116 Bold & Beautiful swimmers.
How clear was it this morning… oh SOOOOO clear !!!
It was one of those perfect winter swims, where it really just doesn’t get any better than this ! Which was pretty handy as we had 7 first timers join us this morning, including Rosemary all the way from Goulburn 🙂
And two of Graham’s three children, Hayman and Morgan 🙂
It must have been sooo nice that even Brad and Lucy got distracted as Jonny managed to sneak in between them 😉
Not so for Andrew and Megan though 😉
Alyson and Elaine were both pretty excited to be back amongst us after their holidays.
Who wouldn’t be too 🙂
The view was spectacular at the point this morning, both above
and below the water
Plus… it stayed that clear, that’s crystal clear, the whole way across ! You could see swimmers underwater from about 50 metres away and each grain of sand. It was simply superb !!
It’s always fun to catch up with friends at Shelly, just like our North Steyne swimmers this morning
Then you feel ready for the swim back
Where 3 Dusky Whalers were seen, plus 2 gorgeous Giant Cuttlefish, 1 lovely big Blue Groper, oh and Charlie too 🙂 Plus I’m sure I could hear dolphins 😉
The numbers for the double and triple exploded with 14 swimmers continuing on for the double lap and 4 for the triple – well done 🙂
If anyone is interested in stand up comedy, Hayman Kent (one of Graham’s daughters) has a couple of gigs coming up in Sydney this week:
- Mon 9th July from 8.30pm at The Comedy Lounge, Goulburn St, Surry Hills
- Wed 11th July “Quest for the Best” from 8.30pm at Roxbury Hotel, Glebe
For more details please click here
Water Temperature 17.3
Air Temperature 10.0
Sunrise 7.00am
Sunset 5.00pm
High Tide: 11.49am
Low Tide: 5.35pm
To read Michael’s tips on how to stay safe in the surf please click here
6 comments
Anne E
08/07/2012 at 12:07 pm
Thanks as always Julie and now Leslie for the blog and photos. I’ve been battling a bad back for many weeks now and ended up in emergency surgery to remove a loose piece of disc on Thursday night. The images of swimming and imagining swimming got me through some painful and scary moments -another wonderful side-effect of B&B. I’ve got a few weeks of rest ahead of me but hope to be back in the water in time to squeak in enough swims for a winter badge. Miss you all and sorry to miss swimming with Neil on the weekend. Happy swims!!
Little Tiger
08/07/2012 at 2:27 pm
We miss you Anne. Rest up well. Looking forward to swimming with you soon.
Such a nice swim today.
Safe travels Neil, keep in touch.
Sam
08/07/2012 at 3:34 pm
Anne. Rest up and just think. At least you’re not missing the warm water of summer…it could be worse. 🐟🐳🐬
Little Sarah Abbott
08/07/2012 at 4:23 pm
Ann, lovely to hear from you and sorry to hear you back went from bad to worse. Do hope you’ll be on the mend now and we’ll have you back in the water very soon, even if only for a little paddle to the point.
I agree that visualising a swim to Shelly with the B&B is a great way to get through painful moments. Lots of love….
Neil, great to see you…… Madlen soon as well, I hope.
Pacific Jules
08/07/2012 at 6:56 pm
Sorry to hear of your emergency surgery Anne, hope it marks the end of your back pain. Wishing you a speedy recovery and back to swimming soon x
annette
08/07/2012 at 9:00 pm
Glad your on the mend Anne, looking forward to seeing and swimming with you soon! .