We have two new fantastic sponsors:
- Amber Tiles for all your tiling needs in Seaforth and Mona Vale
- On Track Life Chiropractic in Manly – 50% discount on first visit in December 2012 to all B&B swimmers – save $45 if you show your B&B discount card.
More info on all our wonderful sponsors at:
http://www.boldandbeautifulmanly.com.au/sponsors.html
and B&B Exclusive Discounts at:
http://www.boldandbeautifulmanly.com.au/exclusive-bb-discounts.html
Bold & Beautiful 2013 Calendar – ON SALE NOW
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Can’t get enough of the B&B? Fear not, with the help of our swimming friends we have once again produced ‘The Bold & Beautiful 2013 Calendar’ Last years calendar was a huge success and we were asked to continue the tradition so here it is. Get one for yourself or pin it up at work. Give one to friends or send them overseas to the family back home. An ideal stocking filler for only $20
Buy online or buy them direct from Jules at any morning swim
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Gold coin donation BBQ Breakfast at Royal Far West on Sat 22nd Dec, to kick off our exciting new partnership with them. Everyone is welcome, so please come along and get to know more about the wonderful work they do there on Sat 22nd Dec straight after the swim. Please see the invite below from RFW.
- Adventure Swim – Night swim with glow sticks, torches, at 8pm so we set off as the sun sets and finish at last light 🙂 Thursday 20th December. Regular B&Bswim, Manly to Shelly and back! Drinks afterwards. (I hope!)
- CHRISTMAS DAY !!! 7am Swim to Manly return as usual followed by BBQ Breakfast, byo and share at Shelly Beach as soon as you wish after the swim.
- B&B’s 4th Birthday Party Swim, Thursday 27th December we might be celebrating 4000 swimmers and a world record too… we currently have a submission in with the Guinness World Records for the worlds largest daily open water swimming group !! Oh and it’s one of our swimmers 30th birthday that day too. So many reasons to celebrate 🙂
- Lucy & Michael C’s birthday on 21st of December. Lucy has requested that all B&Ber’s start baking cakes early to avoid (Her) dissapointment. According to the almost birthday gal, she is particularly fond of banana cake. Myself, I am working on a life size sponge cake depicting Lucy and Brad in a loving embrace…it will be spectacular.
Water Temperature 19.3 (Questionable!)
Air Temperature 19.0
Sunrise 5.39am
Sunset 8.03pm
Low Tide: 5.43am
High Tide: 12am
To read Michael’s tips on how to stay safe in the surf please click here
Keep swimming and smiling,
ROBSTER THE BLOGSTER
24 comments
lesley
17/12/2012 at 10:46 am
yeh water temp definitely questionable! My feet were cold on the swim ..haven’t been like that for a while!
GREAT rip coming back in!!
Love the underwater shot of Snorkles, Lips the Nips and Robster the blogster!
"Snorkles"
17/12/2012 at 11:04 am
It took a bit of practising that one Lesley – much easier without wetsuit, but how nippy was it today ?? Brrr!!!!
Love the theme of the blog Rob !!!
Did you notice the blog tarts bit of Xmas cheer at Shelly today??
Lucy (almost BIRTHDAY gal)
17/12/2012 at 11:32 am
Gosh Rob, how did you find out it’s my birthday? I’ve been trying to keep it a secret!! I bet it was Michael C, he’s always trying to draw attention to our big day…
The life-size sponge cake sounds delicious Rob!! I can’t wait to have a piece of Brad (what?!! I had to say it!!) hahaha.
Those three books are all on my birthday list 🙂
Lucy (almost BIRTHDAY gal)
17/12/2012 at 11:38 am
Congratulations to everyone who did the Manly ocean swim yesterday, especially:
– Bruce Baird, first in his age group (2km)
– Brucy Edwards, second in his age group (2km)
– Brucy McFadden, burst into tears on finish line after being stung by a blue bottle *embarro*
– James Goins, volunteer extraordinaire
Little Sarah Abbott
17/12/2012 at 12:30 pm
Good list, Blogster Robster. Annie’s read the advanced manual cover-to-cover and has become a real pro:-)
Young Jack, you’d better begin with the Lips the Nips beginner manual – you were meant to let me win our ocean race to Shelly, so you’d get the blog tart pic with no one behind you in the water, in spite of having started off first! (hint: leave your flippers behind next time!)
john S
17/12/2012 at 3:06 pm
Being one of the new Pink n Proud new bronzies, I want to say a BIG THANKS to Tony Tier
our Instructor and another one to Jules who unselfishly recommended to all of us that we join the club to serve the community and a really, really big thanks to Michael C for his additional coaching, mentoring and encouragement when things got tough for me, when for work reasons I was thinking of giving it away.
