Another top Sunday. Management is still counting, but I’m estimating 321 swimmers, including, let’s say, 12 newbies.
Roz and John were there..
..and so were Robin and Brendan:
Ian was signing up newbies:
The Girls:
The Boys:
Helen and Stacey ruining an otherwise beautiful shot of Little Sarah:
Shaun back from Tonga:
..boasting..
The 7am crowd walking down the ramp:
As i watch swimmers walking down the ramp I reflect on the various spin-offs the group has spawned over the past years. Too many to cover in a single blog. But here’s a start..
The 7am options (Part 1)
The Regular – swim from the Club to Shelly and back. Tried and tested. Good enough for most of us.
Ted’s Triangle – invented by Ted, popularized by Derek. Great if you’re running late. Or if you want to mix it up. Or if you just love the adrenaline rush that comes from crossing the bay ahead of an angry A-Team about to t-bone you from the left:
The Lesbubs – if you can’t be bothered..
The Cappuccino – popularized by Bill McPherson. Great choice if you’re not that much into swimming but love hanging out with swimmers:
(to be continued)
Back to the swim – I took Gemma on as my blogging intern today. Her only responsibility was to remember names of swimmers while I take photos and look after pretty much everything else.
Gemma and Melbourne:
Hands up if you don’t love Jacqui’s cozzies… thought so:
Over at Shelly, Rusty kindly offered to have his photo taken. Meanwhile, my intern stepped on something squishy..
Reminder that the swim is not tickable without pink caps – sorry lads..
On the way back I bumped into Gunnar..
..Maryanne and Paul..
..as well as Bella who brought one of today’s newbies – welcome Freya!
Finally, Lainey washed up next to us – presumably from a reverse Ted’s Triangle:
Bill kindly waited for me at the ramp:
Here are a few samples from my series ‘Aging white males with grey hair’:
Brian brought his brother Andrew down for the swim today:
Midge baiting dogs:
..catching Jo:
Special shout-out to Little Sarah who looked after me at Manly Wine, swaddling me in blankets, feeding me poached eggs and avocado, and ensuring continuous supply of cappuccino until 10am:
That’s all folks. Have a great Sunday!
It’s a beautiful day out there. Soak up the sun! Hug someone.. Feed someone Devon!
Lips x
The stats:
Regulars: 321 (estimated)
Newbies: 12 (estimated)
Temp: 18 something
Other Updates:
Join us for a FUN charity event, Do it in a Dress on Sunday 29 Oct 11am at DY Beach. Friends, family and keen surfers, everyone welcome.
Surf in a Dress and raise money for the awesome charity ‘Do it in a Dress’ and educate girls in Africa. See our website for more details, donate and get involved… www.surfgirlsaustralia.com.au/doitinadress
Budgy Smuggler News:
Great News for B&B swimmers. The new flagship Budgy Smuggler store is now open at 1A, 22 Darley Road Manly.
Our exclusive Bold and Beautiful Smugglers are currently on sale down there and, to celebrate the opening of the store, Budgy Smuggler are making a special offer – Show your pink cap for 10% off – for all B&B swimmers (in store offer only).
Budgy Smuggler will also be doing a couple of Saturdays in November and December where they will open the shop up from 7am, so B&B swimmers can come down straight after they get out of the water. Watch this space for dates and more details.
13 comments
Roger
22/10/2017 at 2:06 pm
Block ist gut jah
LSA aka HKTQ
22/10/2017 at 2:29 pm
Always hilarious…..looking f/w to the 7am OPTIONS Part 2. Loved Part 1!
Thx for the brekkie company too:-) x
Lisa B
22/10/2017 at 2:32 pm
Another perfect Sunday…… great swim followed by a fun filled blog. Everyone looked especially happy in all your photos Rainer
Lisa B
22/10/2017 at 2:36 pm
Lost: if anyone found a pair of blue fins, a blue front snorkel and a pink cap on Thursday, probably left on the wall, could you let me know. My swim just isn’t the same without them. Or you could give them to Management. Thank you
Bernhard
22/10/2017 at 3:54 pm
Options 2,3, and 4 are only possible because Shaun has shamefully neglected his integrity police duties for a while now. How does he think he might get promoted to a management role.
This one is for Roger: Yes in German is JA, but I forgive you this time
Funny blog and excellent compilation of photos Rainer – should I commend you or your new assistant?
Jacqui- my swimsuit closet is overflowing
22/10/2017 at 4:34 pm
I swam the avoid getting kicked in the face route today.. though I still managed a hard fin to the thigh! All part of the fun I suppose?!
JeffwithaJ
22/10/2017 at 5:56 pm
Is this the internet thingy? Hellooo! Hellooo! Rainer!
Lainey
22/10/2017 at 6:11 pm
There were some demented looking ones too Lisa!
Lainey
22/10/2017 at 6:17 pm
Love your swim map routes Lips! The Lesbubbs has been very popular this Winter! There’s also the BoulderBastards route, Attracta’s rock, McNaughty’s tea bag and the BlueBottle wusses Harbour route! Hilarious blog as usual. We’ve just had Shaun boasting about whales at The Skiff Club all afternoon too!
Michael
22/10/2017 at 6:50 pm
Great blog. When can we expect to see the aging white males with grey hair calendar released? Not as though there is a shortage of candidates.
Truth Fairy
22/10/2017 at 8:07 pm
That’s weird. I got a soft thigh to the fin.
Gemma
22/10/2017 at 8:10 pm
Another stunning blog, Rainer! Sadly, however, you’ve scuppered my lower lower management aspirations before they even began. Will have to resurrect my cat burglar career, I guess.
Bill McCaffeine
29/10/2017 at 2:24 pm
Ocean swimmer McCaffeine aka landlubber Bill says thanks for the memories xxx