20/08/2012 – Summer or Winter – One of the Same Here

84 Bold & Beautiful swimmers

One of the best parts of our daily swim is the chance to catch up with friends, both new and old.

It looks like this photo is taken of a group of swimmers standing in front of a picture of Manly, but no, this is the reality of how beautiful it actually is here at 6.50am in winter !  Not bad hey… wish you were here ?? 😉

If you need to rush off to work there’s nearly always someone swimming the dawn lap, in the water by 6.30am, that way you’re back in time to join in a second lap with the regular 7am swimmers too if you choose.

Or if you’re not in a rush, you can always join in for a double after the 7am lap, as 5 swimmers did today.

It’s hard to believe it’s not summer when you look at this beautiful sky

Not quite so hard to believe when you get in the water though…

What happened Nick ?  Did something fall off ??

If you’d prefer to fly, it’s best to dry your wings first…

Thanks Ian for the clarification on exactly where ‘the point’ is 😉

Michelle’s got the hang of it, making sure she’s in line with that first telegraph pole 🙂

John’s standing proud having completed 68 out of a total 81 winter swims so far, all without wetsuit !!

There’s only 11 days of winter left to go too… today is the start of the 13th week (the last full week) of winter.

148 swimmers have currently qualified for their winter badge so far !  With another 31 on target and another 58 who need to swim soon to make sure they don’t miss out…

To check out how you’re going towards your winter badge please click here

Winter or Summer it doesn’t matter to us, we enjoy our swim every day.

With plenty of time for a cuddle or two at Shelly

Ian for one won’t let an opportunity slip him by 🙂

Please come and get to know some of your fellow swimmers with their clothes on… and join us next Monday, 27th August at 6.30pm for our monthly special B&B dinner at Bluewater.

Bookings are essential, so please book in by clicking here   If we have enough people we’ll have the whole restaurant to ourselves again 🙂  It’s a fantastic night with superb food and great company so don’t miss out !

Dinner is $20 each including shared entrees, a selection of mains to choose (incl vegetarian option), corkage (for byo wine only) plus a little thank you from each of us to the staff !  All beers (including 4 pines) and desserts only $5.

Manly Environment Centre would like to invite anyone from B&B who would like to attend an information session to support the formation of a conservation group called ‘Friends of Cabbage Tree Bay’ aimed at conversing the beautiful aquatic reserve that we are privileged to swim in every day.  They have a range of speakers lined up for the session which is at 2pm on Sat 25th August at Manly Council Chambers.

If you’re interested in joining or supporting this group please RSVP as soon as possible to reserve your place, no later than Friday 24th August either by calling 9976 2842 or emailing mec@manly.nsw.gov.au.

Water Temperature 16.4
Air Temperature 6.0
Sunrise 6.28am
Sunset 5.29pm
High Tide: 9.54am
Low Tide: 3.53pm

To read Michael’s tips on how to stay safe in the surf please click here