7 September 2018 Bold AND beautiful

Blogging for BB is so easy. All the swimmers are bold and/or beautiful or charmingly ridiculous. the waves were quite strong today so I walked to Shelly which is why there are photos of Shelly Beach and swimmers today, for a change.

Two thousand for Greg Marinan. Mare is the Italian word for sea so embedded in his name, sea by name, sea by nature

Does anyone even look at the temperature in September. The water is nippy and that is the charm of Spring swimming. The sun was out today and I saw a rainbow over the Spit Bridge which was a lovely treat

the men of the moment – Greg completing 2000km (that is another badge if you are setting goals for yourself) and Ian, the birthday boy

Happy birthday !!!

The early swimmers exiting. They kindly shared information that it was tougher swimming out than it looked. I did not need telling twice – I entered the swim at Shelly

Look at this – an early swim, a fast swim and still managed to photobomb. Who says men cannot multiskill or is it just swimmers

I met the great people on my way to Shelly
And at Shelly

A variety of caps

Henrietta travelled from Queensland to swim

Some birthday hugs. The hugs lasted quite a long time… But Ian came from Fiji to swim

The swimmers wee coming along from everywhere

Lesbubbles at Shelly. It is rare that I get there

Management notices

Temperature     16.9
Newbies              1
Total swimmers  65

Come Dance for Streetwork – Keeping our kids safe
Our band: Edith Grove and the Crawdaddies (Stones tragics)
Annual gig: Saturday 15th September
Venue: Manly Bowling Club (Raglan Street)
Charity: Streetwork – the last line of defence for a growing numbers of local kids using streets as their only safe refuge
We desperately need to hire a third counsellor – to work with the growing number of local kids who’re exiting violent, broken or worse settings in homes.
Entry: $35 via link – https://events.humanitix.com.au/streetwork-band-night – or $40 cash on the night
Finger food included – thanks Manly Bowlo – and they aren’t charging us for the venue, so every dollar is going to the cause.
Silent auction: Donations gratefully accepted (Or cash donation rather than attending?). Please see Jim Stackpool or B&B Management
Wear your dancing shoes! We belt out three-chord songs from the 1970s, 80s and even some 90s.
This is a great cause – run by passionate locals. For the most important and vulnerable lives in our community – our youth.
Thanks so much for your great support – any questions – Jim Stackpool 0414 54 1818.”

2018 Winter Badge Ceremony – Sunday 16^th September

You’ve done the hard yards and got your Summer Badge(s), now come and collect your badges with all the pomp and ceremony the B&B can muster.  Bring along $10 for each badge you have earned (correct money appreciated). The venue is the Royal Far West Children’s Home (opposite the beach) on Sunday 16^th September, straight after the regular swim! Everyone is welcome, family, friends and swimmers alike.

A $5 donation will be payable to the RFW at the gate for hosting this event, and …. RFW will provide a FREE breakfast (sausage sandwich and a coffee/tea). Bookings are essential to ensure there is enough food.  Book here for Badge Ceremony.

All 2018 winter badge qualifiers will be presented with their well-earned badge(s), so whether you are getting one personally or you want to enjoy the celebrations of your fellow swimmers, a great morning is guaranteed, so come along, soak up the atmosphere and get inspired for the upcoming summer badges.

In conjunction with the badge ceremony, Royal Far West will be holding a raffle with great prizes, so don’t forget to bring along extra money for the raffle.

What I have been reading

Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata who apparently won a nobel prize for literature. Interesting