27/05/14 – Fun with Lumps!

A bit bumpier today with a few gentle waves coming in, but.. ‘even more fun with lumps,’ according to Jeff with a J! Another beautiful morning down at Cabbage Tree bay with water 20.4 and the air a balmy 19 degrees! Even Miguel Maestre, the ‘Crazy Bull’ and celebrity chef is getting addicted to this amazing daily drama!

And Phil (above) made it on the blog. I love it when people ask me if they can have their photo on the blog because their Mother or daughter or whoever, read it in another country! Don’t be shy just ask. It’s great to hear how people all over the world are interested in our swim!

The Drinks Express head out, loads of them again today!

 

Here they are at Shelly!

 

Booty Camp is very popular too!

 

My blog days are a magnet for ‘Blog Tarts’, even Mary is getting quite tarty!

 

 

A ‘Quicky Blog’ today as I’m working very soon, but I might add to it later in the day. Just added more photos of entrances in the water including a close up of the ‘Crazy Bull’ and Suzie goes all the way for the first time. well done Suzie!

 

Iain and Kylie are training 20 kms a week for their swim in aid of Bear Cottage along with more B&B swimmers. Thanks so much everyone who baked or bought at the cake stall last Saturday. Donations still gratefully accepted.

Three of our favourite swimmers, Jill back from Honkers, Sparkles and Fifi. Fifi is trying to start a fashion craze mixing print, flowers and stripes all together!

As I am SO fast today 😉 I manage to get shots of the first swimmers coming in after the swim 😉 These are the ‘winners’ coming in, Fast Brad and Speedy Gonzales the Spaniard (and Anna of course 😉

 And the next lot. Well done Scotty and Dave without wetties!

 

These ladies probably would have come first but they enjoyed catching waves as they came in. Ella says, “It was so much fun today with the waves!”

Just a couple of shots when the water was a bit clearer a few days ago.

The Duskies were seen today but visibility wasn’t good. Here’s one from Monday.

I’m trying to do the ‘Finger Trick’ with the cuttlefish! He does start to turn up his tentacles!

Who’s the mermaid?

 

Bottom of the Blog – the very useful stuff

Winter Badge season kicks off 1 June.

You know you want one!  There are 14 weeks in the winter season.  To qualify for the prized Cold & Bold Badge you simply need to swim 20 times within the season ensuring you have swum in a minimum of 7 different weeks.  So, attempting to do it all in the first few weeks does not count!! 

Karmea Fitness Open Day

Sarah Anne, your Pacific Jules swim coach, is holding a FREE open day at her multisport hub on North Head.  Come along and try out a wide variety of classes, meet the inspiring Karmea team and family, and find out how Karmea can support you to live a healthier life and reach your sporting goals. The entire day will be packed with classes, talks, workshops and everything will be free of charge,

Open day schedule is now open for bookings Click here

If you’ve not made it to the Karmea hub yet this is the perfect opportunity for you to come in and try out classes for free. If you are a hub regular then come along and take part in one of the classes you’ve never experienced but have been dying to do.

The Biggest Morning Tea ever

Help B&B regular Miguel Maestre (aka the Crazy Bull) fight cancer this May and June, and make this year’s Biggest Morning Tea the biggest ever!  Please share his video or maybe even organise one with as many friends as possible. 

. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqn8zLeMJZk&list=UUoqsI4BQjKoFanMQOy5VEIw

 

B&B i-Log

Really if you haven’t been using the B&B i-Log then you must be new!!  Almost 75% of swimmers are now using the B&B i-Log. Log your swim ANYTIME of day using this really efficient and easy way to ensure your swim is recorded in the daily attendance and on the Pacific Challenge. To get started, send an email to Ian Forster ugoboyo@gmail.com(This is not a link so please copy and paste into your email). He will check that your email address is activated on the attendance register then send you info on how to get started.

Staying safe

We have had seen the return of some serious waves and rips this past week!  Were you prepared? Remember that there are no badges for scaring yourself silly!  While it is great to extend your boundaries, it is important to know your limits.  Do read these excellent tips on staying safe in the surf.  To read, or even download, click here.

 

The Stats

Regulars:  89 (guess) 67 according to Jill but must have been 20 more!

Newbie:  1 (well done Suzie!)

Temp:   20.4 degrees

Sunrise: 6.48 am

Sunset: 4.57 pm

 

Have a wonderful day everyone! Enjoy the last warm days of Autumn!

Lainey Loo aka E-laine