Easter Day, April1, Daylight Saving is over.

To those celebrating Easter today, Happy Easter. As it commemorates the resurrection of Jesus, I guess happy is an appropriate wish.

Yesterday was the last day of daylight saving, and early this morning the clocks went back one hour. On the plus side we will have brighter light for the morning swims. On the minus side we will have brighter light for the morning swims. I’m trying not to think about the darker evenings.

It was still a bit dark when the 6:30 swimmers went out

Murray was contemplating the meaning of life, the universe and everything. It’s 42, Murray.

the changeover

Shaun was in sparkling form as he inducted newbies

 

nice

Newbie Felicity quickly learning that blog tarting is a Good Thing

Things were getting busy as swimmers waited to justify the consumption of  chocolatey fertility symbols with an energetic swim

 

Will he or won’t he walk on water?

 

The joyful anticipation is palpable

That’s Lea looking happy. She comes to swim from Sydney’s North West.

 

There were some very strange fish on the swim today. These are not some of them.

 

But this. I don’t know what it is, how it got there or what it’s doing. Or who owns it…….

 

Maybe the divers disturbed it

 

Scorpion fish of some kind – have not seen one quite like this before

 

Puffer fish was very puffed up.

Meanwhile at Shelley things were approaching normal

Gillian is not one to miss a blog tart opportunity

Lovely family shot

The watchers and the watched

Shaun desperately trying to maintain some semblance of order and hold back to floodgates of swimmers desperate to get back to their Easter eggs

 

But open the floodgates did, and it was bedlam. Bedlam!

 

 

 

While the wise ones waited for the chaos to subside

Water visibility – good, not great. The best sightings were around rocks and seaweed. A disclaimer. I edit my photos using the snapseed app on my phone and then email them and write the blog on my PC. Today the edited photos have not arrived ;(

 

There were a few waves to be had coming back into Manly

For some reason this photo of Melise won’t load

 

And this is Colby who is loved by many.

And a word from management about the next B&B dinner

Next months dinner on Tuesday 10^th April features Jodie Petersen, Studio Owner Bikram Yoga Brookvale on The Surprising Ways that Bikram Yoga can help Swimmers

Jodie’s absolute passion in life is Bikram Yoga.  An Australian pioneer in her field, Jodie qualified as a Bikram teacher 21 years ago becoming the world’s first Australian Bikram Yoga teacher. She opened her yoga studio initially in Harbord in 1998 and since 2001 in Brookvale.  Jodie is internationally renowned in the yoga community having taught and given seminars around the world.

The Bikram yoga series was developed over 50 years ago (the original hot yoga!). It is specifically designed to build overall strength and flexibility, aid faster recovery from injuries and enhance and prolong other sporting activities.

The yoga has fantastic results helping swimmers with some of the most common injuries and complaints. We work closely with several Ironman and Ultra Ironman competitors.  The series of postures is designed improve mobility through all joints and is especially effective at loosening the shoulder and neck area. The heated room builds a mind over matter outlook to develop mental strength and determination.  Breathing is key in swimming and in yoga! A regular yoga practice can definitely improve breath techniques in the water.

Mike, 74, started Bikram Yoga at the age of 70. He wrote this when he had just started. “I am now 3 months into Bikram Yoga and have a long way to go in many of the postures but I am feeling the benefits. My rotator cuff problems in my shoulder are fast disappearing and I can now get almost full movement.”

$25 includes dinner at Bluewater. Please book via http://www.boldandbeautifulmanly.com.au/bb-bluewater-monthly-dinner.html

Have a wonderful Easter and remainder of the weekend