Thursday 27 September 2018: Whales for Elizabeth’s birthday and no cutting corners for the A-team

What a glorious morning after yesterday’s wild conditions, perfect for a swim from Manly to Shelly Beach and back.  The 6.30am team (above) loved the smaller waves and warmer conditions.

Our eyes were deceiving us for some a few minutes, no there hadn’t been a sudden massive drop in temperature – John Bond fixed that with the correct temperature 17.3 degrees.

The yogi’s love their Thursday morning catch of sun rays before the swim.

And there was plenty of whale watching, with a number of humpbacks breaching and slapping their fins in the distance.

This little fellow has his own instagram account – no not JP – the gingerbread man. Every day JP (who is actually not on social media) takes a photo of the little fellow before eating him and then going for a swim.

He’s getting quite a following – apparently he’s viral, talking about the simple things in life that make us happy.

Elizabeth Stewart makes us all happy, today is her birthday, so if you see her around make sure you wish her many happy returns.

Ian is on his annual pilgrimage to Victoria tasting craft beer while John is headed to Oktoberfest and taking in a few English Football games – we need to teach him that AFL is a much better game to invest your time in.

Monica and Rosemary are looking forward to the return of the WOW’s leader Lisa – who is winging her way back to Manly as we speak.  It seems most of the WOW’s have made a winter trek to Europe chasing the warmth.  But if you see in the background they have missed out on everything spectacular that Manly has to offer.

Another one just back from overseas is Michelle while Annie will soon wing her way to Goa in India, along with several other B&Bers.

The “not so A-team” cut things a little to fine and close to the rocks this morning. Usually they are dominant in the water and are the first ones back from Shelly but perhaps they should look where they are going, particularly around the rocks.

Take care and see you swimming again soon.

Stats:
Swimmers  122
Newbees   One
Water  Temp:   17.3

Monthly Dinner – 9^th October – With our own Radio Show Hostess..

The next B&B monthly dinner for the year will be held on Tuesday 9th October at 6.30 pm at Bluewater Restaurant, and will feature a very different format than normal. Our guest on the night will be one of our swimmers, Karen Sander, who is the creator of the radio program Ageing Fearlessly. Karen will host a Parkinson style show where she will interview three guests. The identity of the guests is being kept under wraps and will only be revealed at the dinner. The one thing that she will let you know is the guests fall into the following categories:

1. A household name
2. A mystery guest
3. A Bold and Beautiful Immortal

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 HERE.

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