92 Beautiful and Bold Swimmers
To spice things up (for me at least) I found this ‘mirroring’ option on my photo edit software! So some of the photos are as if Manly was on the west coast!
Eerie conditions today – but the water was just lovely and welcoming! With a perfect wave!
Keeping an eye out for his ‘owner’!
…some perfect waves!
Believe it or not there ARE less and less wetsuits..but it’s still cold getting in..hence the ‘arms in the air’ poses…(by the way I saw Chris Kiely sneak in without his wetsuit on – first time in almost a YEAR…’so blinding…my eyes my eyes’!)
Jules pretending to drive a car..
Mirrored Shelly!!
Great fun waves to bring us back in…
A shovel nose shark was spotted and I also saw about 5 dusky sharks! Lots of baby fish out there too!
Time to play!
Guess the moustache owner!
And a play on ‘words’ below: what is the word? hehehe
Photos from other swimmers:
Simon Cowell for the Bolderdash:
“I photographed 8 bolderdashians before they took off from the point
at 5.55am. In addition at least another 3 swimmers took a route to QC that
was closer to the shore. As often happens a slightly different group of 8 arrived at QC.There was no noticeable current in either direction so most of the group arrived back at Sth Steyne before 7am”.
And from Stephen Coulter – some amazing ‘eerie’ shots…esp. last photo, that has to be the best, most flattering shot anyone has ever taken of me!
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Don’t forget November’s B&B special monthly Bluewater Dinner is on TONIGHT, 28th Nov. If you’d like to come but haven’t booked in please do so now, here thank you.
Other Upcoming B&B social functions:
- B&B CHRISTMAS PARTY, put it in your diary now, Wed, 12th Dec from 6.30pm upstairs at The Steyne Hotel ! Please RSVP here now too. It’s Retro theme so dress up and come and boogie the night away. It will be a great night, party food will be provided and drinks can be purchased from behind the bar throughout the night. Don’t miss it ! AND IT’S BEING HELD IN THE MOONSHINE BAR!!! WOOHOO!
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ALSO…
The Steyne and The Rotary Club of Manly Sunrise are hosting a Sports Lunch fundraiser for the Royal Far West Children’s Opportunity Shop
This FRIDAY 30 NOVEMBER 12PM click here for more info: Download SPORTS LUNCH 30 November
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OOh Elaine De Jager will be blogging for the first time tomorrow – Good Luck Elaine!
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This story was sent to me from someone in the U.S Click here – story at Bondi Beach yesterday – I wonder if we will get this here (I reckon it’s caused by too many people weeing in the water!!)
Official Stats: 14 Bolderdash, 14 Early lappers, 7 Double lappers.
Water Temperature 20.6
Air Temperature 20.0
Sunrise 5.37am
Sunset 7.48pm
Signing off: Lesley 🙂
25 comments
Pacific Jules
28/11/2012 at 10:54 am
The mirrored photos totally flip me out. Clever !
Love the dramatic setting on Stephen’s photos. It looks so cool. It makes it look so eerie when it wasn’t at all, and I thought the camera never lied.
Reckon I’m driving a sit on tractor not a car !
Am I allowed to guess the mo’s ?? PLEASE, PLEASE !!
lesley
28/11/2012 at 10:58 am
heehee yes defo more like a tractor!
WEll you can guess if you like but you’ll never get
the 3rd one!
Stephen Coulter
28/11/2012 at 11:17 am
Is the picture puzzle Dolphins – Doll-Phones or Dullfunns for the kiwis amongst us?
Miles
28/11/2012 at 11:25 am
the flippy-trippy photos are so weird, they make me a bit dizzy!
and are you being attacked from underneath the water Lesley…? Did it hurt?
Simon, a fair summary of your B’dash report is: ‘a high proportion of today’s B’dashers safely got out of the water.’ Presumably the rest are at Whale Beach, whale-watching?
And is the play on words something to do with dolphins?
lLesley
28/11/2012 at 11:32 am
Yep doll-phones/dolphins! That was a hard one to guess huh! 🙂
fifi
28/11/2012 at 11:37 am
I think Jules looks like she is competing in the dressage!
