉
Apparently Anna has agreed to do Sundays now (I saw the handshake with Jules) so looking forward to regular blog from her too! Awesome news Anna!! 🙂
izzy
06/12/2012 at 4:21 pm
fab blog Elaine! Lovely pic of that elite athlete Izzy and her offsider Sarah! (a billion thanks to Sarah who dogpaddled beside me all the way) xxx izzz
Michael [EX CI]
06/12/2012 at 4:33 pm
Er which ‘elite’ Izzy is that? I don’t think I know her.
Little Sarah Abbott
06/12/2012 at 5:41 pm
Well done Anna the Awesome:)
I think we’ve almost got it covered for when Jules takes a break:
Sundays: The AA
Mondays: The Naked blogster
Tuesdays: Super Sparkles
Wednesdays: Best Butt
Thursdays: Ms Winehouse
Fridays: Pro Tim (of Tim & Linda) to be begged and bribed a little more….
Sats: Rotational Mystery blogger/Groupster – Lips/Stephen/Simon/Nick? Milo if we’re desperate?
Little Sarah Abbott
06/12/2012 at 5:44 pm
A lovely swim, Izzy…. thank you xxx
Alyson
06/12/2012 at 6:44 pm
i must say “Lips” the photo of Elaine leaves your one with Sarah for dead… 😉
Pacific Jules
06/12/2012 at 6:45 pm
Perfect !!! 🙂
One minor correction: Tuesdays is going to be covered by the wonderful Pippa. Our lovely Sparkles is going be part of the morning welcoming team, and be part of the random blogging pool, rather than on the regular podium 🙂
Talking of the blogging pool LSA… I didnt notice ur name in the list… I really think it should be !!! Dont you ?? 🙂
Alyson
06/12/2012 at 6:47 pm
fabulous blog Elaine and love the cartoons! Showed all y customer’s out at Nepean today and I am certain if more lived closer, they would also make the journey! they couldn’t believe the clarity of the water and marine life (not to mention all those benefits to swimming!)
Alyson
06/12/2012 at 6:48 pm
And WELL DONE IZZY – no fins or suit!! Awesome!!
john s
06/12/2012 at 7:21 pm
IZZY ROCKSTAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Little Sarah Abbott
06/12/2012 at 7:22 pm
Well done Pippa & Sparkles!
Sam
06/12/2012 at 10:27 pm
Will b there
Anna Alvsdotter
07/12/2012 at 1:23 am
*big sigh* No Robbie.
Go take your medication now darlin.
annie "Yay"
07/12/2012 at 8:52 am
Awesome blog E-Lane. I just love those cartoons! …makes me get warm fuzzies 🙂