Yesterday, being Australia Day, we all congregated at Shelly in an attempt to sing the national anthem.
Considering most could not get even through the first two verses, maybe it is now time for our own B&B anthem.
Here is a wonderful one composed and performed by Luke Escombe.
In other news, one of our esteemed leaders, the indefatigable Ian Forster featured in a story in yesterday’s SMH.
Pink caps amid the white caps:
The rising tide of ocean swimmers
You can read it online at
Until the Sunday totalitarian blog chief Gemma orders another blog from me, I’ll see you in the water.
Stats:
Swimmers: 423
Newbies: 37
Temp: a balmy 22.6
The Monthly Dinner is back!! – 12th February 2019 – Guest Speaker
The first B&B monthly dinner for the year will be held on Tuesday 12th February at 6.30 pm at Bluewater Restaurant. Our guest on the night will be one of our swimmers, Nicole Piha, who is an award-winning sports manager. Nicole has trained Super Rugby teams, as well as international cricket and rugby teams. Through her business, Ocean Swim Support, Nicole supports long distance ocean swimmers through training, planning and logistics before and during the swim. Nicole will talk about some of the iconic swims as well as the logistics around training and planning.
Please book early for this event as it is sure to be popular. The cost of the dinner is great value at only $25 a head, which includes shared entrees, and a selection of mains to choose from (including a vegetarian option). Glasses of beer or wine and desserts are also available at the special price of only $5 each. Numbers are limited, so bookings are essential: To avoid disappointment and secure your spot please book below. at www.boldandbeautifulmanly.com.au/bb-bluewater-monthly-dinner.html .
14 comments
Robyn
27/01/2019 at 2:09 pm
Fabulous blog Thunderbird. I particularly like Mary’s rendition of L’aqua Swan Lake. Brilliant. Thank you.
Sue Marinan
27/01/2019 at 2:14 pm
A Brilliant blog. Yeah!!! Greg said, ‘this is a fantastic work of art.’
We both loved the song. Well Done Mr S!!!! This has got to be a stayer. Love it!! 👍👍
A winner. 👏👏👏 xx
Anne
27/01/2019 at 2:17 pm
No words except bloody brilliant
Shelley K
27/01/2019 at 4:35 pm
A great improvement on the official anthem IMHO. Plus you can lie down and wave your arms and legs around for this one.
And hard to keep improving on your previous blogs but you seem to manage it…thanks Mr T
Lucy C
27/01/2019 at 6:34 pm
Excellent! Just excellent! Thanks for the entertainment Mr T!
Michael S
27/01/2019 at 7:45 pm
Thanks Robyn, her performance was so graceful it bought tears to my eyes.
Michael S
27/01/2019 at 7:46 pm
Thanks Sue. I had not heard the song until Stephen coulter sent it to me. It was perfect
Michael S
27/01/2019 at 7:47 pm
Thanks Anne.
Michael S
27/01/2019 at 7:48 pm
Thank you so much. With talent like you guys to rely upon it makes it easy.
Michael S
27/01/2019 at 7:51 pm
Thanks Lucy. I just hope it meets the approval of our Sunday blogmaster Gemma. She is running a really tight ship since she seized control. Nothing so far which really concerns me as I didn’t pass it by her for approval before publishing.
Gemma
27/01/2019 at 10:14 pm
Sorry for the lateness, Michael – been away for the weekend! Awesome blog (thank goodness after last Sunday’s flaky effort) and how did Mary manage to get everywhere?! I might even let you blog again if you keep up this standard.
Mary
28/01/2019 at 10:19 am
Years of blog tarting training under the meister Rainer, Gemma. And that particular dance move was the glide of the eagle ray. Performed as Michael had just missed seeing this graceful creature because he was explaining to some random (but not award winning ransoms), that the rip was knarly so be careful.
Jac
04/02/2019 at 12:57 pm
I just saw this- don’t know how I missed it! Awesome blog 👏🏼👏🏼 Love the song too!! VLOGs for the win!!
Thunderbird
04/02/2019 at 1:21 pm
Thanks Jac. The song was written about 7 years ago. Steven Coulter posted on Facebook an old BnB video that had exactly the same music that I wanted to use the coming Sunday. I told him so he sent me that track. If you ever want it I can send it to you. We just need to credit the guy who wrote it.