Go the pink and dusky bronzies!
'The Lips' formerly known as Rainer
17/12/2012 at 3:59 pm
Thanks Rob!! You’re definitely one of my favourite bloggers.
Appreciate the lack of nudity in today’s post..
'The Lips' formerly known as Rainer
17/12/2012 at 4:00 pm
Yes, Jack. In fact, both of you…
I was told to ‘monitor’ the epic race between you two ‘slowies’ due to the fact that ‘..you’re so much faster than us, Lips!’. I could barely utter the word ‘go’ and off you went at lightning speed!
How am I supposed to monitor the race if I arrive 5 minutes late??? Jack – lose the flippers! LSA – back in your pink bunny cozzie! Need you both to slow down..
Rob Byrne
17/12/2012 at 5:02 pm
The lack of nudity is purely due to the holidays, expect normal service to resume in due course.
DWSS
17/12/2012 at 5:33 pm
Perhaps we could automate the blog slightly further by a daily photo of Lips Nips to gauge the water temperature when Michael is not here to use the thermometer.
DWSS
17/12/2012 at 5:39 pm
I still rate you above all for the blog tarting Snorks. Great preparation today with the Chrissy decorations.
Nips, take note.
DWSS
17/12/2012 at 5:41 pm
Well done team.
DWSS
17/12/2012 at 5:42 pm
Second that big RD.
And thanks for making it interesting. Haha
Dolphin Whisperer
17/12/2012 at 5:45 pm
Julie, what time did you want us to start burlying up on Thursday?
"Snorkles"
17/12/2012 at 5:54 pm
Is this for the night swim ???
secret squirrel
17/12/2012 at 6:12 pm
I been to the markets today and got a couple of sugar bag sacks of fish head’n’guts, some aniseed and some stale bread.
I’ve mixed the lot in water in preparation for the burlying.
DW you got any other ingredients to go in?
We should cruise the shark nets tomorrow and see if any dolphin or endangered turtles have been caught we can use in the brewski.
Anna Alvsdotter
17/12/2012 at 6:48 pm
Luuuurve the blog, Robster. I know it’s entirely unintentional, but occasionally you are quite funny, you know.
Also: BIG congratulations to the new B&B bronzies!
Dolphin Whisperer
17/12/2012 at 7:56 pm
Yes squirrel. My dolphin mates tell me it would be a good idea to use some white vests instead of sugar sacks. No idea why but they know what they are doing.
Jack S.
17/12/2012 at 8:34 pm
Im still learning on how to ‘blog tart’ – any tips for a beginner lips??? I mean, you wrote the manual.
LSA do you want a rematch??? How does thursday sound? I’ll make sure you win by leaving my flippers at Manly… Maybe…
Little Sarah Abbott
17/12/2012 at 8:56 pm
OK, great! On Thursday the flipperless race may be via Queensie starting at 5.40 a.m!
If you hang around Lips long enough at Shelly, you’re bound to learn some of the his beginner tips, like jumping up and down and wearing a see-through white rashie. Basic stuff but seems to work!
See you soon, Jack. Next time lets sit together at b’fast to discuss future races and strategies to prevent your Dad taking my place in the PC when I go away.
Pacific Jules
17/12/2012 at 9:10 pm
Well done all 🙂
Pacific Jules
17/12/2012 at 9:13 pm
10.30pm please 🙂
Pacific Jules
17/12/2012 at 9:14 pm
Great blog Robbie (as always) Love the Christmas list 🙂
"Snorkles"
17/12/2012 at 9:19 pm
Gosh ! Thanks *blushing* I think my finest was having the tatto just to get in the blog!!! You wouldnt see The Lips do anything like that!