Happy Saturday
What another beautiful day in Manly in this little corner of the globe. Water was calm, warm and filled with the best looking Swim Squad I know.
Shaun Denton aka “Stand in CEO” (self named of course)- Telling the Squad to meet at the point for a group pic (great way to encourage people to wait at the point before they take off to Shelly Beach).
Here is our “Stand in CEO” again doing a great job. Thanks for all your hard work Champ. It is actually harder than you think to make everyone wait at the point then with a thunderous roar proclaim “Let’s go” then to do housekeeping at Shelly etc etc. I know because Shaun asked me to do this yesterday and in all honesty I felt like I needed a megaphone and a umpire whistle to command all ears and eyes on me. All in all I was hopeless at it. But Shaun you Legend you were born to be “Stand in CEO”!
7am Squad up beat and ready to swim the 1.5kms
The Squad on their way to The Point
A Great Pic of The Squad at The Point. There were roughly about 300 Strong today. It actually gave me goose bumps looking at you all and I could here the banter and laughing from where I was. There were also about 15 other tourists around me gasping and overwhelmed by you all. They either thought you were crazy or super human.
Humans of the Bold and Beautiful Swim Squad
I always ask members of our squad:
1) Why did you start swimming with the Bold and Beautiful Swim Squad?
2) How does it make you feel?
Introducing Matt
“My sister was up from Tasmania and enticed me to come down and do the swim with her. I have been swimming for two and a bit years now. I love it! It makes me feel GREAT!”
Introducing Linda and her son Kai
” Why not swim with the Bold and Beautiful. What a way to start the day! I love it, I have become addicted. I wasn’t at first but I am now.”
The gorgeous Lainey doing some great fundraising!
Just a short Blog from me today because I want to spend this luscious Saturday with my favourite people. MY squad.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Nat (pic taken yesterday whilst I was floating on my back somewhere between Manly Beach and Shelly Beach)
House Keeping
Lost
Our wonderful blogger Elizabeth lost her red Olympus camera during the swim yesterday. It would be wonderful if you could keep an eye out for it on your swim. Fingers crossed it will turn up.
New B&B Budgy Smugglers – HERE NOW
The new B&B Budgy Smugglers are now available on line from the Budgy Smuggler website. Remember, part of the profit from the sale of our swimwear range goes to the Royal Far West. Here’s where to go to order them:
Mens: http://budgysmuggler.com.au/mens-swimwear/bold-and-beautiful.html
Womens Bottoms: http://budgysmuggler.com.au/womens-swimwear/bold-and-beautiful-bottoms.html
Womens Sports Tops: http://budgysmuggler.com.au/womens-swimwear/bold-and-beautiful-sports-top.html
Womens one-piece swimmers will be available in January.
Budgy Smuggler create 100% Australian made swimwear.
Available for Men, Women and Kids – it’s the perfect stocking filler this Christmas!
Shop at: www.budgysmuggler.com.au
10 comments
Edwina
January 7, 2017 at 9:30 am
Love you and your selfies mother of five sons, you amaze me. Also love all the kids who do the swim with parents. Good luck with the stall and for E Stewart’s camera. 🙏👍
JK
January 7, 2017 at 11:23 am
Nice job Nat. Another good en
Elizabeth
January 7, 2017 at 12:23 pm
Have a great day Nat. I love your family photos. They are full of smiles. Water was lovely today. Lots of swimmers about. Newbies astounded at Shelly that they made it. Well done.
John
January 7, 2017 at 1:49 pm
Nice blog Nat and I hope someone finds Elizabeth’s camera.
Thanks to Ros and Elaine for running the cake stall to help raise funds for the hospital in Nepal.
The seas were calm,clean and warm this morning making conditions ideal for the 6k swim.
Tracey
January 7, 2017 at 4:07 pm
What a lovely family picture. Great blog 🙂
Nat
January 7, 2017 at 4:30 pm
You are too sweet Edwina. I hope you were able to get some rest today and start feeling better.x
Nat
January 7, 2017 at 4:30 pm
Thanks JK
Nat
January 7, 2017 at 4:31 pm
Thanks Elizabeth. I was astounded the first time I made it to Shelly Beach too.
Nat
January 7, 2017 at 4:31 pm
Thanks John
Nat
January 7, 2017 at 4:31 pm
Thanks Tracey. Very short blog today.