John S
28/11/2012 at 11:46 am
doll-phones….pretty tricky pretty Lesley
look at the ghosts beyond Jules in her image, almost as eerie as Stephen.C’s images
love the twist dancing..Is that Michael C in the background tripping the light fantastic and bustin a move?
Good luck E-Laine 2morra.
Brendan Maher
28/11/2012 at 11:50 am
Groucho Marx, Freddie Mercury, Liza Minelli and Salvadore Dali?
Dolphin Whisperer formally known as Slowest Shaun
28/11/2012 at 12:07 pm
Some one say Dolphins? Have I told you my Dolphin story Lesley?
E-Laine, I missed you today. I missed your shining face in the morning. (mental note- E-Laine now blogs and has a camera, must be nice, must be nice) – Cant wait for tomorrow.
Great Blog Lesley, you AND Jules are looking great. It must be the something in the water you all are swimming in.
btw – the spotting of the shovel nosed shark this morning may be confused with a flat head. We generally dont do sharks here. hahaha
Inez
28/11/2012 at 12:22 pm
Love the mirror photos and the inky black ones. 1. Ghandi, 2. Swedish chef, 3. Mark Spitz (of course) and 4. either Waldorf or Magnum PI without touch up.
fifi
28/11/2012 at 12:29 pm
what time do people imagine the 10km swim would finish on saturday? what time starting? can it be early?
Dolphin Whisperer formally known as Slowest Shaun
28/11/2012 at 12:30 pm
John, John, John and Madona
"Snorkles"
28/11/2012 at 12:43 pm
Not only doll phones but porcelain ones too!
Nice to see Jules this morning as I was walking along with James P who shouted at us “what’s with the walking??” and I think it was a scowl ????
Rest assured Jules and The Lips we will be out in full support of E-Lane Blog Queen’s first go! Mayhem anyone???
PS – I saw ten duskies today – honest!!!
John S
28/11/2012 at 1:40 pm
wanting to get to the pub again Fifi???
'The Lips' formerly known as Rainer
28/11/2012 at 2:03 pm
Mullets Snorkles, they are mullets.. (exasperated)
See you tomorrow! 🙂
Chris kiely
28/11/2012 at 2:14 pm
Thanks Lesley, Im Working on my tan right now ,or maybe i should put the wetty back on !!!!
lLesley
28/11/2012 at 3:00 pm
no no it’s fine my goggles are tinted! 😀
lLesley
28/11/2012 at 3:01 pm
Moustaches: john kelly, wilf, jules!! And greg mcdonagh!
fifi
28/11/2012 at 4:45 pm
of course, where else?
Little Sarah Abbott
28/11/2012 at 4:48 pm
Not fair! Was about to claim Wilf and was close to guessing Greg. Not sure about the image make-over you’ve given Jules:-)
Great blogs all…. and the doll-phones or dullfunns were great:-)
Stephen, no 4 is calendar-standard. As for no 5, lLesley, are you praying for rain or have you got jimbles down your cossie
Dolphin Whisperer formally known as Slowest Shaun
28/11/2012 at 5:33 pm
Jules – Gangnam style
Dolphin Whisperer formally known as Slowest Shaun
28/11/2012 at 5:36 pm
Thanks Lips, Mullets and Flat heads.
Dolphin Whisperer formally known as Slowest Shaun
28/11/2012 at 5:43 pm
hahaha JS
Fifs, as the odds on favourite to take out the last position, the question is what time is the DW going to finish. Im guessing some time between 11am and 12.
That is of coarse if I don’t cramp out at the 6K mark where I will be trying not to look like a whale carcus washing up on the rocks.
Can some one please organise a swimmers tunnel, the state police band and a ticker tape parade up the corso If I get over the 10km line.
(I know, I might get lucky and just get a jelly snake if I can remember to put one in the car)
I hope that answers your question Fifs, Are you going to join us?????
Dolphin Whisperer formally known as Slowest Shaun
28/11/2012 at 5:53 pm
That photo of you is Amazing!!!
fifi
29/11/2012 at 9:58 am
hmmm…you make the prospect so irrestistable Whispering Shauny. More than three hours in the water and then a ticker tape parade at the end.
Also the North Curl Curl swim is on saturday morning…a mere 2km. we should have factored that into proceedings!