Tick that box….

 It was 7 degrees today as I walked to the swim and my hands were frozen. Not as frozen as my feet were afterwards. Luckily the water temperature is holding out for us, still above 18 degrees every day, today was 18.4. Everyone is ticking that swim box to collect the winter swim badge, with or without wetsuit! From now on  in it gets colder in the air and in the water I think, so tick it off sooner rather than later.

Jenny captured the early light with swimmers perfectly, thanks for sharing:

This one I got as everyone headed to Shelley and I swam around the scenic route.

My camera has broken, thank you to Nat and Roz for lending me their cameras, I was experimenting under water to sample out my next purchase. Unfortunately the water was a bit murkier than previous days so no photos from today. Just a couple from recent weeks, old wives with a shark underneath:

Annie Gurton has returned from holidays with an engagement story to tell, congrats from everyone Annie ( the only one in pic with no beanie or cap!) :

One newbie Ben with a relatively new swimmer Simon, hats off to you facing the swim in the throes of winter:

The wows were playing shenanigans in the brisk air:

Max getting one last kiss before Jane heads into the water:

Cheryl is happy with the socks to wear in the water:

I was last in the water with Mary and Patrick before they scuttled off quickly through the surf:

Sidney enjoyed her swim so much she was threatening to stay in for more:

Craig and Ann couldn’t wipe the smiles off their faces after either:

Everyone huddles up afterwards to get warm:

Happy birthday for yesterday Nick, he celebrated his 50th at the aquarium last night, what a blast it was:

Now today  I think there were three newbies, maybe 200 swimmers, warm waters of 18.4 and freezing cold air! Important notices below:

Australians for Women’s Health TRIVIA NIGHT

Tickets are selling fast for the A4WHTrivia night being held at The Steyne on Tuesday 18th July, 6-9.30pm

The theme is “Naughty”cal so let your imagine run wild with some fancy dress and join in the fun.

John Kelly has kindly volunteered his services as quiz master and is sure to have plenty of “trivial” questions to challenge us.

Tickets are $30 and a main meal is provided.  Bookings can be made at

B&B Monthly Dinner at Bluewater Cafe

The next B&B monthly dinner for the year will be held on Tuesday 11^th July at 6.30 pm at Bluewater Restaurant. The guest speaker on the night will be B&B swimmer, Chief Superintendent Kenneth Murphy (aka Smurf), who was recently awarded an Australian Fire Service Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Ken will give a talk titled “Business as Usual” about the dangers faced by fireman, and highlighted by fire at the Forbes Vast Solar Plant, involving 120,000 litres of liquid sodium.

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.

 See you all during the week, Edwina.