A total of 190 good looking swimmers enjoyed the marvelous conditions today – blue sky, clear water, light offshore winds, cuttlefish, turtles, squids.*
(*today’s blog may not feature any actual photos of marine life)
Sterling slept in his car last night, eager to get down early for a good starting position in the Sunday A-Team race..
Shaun watching his back..
He knows.. revenge is a dish best served cold..
He’s a good sport though. He even agreed to pose for the customary ‘beauty and the beast’ shot:
Time for a few Johns..
John, John, and Kitty:
Ian taking care of newbie business. Probably taking a few more pictures than necessary..
The Gab Mobile:
7am – time for the main event:
6:30 swimmers returning with smug, condescending smiles on their faces as they pass the 7am ‘slackers’..
The 6:45am motorcycle squad..
Le Point:
It was a great day to bring your mum and dad down for a swim.
Here Saskia (7) dragging dad Brian along to Shelly:
Rusty having a moment of ‘bliss’ at Shelly:
Simon had to swim with non-compliant cap. My fault, as I borrowed his pink cap earlier in the week and never managed to return it:
Sterling, in pole position for the return race. Sleeping in his car had paid off:
Mary mocking me with competing camera. Pretend blogging:
I quickly put her back in her place.. smile!
JK in one of his trademark ‘subtle’ photo bombs:
Busted: Ian with non-compliant swim cap:
JK getting ready for his speech:
Something along the lines of ‘Let’s Go’…
Peter and I were at a party last night, shared quite few drinks before staggering home past midnight. Needless to say we were both chuffed to have made it to the swim this morning..
Doctor John, on the other hand, didnt make it:
These guys were just chuffed to have found the blog camera:
Back at the finish line, Sparkles and Shaun were arguing about who won the race:
A few meters away, Lori and Anna fiercely competing for ‘smile of the day’:
And here the final race results as determined by everyone’s place in the shower queue:
Two people who didnt want to feature in today’s blog…
#1 Kelly:
#2 Midge:
Swimmer of the Day:
Important announcements:
Ted getting a neck massage whilst having a refreshing post-swim drink:
Speaking of Ted, his lovely wife Elaine is completing the Canberra Marathon today – for a great cause:
Click here to learn more or donate:
https://www.mycause.com.au/page/85203/runningforruth
I’ll leave you with a few impression from the benches this morning..
Oh, and yes, Sterling came first in today’s A-Team race. Not sure who he was racing but he clearly enjoyed his moment of glory:
In other news, the BnB baking competition is gathering steam – watch out Megan!
And finally, tying up loose ends, I returned Simon’s cap:
The End.
Have a great Sunday!
Lips
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The next B&B monthly dinner will be on Tuesday:
14th April at 6.30 pm
Bluewater Restaurant
Special presentation by Richard Nicholls (He’s a funny guy!) from Dive Centre Manly –who will tell the story of how Cabbage Tree Bay has evolved into the amazing place it is today. Richard will be showing some archival scuba footage on the night.
Costs $25 a head. Includes shared entrees, a selection of mains to choose (incl a vegetarian option), corkage (for byo wine only) and a little thank you for the staff. 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 NOW,
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STATS
Swimmers: 190
Newbies: 12
Temp: 20.8 (+0.5% vs yesterday)
13 comments
Jane
12/04/2015 at 1:16 pm
SOOO glad to have you back blogging Lips – I’ve been missing you dreadfully. The only disadvantage is, you can’t photobomb your own photos. Be careful not to lose your champion photobomber status. (Maybe you can do a photobombing selfie?)
roger
12/04/2015 at 2:04 pm
Sterling’s mate Eric Bana made an awesome cake! This blog covers entire spectrum of the swim group; rendering any future media coverage void. Love the shower scoring system. I opt in for Cake Comp. (A good way to nobble those at A-Table). Good blog, Sgt Shultz!
Elizabeth
12/04/2015 at 2:06 pm
Excellent blog for an excellent swim day
JeffwithaJ
12/04/2015 at 3:19 pm
I loved the photos of me Rainer. How much was it again you wanted me to pay?
Lips
12/04/2015 at 4:07 pm
Thanks Roger. The blog to end all blogs. I like it. Has a ring to it.
Lips
12/04/2015 at 4:08 pm
Awww. Missing you Jane!
Lainey
12/04/2015 at 4:15 pm
Wonderful blog Lips and thank you so much for mentioning my Marathon and ‘Running for Ruth’. I managed to finish in 5 hours 5 mins and we have raised over $7000 for Ruth’s electric wheelchair. So many b&bers have donated even Turbo Bursle. Still hope to get to $8000 though. Thank you all once again xx
Shelly
12/04/2015 at 4:24 pm
Not your best blog Lips!!! but then again you set the blogging bar very high ! ! ! kidding …..great blog even better you didn’t get any of that camera hog Rainer in !
Snorkles
12/04/2015 at 5:29 pm
How many photos?!
Great blog and loving all the coffees in their keep cups.
Jane
12/04/2015 at 5:41 pm
Counting Jennifers, there were more Jennys than Johns today!
LSA aka HKTQ
12/04/2015 at 9:06 pm
Love it all….. not sure if I miss our swims or the coffee catch-ups more! Had to resort to a body-surfing comp with a kid this morning for my laughs ….luckily, Lips, you’ve trained me well in both body-surfing …er tumbling with kids….and laughs:)
The Submarine
13/04/2015 at 11:13 am
Love the photo of Ted having a neck massage, brilliant!
Greg McDonagh
13/04/2015 at 11:54 am
Re ANZAC DAY
If anyone would like to add to the days commemoration by being one of our speakers adding some personal memory or poem to the gathering.Some elders ,some kids would I think enhance the significance of the Anzac tradition for future generations.
Please contact Ian, John, or Greg with ideas so that a flow of the event can be organised.