You can have your sunrises, your cafe lattes, fancy Western Australia beaches and sleep ins but at the end of the day people you’re just kidding yourselves… THIS…. is what we are about!
It’s about RAIN and WIND and SEAWEED…
It’s about the STREETS being CUT OFF and NO PARKING because of some fun run.. but does that stop the Bold and Beautiful? Of course it doesn’t, because we are HARDCORE…
Well… 35 of us are 🙂
PRIVATE MIDGE …Reporting for duty!
A hush falls over the group……Could it be…? do my eyes deceive me?
Yes she’s back Ladies and Gentlemen… LSA otherwise known as HKTQ of the 5T otherwise known as Sarah. Everyone rejoices – (If they know what’s good for them)
Some business is conducted –
The point is looking good….
And we feel sorry for all of you in your beds as we wade out HARDCORE style through the weed….
Photography .101: It’s all about being in the right place at the right time…
Rule #2 – It doesn’t matter how bad the weather is, it’s always nice at the point.
Some just can’t contain their enthusiasm…
Visibility was a little murky – one might say we swam on “under-turd” …. (note: It was fine .. i just wanted to get another bondi cigar joke in)
….see?
Shelley looks like this when you’re HARDCORE…
So we decided to have a class photo…
…and now it’s time for an extra hardcore coffee and bacon & egg roll… after a personal congratulation from the Mayor for being so impressive and turning up
Seriously though Robbie… mate… what’s your secret??
Stats:
Hardcore Elite Swimmers: 35
6k crazy people: 3+
Water Temp: 21.5c
Fun Runs: 1
Parking: 0
TOMORROW
Is the Cole Classic – We are going to swim in the harbour… Meet at the end of Ashburner st on the foreshore
ALSO
The final 10k swim is being organised by “Bond – John Bond” on Feb 23. Please register your interest with him and don’t forget the date 🙂
ALSO
MONDAY –
CHANNEL 9 are filming at 7:12 at Shelley – we are going to start at 6:45am so we can be there .. we don’t know what it is other than a serious blog tart opportunity..
Until next week –
16 comments
Lesley
02/02/2013 at 12:01 pm
Haha funny Nick!! i almost regret not turning up!! Yes definitely hard core going today well done everyone !!
Little Sarah Abbott
02/02/2013 at 12:14 pm
I only turned up because I had an appointment with Lips….. but where was he on this fine morning? Where was the amassed wealth from all those PC points in my absence?
Stephen, E-laine & Izzy paid up at least. Shaun is still raving about his “Trust Me” 10Ks and dolphins- As if!!!
HKTQ aka Little Sarah Abbott
02/02/2013 at 12:20 pm
Oh my goodness! Can’t believe I’m still in the first column. Even Henchi Jon is still just hanging in there:-) Obviously, either some folk haven’t been swimming or paying up!
As it happens, I can never be bumped from Column 1 again – Dear Leader Simon has promised to adjust the size of the column from now on to accommodate my jet-set schedule.
Michael [ex-CI]
02/02/2013 at 1:15 pm
Dear me I’ll have to come back and do some swims. I’m only about 100k ahead of 007 and then the rest of the pack is only 4-500km behind me! At this rate you will all have caught me up by the end of March [March 2018 that is!]
At least I’ll be leading the Indian Ocean challenge by then.
Lainey Loo aka E-laine
02/02/2013 at 1:34 pm
It really was still a great swim and just another challenge getting stuck in a rip with huge waves and thick seaweed coming back in! Great to have Little Sarah Triad Queen and Henchy Jon back. They will be motivating us all to swim further and more often!
Nice to hear from you, Mr Moray Eel Christie. I expect it’s still sunny and cloudless swimming with Jules and The Polar Bears???
'The Lips' formerly known as Rainer
02/02/2013 at 1:43 pm
I’m so sorry I stood you up Little Sarah!
I blame my brother. He’s heading back to Berlin tomorrow and I didn’t want his last Manly experience to be one where I bully him out of bed on a rainy Saturday morning to swim between seaweed and affluent effluent, or ‘posh poo’ as Anna put it.
Oh my God! I just realised I literally left you standing in the rain this morning. Can you forgive me? I’ll be down there tomorrow. Promise!!
B&B wannaB
02/02/2013 at 2:57 pm
Intro guitar riff ……..
“Well there you are on your new pretty star YOU JUST DON’T WANNA KNOW…….
…..ooooh baaby….ooooh baaby…….YOU JUST DON’T WANNA KNOW…….
Anna Alvsdotter
02/02/2013 at 3:21 pm
Ha ha Nick ‘Crikey’ Irwin, you are so right; you never regret a swim. Mind you, a sleep-in while the rain is making a gentle noise on your roof isn’t too bad either.
Love the 50 shades of grey and wet blog photos today 🙂
Jon and Sarah, BIG welcome home again to the two of youse. XX
Robbie Byrne
02/02/2013 at 3:31 pm
I’m running a seminar called “punching above your weight” next week. $500 for a three hour lecture
DWSS
02/02/2013 at 4:04 pm
Read any good books lately while sleeping in lately snuggles? hehehe
DWSS
02/02/2013 at 4:13 pm
I don’t believe it HKTQ.
One day back and my swim goes unrecognised. on the PC.
Its tough being the persecuted whistleblower!!!
Also interesting at the blue water this morning. It turns out that our Little HKTQ
is running a file on every male swimmer. The go to girl for marital status info on the guys!!!
This systemic information service also comes at a cost.
I also queried on my own file and it turns out there were no requests for info.
For a non profit organisation, there seems to be a lot of money changing hands.
Welcome back Sarah, The integrity police are closing in. hahaha
DWSS
02/02/2013 at 4:18 pm
No Robbie, I told you Im not going to be a guest speaker. Get some one else!!!!
HKTQ aka Little Sarah Abbott
02/02/2013 at 5:00 pm
Pls tell your brother I’m so sorry to miss him and he’ll need to come back soon to learn to be a hardcore B&B and assist us in all our important charitable works:-)
HKTQ aka Little Sarah Abbott
02/02/2013 at 5:06 pm
Sorry to say, but it’s true that we were somewhat at a loss for words when the question of your file came up.
Laney Loo, I think we’ll either have to have Lesbutt give Shauny Boy an image makeover or at least send him off to Stephen’s nudist Boot Camp.
But then, I don’t think any of our lovely girls will be asking for the bio of a whistleblower, do you?
Gaetan
02/02/2013 at 7:44 pm
Did anyone see this video of a dolphin coming to divers to get some assistance? AMAZING!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CCXx2bNk6UA
Stephen Coulter
02/02/2013 at 9:12 pm
I understand you and your brother are from East Berline – is this a link to HKTQ?