Over 200 Bold & Beautiful swimmers
made a solid chain from the shoreline to the point
everyone was loving the 20 degree water. Notice there’s so many fewer air pianos being played 😉
Maybe that’s ‘cos everyone was enjoying pointing the 20 new swimmers in the right direction.
The best way to get in though is by keeping your arms as high as possible, for as long as possible 😉
Turn sideways for the waves
and smile, smile, smile 🙂
Next thing you know you’re right at the point.
Nick’s enjoying swimming with us every morning whilst he’s here on holiday for a week. 2 of his have tattoos have featured in the blog so far. Are there any more ?
It’s so much more peaceful swimming when the water’s warm 🙂
To be fair though, every single swim is so wonderful it all merges into one big happy blur
We currently have a DA in for the expansion of Shelly Beach 😉
We’re getting so big we’re bursting out of our caps…
A superb morning for your first swim back Jane. Welcome back 🙂
Everything was just perfect !
Except for this poor injured 3-barred porcupine fish. Very sad 🙁
There were also 10 Bolderdashers, a few early lappers, 12 doublers continuing on after the regular swim and 3 of those tripled.
All this was followed by sparkling water celebrations for Mary as she submitted her Masters thesis yesterday and swam wetsuitless today 🙂
A couple of Must Sees ! Gaetan’s videos from yesterday:
- The best footage of a blind shark here, taken as he snorkeled yesterday arvo
- Proof that if you swam with us yesterday morning you DID swim with dolphins here
Whilst you’re in the mood for ‘watching’, check out the Daily Telegraph’s beautiful footage as they capture our story of B&B here
Happy birthday to one of our lovely sponsors, your personal travel agent, Salli Alderson today !
Cathy’s Quesnot, another of our great sponsors, also known as Pearls de Tahiti, is having a Pearl Party THIS AFTERNOON and you’re all welcome 🙂
Cathy makes beautiful pearl jewellery, this is a great
opportunity to see it in the flesh. Prices start from as
little as $15, so it could be the perfect answer to your Christmas
shopping too !! If you’d like to come and enjoy a glass of champagne whilst
looking at some of Cathy’s beautiful jewellery at a venue right on the
water in Manly on Sat 25th Nov from 2-5pm please email Cathy now at
cathy@pearlsdetahiti.com.au to let her know you’ll be coming (feel free
to bring a friend too) and she’ll let you know the exact location.
‘Official’ Long distance Summer Badge swims start next Saturday, 1st December !
To kick it off you can join in a 6km or a 10km swim, both starting at
7am with the regular 7am swim. We’d love two volunteers, one to ‘lead’
each swim PLEASE, as Michael and I will be down in Canberra for the Lake
Burley Griffin Swim.
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 !
- November’s B&B special
monthly Bluewater Dinner is on THIS WEDNESDAY, 28th
Nov. If you’d like to come but haven’t
booked in please do so now, here thank you.
Water Temperature 20.0
Air Temperature 18.0
Sunrise 5.39am
Sunset 7.46pm
High Tide: 6.53am
Low Tide: 1.33pm
To read Michael’s tips on how to stay safe in the surf please click here
11 comments
Jenny Holmes
25/11/2012 at 11:44 am
Julie, it seems to me, has been something of a saviour to many Bold & Beautiful swimmers in various ways and as I was swimming merrily along to-day I was reminded of a chorus from “The Messiah” which adapted for the occasion would go like this:
“And Jules gave the Word – Let’s Go!” Great was the company of the swimmers, great was the company of the swimmers, of the swimmers.” Of course, there are many long and glorious Handellian runs of notes which challenge the lungs and breath of the choristers… Thank you, Jules – swimming is great for we singers. If anyone reads this in time and is keen enough – The Willoughby Choir is performing the Messiah at The Concourse, Chatswood this afternoon at 2 p.m.
John
25/11/2012 at 12:46 pm
Another great day for ocean swimming
Welcome to those who completed their first double lap today
Have a great day Salli.
E-lane
25/11/2012 at 3:35 pm
What fantastic videos. Thank you Gaetan. I had no idea there were dolphins around us yesterday as I had my head down around the rocks looking for fish! Think the Dolphin Whisperer formerly known as Slowest Shaun is trying to take credit again!
Jenny, maybe that is what I’m doing wrong, not singing when I’m swimming. Will try anything to try and get faster!
Another amazing swim. A lot of people must have forgotten to tick off as there seemed a good 40 or so more than yesterday. Enjoy this beautiful day folks!
Michael [EX CI]
25/11/2012 at 4:14 pm
Congratulations Mary on your first ‘naked’ swim for the season.[See it wasn’t too bad was it?] And also on the completion of your thesis. We can all give a sigh of relief!
I have to congratulate Sam too on ditching the wetsuit. Although she did winge a bit, but she got better as the day progressed. Well done Sam.
lLesley
25/11/2012 at 5:25 pm
Yeah I agree…there was surely more people than yesterday? It felt so busy! Amd we had bet on at breaky that numbers were up near 220?
Can’t believe I didn’t see the dolphins!!
Alyson
25/11/2012 at 5:38 pm
I couldn’t figure out why I had gotten so low these past few weeks, so I decided to swim to the start of the group when waiting at “the point” and soon realized I probably hadn’t gotten much slower, it’s just a case of everyone waiting half way to Shelly these days 😉 hope your butt is ok Jane, that will teach you to tell blue bottle to kiss your ass 😉
Jane
25/11/2012 at 6:52 pm
Thankyou Alyson – I am now sitting comfortably…..
Dolphin Whisperer formally known as Slowest Shaun
25/11/2012 at 7:41 pm
Yes E-lane……….Yes I am
Dolphin Whisperer formally known as Slowest Shaun
25/11/2012 at 7:44 pm
Hey Lesley, Ill see what I can do.
Did I tell you about the swim I had with Dolphins last week Lesley?
hehehe
Sam
25/11/2012 at 8:22 pm
Hey. Can’t say much for your hearing Mike. I said I want to do a long swim today. Not I don’t want to do a long swim today!!!! C u tomo for Bolder. Make sure you are there!!!
Alyson
25/11/2012 at 8:59 pm
Good to hear! i took some creative liberty with the last part 😉 but I’m sure everyone knows you are far too polite to talk like that 😉