95 Bold & Beautiful swimmers
venture out on this wintry spring morning. 11 days and it’s summer, hard to believe I know.
Fifi reaching for the high notes as a few nice waves roll through
Nice and calm out the back
Making for a smooth swim across the bay
With visibility improving and no stingers – yeh !!
Plenty of Stingarees though 🙂
and lots of bubbles
14 early lappers to Shelly, 12 Bolderdash and 4 doublers.
After
an early swim Nicole was playing in the waves with Gaetan and got a
little too close for comfort when she kissed Gaetan’s lower back. What
is it with you people wanting to kiss painful things ?? Everyone
rallied to help as Nicole came up painted red. She’s having a morning
visit at the hospital just to be sure everything is where it should be.
Hope your feeling right as rain real soon Nix xx
All that and poor Nix didn’t even get a photo as ‘The Joker’ raconteur still had centre stage 😉
At Shelly too it seems… photos below from Stephen
If anyone is looking to do a spring clean of their wardrobe and like me needs serious help. Lesley is your woman ! Lesley spent 4 hours helping me go through my entire wardrobe last week and now I have absolutely nothing left. Oh dear, what a shame, now we just ‘have’ to go shopping !
Seriously, Lesley is a personal shopper and stylist in her spare time and she was great. She has a presentation to help you learn what style and colours you should be wearing and it actually works ! For the first time in my life I’m actually looking forward to going shopping as I won’t have to waste time trying on clothes that now I understand won’t suit me. Revelation ! Thankfully Lesley will be shopping with me just in case I get distracted 🙂
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Water Temperature 18.5
Air Temperature 16.0
Sunrise 5.41am
Sunset 7.41pm
Low Tide: 8.03am
High Tide: 2.23pm
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41 comments
"Snorkles"
20/11/2012 at 10:50 am
“The Lips formely known as Rainer” is going to dine on this for weeks!!! Although I’m a bit worried that his fullness is making him dribble uncontrollably (check out a close up of the last photo for evidence!!)
The funniest part is despite Rainer (4 points) being centre stage for a great deal of the blog today, I am claiming the ‘in-the-background’ shots today and so have FIVE points 🙂
Good to see Nige appearing on the spreadsheet again today (one point!)
E-Lane didnt we do well with our Jetstar like jumps!
Slowest Shaun
20/11/2012 at 10:58 am
I Just came back from the hospital. xrays all clear. under observation for a while.
Nicole did her 1st bolderdash swim yesterday and decided to have a quiet swim in the waves today.
It is much safer doing a bolderdash.
She is feeling prety sore but in good spirits and is under instruction to get as much sympathy as she can.
Slowest Shaun
20/11/2012 at 11:00 am
hahaha snorks. Tell Rainer he has to hold his hands much wider apart if he was talking about dolphins.
"Snorkles"
20/11/2012 at 11:06 am
That is good to hear about Nicole – rest up and we’ll see you soon!
'The Lips' formely known as Rainer
20/11/2012 at 11:20 am
Glad to hear she’s recovering well. Agree, bolderdash can be the more peaceful swim, with less chance of getting hit by stray arms and legs.
Happy to re-direct some of my lip attention to Nicole if it helps.. got plenty of it at the moment!!
Michelle
20/11/2012 at 11:21 am
too much fun! great blog as always pacific queen jules. why would we start our day any other way? Some great waves this AM too – such a bonus.
'The Lips' formely known as Rainer
20/11/2012 at 11:23 am
Well played snorks! Background shots should only count as half points!!
Shaun, do you have any scars to show for your ‘dolphin’ encounter? I rest my case..
Michelle
20/11/2012 at 11:26 am
ps…not so much fun for nic …hope ur recovering well
"Snorkles"
20/11/2012 at 11:27 am
some noice pics of the brave BnB’ers in the waves this morning on Sprout Daily http://daily.sproutdaily.com/
Little Tiger
20/11/2012 at 11:29 am
Rest up Nicole, let us know if you need anything.
Expert first aid given on shore, well done Shaun, Gaetan & co.
lesley
20/11/2012 at 12:04 pm
Thanks for the plug Jules – that was a hard core spring clean we did – Also, surprisingly, Michael was quite helpful too!! Anyway I know noone will believe that’s what I do seeing how I look every morning! haha
I will see what I can do tomorrow “the Lips” and get you even MORE points…I have a plan!
Look forward to seeing you back in the sea Nicole ASAP..get well!!!!
Slowest Shaun
20/11/2012 at 12:07 pm
Only emotional scars from not being on the Whale day Lippy. The only thing they gave me was a pile of Loving!! Dolphins also told me they sent in the assasin jible to “take you out”. What did you do to upset them??
Alex "Chopper"
20/11/2012 at 12:08 pm
At this stage Nic has a very sore face and her upper back muscles are giving her hell. She should now be resting at home.
Alex "Chopper"
20/11/2012 at 12:08 pm
At this stage Nic has a very sore face and her upper back muscles are giving her hell. She should now be resting at home.
Slowest Shaun
20/11/2012 at 12:14 pm
Thank you Tiger. As luck had it, I only practiced spinal carries on the weekend. Who would have thought???
Gaetan probably needs a rub on his lower back and backside but there were not many volunteers for that one.
Miles
20/11/2012 at 12:32 pm
Thanks to Alex and the Frosty Nuts for chipping in for some flowers for Nicole. I’ll deliver those on the way home. I needed to take a bit out of the kitty for freight, waterproof wrapping, pollen insurance and hospital admission fee, but I’m still pleasantly surprised how nice a bouquet you can get for $8.
Miles
20/11/2012 at 12:42 pm
4hrs fumbling with Lesley in my wardrobe? Sure why not.
