Pauline, entering her guard of honour. Congrats on 1000km with B & B.
Congrats also for Ingrid on her 1000km, Ingrid swam early and we missed her, but this is a lovely photo of her and Miss Polly Dog.
Lots of Yogi’s today.
Can’t believe it was 24.0 degrees today.
Beautiful Gayle and Mary.
A couple of fishy shots. Nice to see plenty of fish.
Quite a dramatic light at the 7am “lets go”
What a happy gang.
This is Laura, she was very scared of possible blue bottles but braved it!
Hope you were ok.
The boys at Shelly
Looking great.
Beautiful smiles and a touch of colour!
Happy Birthday splashes for Scotty.
James, looking fit and strong back at the beach.
Michelle & Martin, happy with their swim today.
This bucket collects any litter that we find in the water. Great idea guys!
Looking great guys.
Jen, Pauline and Maria – swim buddies.
Elaine getting the arch and finery ready for Pauline today.
What a great swim, hope to see lots of you tonight at our dinner.
Jenny 🙂
Stats:
Swimmers 210
Newbies 4
Water Temp 24.1
Air Temp 24.0
Monthly Dinner – 13th February 2018 – Guest Speakers
The first B&B monthly dinner for the year will be held on Tuesday 13th February at 6.30 pm at Bluewater Restaurant. The guest speakers on the night will be Dr Ezequiel “Ziggy” Marzinelli and Dr Adriana Verges from the Sydney Institute of Marine Science(SIMS). SIMS, in partnership with Dorset Sutton and Jenny Lim Sutton and the Manly community, propose to undertake Operation Crayweed Manly, a project to restore lost underwater forests in Manly, in particular a type of seaweed called Crayweed, which provides critical habitat for crayfish (Eastern Rock Lobster) and abalone. Ideally the restoration would take place in Cabbage Tree Bay, as an iconic and beloved place under the watchful gaze of a community of custodians who care and love this exceptional marine environment. However this will depend on gaining community support and approval from NSW Department of Primary Industries (Fisheries) due to Cabbage Tree Bay’s status as an Aquatic Reserve. The project team are keen to talk with the B&B community, as people who love and use Cabbage Tree Bay, to hear your thoughts and seek your support for this project.
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.
Royal Far West
Royal Far West were delighted last year with the response of B&B swimmers to their request for assistance with their activity programs. This year RFW is looking for volunteers to help with their beach games on Wednesday afternoon 3.30-5 pm They run beach volleyball, sand play, volleyball, cricket and soccer. Children are of all ages and abilities, and love the help and positive attention. If you can assist with this very rewarding program, please contact Anna Bowden at annab@royalfarwest.org.au.
Help Wanted
B&B would like assistance with data entry for our mailing list. Due to the increasing number of newbies, our hard-working data entry volunteers have become seriously overworked. So if you have a computer and a spare hour each week or fortnight to enter names and emails into our database, can you please contact Ian on ugoboyo@gmail.com.
2 comments
Edwina harrison
13/02/2018 at 1:54 pm
Great photos today, yay for Ingrid and pauline 🏊♀️🐬💕
jenny
13/02/2018 at 2:43 pm
Missed your Happy self today Ed. When are you back?