And Sharon, Alex was asking why you’re called ‘Snorkles’? Just out of interest, how long can you hold your breath?
"Snorkles"
20/11/2012 at 12:55 pm
Hmmm, the breath hold gag?! I don’t know these days, I’ll have to get some practice in!
"Snorkles"
20/11/2012 at 1:23 pm
Lesley – love the idea of the spring cleaning episodes!
Have you a team event for tomorrow? Rainer and I come as a pair (in the BnB sense of course!) these days !
"Snorkles"
20/11/2012 at 1:24 pm
I should add that SS named me Snorkles – maybe the question needs to be redirected there??
Miles
20/11/2012 at 1:33 pm
OK I’ll ask him tomorrow. I’ll leave no Shaun unturned in my quest for knowledge.
Anne E
20/11/2012 at 1:44 pm
Thanks, Alex, for your advice and watchful swim back from Queensie this morning. Much appreciated!
'The Lips' formely known as Rainer
20/11/2012 at 2:29 pm
Snorkles, hitching a free ride on my jimble lip this week, eh? Be my guest. It’s big enough for the both of us! 🙂
Lesley – I’ll go off the antihistamines for tonight, so my lip is ready for prime time tomorrow morning!!
Jalna
20/11/2012 at 2:46 pm
Yesterday wasn’t just ‘our Jules’page 3 in The Tele.
There is also a youtube link to a commercial from the day of filming.
I’m guessing most people don’t know it’s there as there are currently only 7 views, should be at least another 3193 !!!
Here’s the link http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RiJWlO4amh0
Fantastic Jules, we all love what you’ve done.xx
Chafed chin
20/11/2012 at 2:52 pm
The Lip’s always been a dribbler, attention is now on it though!
Gaetan
20/11/2012 at 3:00 pm
Hi everyone,
As Shaun mentioned, Nicole is back home now with Iain looking after her.
We went for an early QC run before bolderdash and saw QC was quite messy/big so we thought we’d rather be safe and stick around south steyne play in the waves. WRONG IDEA it was :-))
A wave came in an I jumped up, and Nicole duckdived. The wave pushed me back and sideways and we collided. She hit me nose/head first at the bottom of my back, it was so hard that I thought I hit a surfboard, and she thought the same.
This is how easy accidents happen!
Except a probably broken nose, all the other body parts (mainly neck and back here) seem to be fine and hopefully she’ll be back swimming by the weekend.
On a more positive note, everyone was absolutely fantastic, Old&Bold, Bold&Beautiful, Ambulance paramedics, Hospital staff (we even had Patrick checking on her there) so THANKS A LOT EVERYONE and see you tomorrow morning 🙂
Gaetan
20/11/2012 at 3:06 pm
ahaha very cool! here’s the link to the ‘non mobile’ version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiJWlO4amh0
John S
20/11/2012 at 3:10 pm
Sparkles lovely photo of yourself and Jules.
:-))
Lesley
20/11/2012 at 4:13 pm
Awesome! Mmmm has given me even more ideas!
Lesley
20/11/2012 at 4:15 pm
big rubber lips and a snorkel.? Mmm yes there is I definitely a story for the blog there! 😀
Lesley
20/11/2012 at 4:16 pm
Where was my hug this morning??
Lesley
20/11/2012 at 4:18 pm
Thank for update Gaetan! Good to hear all ok… Hopefully Nix nose is as sexy as Cameron Diaz (who’s broken hers a few times) 🙂
Slowest Shaun
20/11/2012 at 4:33 pm
Dont forget to ask me about Snorkies spread sheet too!!!! 🙂
Pacific Jules
20/11/2012 at 4:34 pm
Thanks Jalna and Gaetan for finding and sharing the link 🙂
Pacific Jules
20/11/2012 at 4:37 pm
Great to hear both of you are all good, well as good as can be expected after such an intimate impact and that Nicole is up and about 🙂
John S
20/11/2012 at 5:12 pm
thanks Gaetan
Nicole, put lots of ice-cream in your shoes before you put them on. It will take your thoughts off your sore nose! Heal well and healthy. 🙂
Alyson
20/11/2012 at 7:21 pm
oh my gosh Rainer – that looks terrible. Love the photos though and great to see a photo of Jules!!!!!
john s
20/11/2012 at 7:28 pm
Gee that whale day was sooooo cool!
SS have I shown you my whale badge yet?
Nix's
20/11/2012 at 8:40 pm
I’m home had a very long afternoon nap and felt I woke up worse for ware, which is expected.
All I can say is even though GG has lost a lot of weight he is still solid…. I felt like I hit a wall this morning taking a chomp out of his Ass…
I don’t know where to start with all the tanking and how much I appreciated everyone kind thoughts through the day…. It made the potential night mare a lot more bearable….
I Eco everything GG said with regarding to the assistance today…
Old & bold , bold & beautiful, surf club , the bronzies training group , all my friendly surfers paramedics and all the hospital staff. You all made me feel very relaxed and comfortable during this ordinal.
GG thank you for everything I can’t tell u how much it ment knowing you where there from start to finish… It helps having a great friend like you around.
For all the messages flowers etc etc thank you thank you…. Ill be back to square one training in a week or so…
Nix's
20/11/2012 at 8:42 pm
To the boys that came to visit in hospital and on way home from work…. You have no idea how much it ment to me and I wish I could express it in words…….
Thank you everyone..
Ps and to Iain that cme back from new castle to check the damage I had conflicted to GG….
fifi
21/11/2012 at 8:04 am
Poor you Nicole! I hope you are feeling better soon….must be painful.
Wishing you a very speedy recovery and look forward to seeing you back soon, we can bolderdash and keep away from all that danger on the shoreline!