I can’t sleep. Wind is whistling through the trees outside. The cat’s snoring. And I don’t want to get up for a pee. First thwacks of fat raindrops at 4.50 a.m. By 6.20 a.m, Booty Camp is into today’s plan: working on the butt.
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While at the Management Palm, dawn devotees are bowing to the Holy Saint of Bolderdashdom
Yes – Once again, Kendall, Richard, Antonio (Where’s the velodrome?), Ken and Sam are off to Queenscliff.
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Finally, some light for the photos …
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Congrats (again) to our latest 1000 km achievers last Saturday … Ian and Sterlo
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Revisiting The PM from ten days ago …
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Did you know you can enter the website and change your ID photo? These people have all been doing it …
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Out and proud: Bob is yet another to graduate from Annie Sophia’s style classes …
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But Ian stops laughing when he sees the temp.
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Today’s chill is making it very difficult to warm up after a swim. Bonjour, Gaetan? “Non. Eet’s badjour,” he shivers.
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Suddenly Alex goes punch-crazy, swinging at the sea. “I’m just trying to warm up,” says he.
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Sergio Leone gone nuts – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly last week …
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I finally got proof last weekend, that Bill McCaffeine actually does an occasional swim
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Thanks to Shaun Denton and Liz Ecks for organising the great talk by ex-detective Dave Walton on Tuesday night. Here, his good friend Matt Hayes does the introduction …
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Fifi‘s latest glorious pre-dawn photo – from yesterday [Click any image to expand]. She shoots as she paints; creatively. Here Fifi has switched to an above-water shot; stayed above the waist, and swopped to a male model – Alex
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For the Newbies: Map of starting area layout … Swim safely – by staying away from most of these zones
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Sans-Togs Update
Just the other day, David let me know that the recent Nude Solstice swim was – and I quote – “the happiest day of my life”.
But why? “I can’t explain it,” he shrugs. His wife then added that he’d actually practised for it – wearing his Speedos around his neck, about their home. Naturally, David is excited about the next two swims coming up.
Triple Nude Challenge
Two legs remaining – Saturdays – 6.20 a.m. starts
• 25th July
• 29th August
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Exclusive offer to B&B Swimmers from
Whitewater Restaurant – Half price meals!!
35 South Steyne
MANLY
Until August 31st, B&B swimmers will receive 50% off total food bill. Conditions apply:
Offer applies to food only, not beverages (note Whitewater is not BYO)
Available for dinner only Sunday through to Friday (excludes Saturday and public holidays).
Orders must be placed by 7.30pm (the kitchen must have received the order by 7.30pm no later)
Not valid in conjunction with any other offer.
Swimmers MUST bring along a pink cap (as this deal is exclusive to the B&B). One pink cap per 4 diners. Maximum group size 10 people (3 caps required)
At time of booking please mention Bold and Beautiful to receive the discount. Book via the website: or call 9977 0322
http://www.whitewaterrestaurant.com.au/reservations/
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A-Team Up Close (Series)
Dave Panton grew up in Brighton, Melbourne, and competed as a teenager. He swam for the school, State titles and Nationals. Best time back then, for 50 metres? “25.5 seconds.” (Or; 0.5 faster than JP.) He often hangs out with Sterlo, but they are not seeing each other.
Speaking of JP, have a look at this Point photo. As a lone swimmer returns to Manly, his water is calm. JP, however, is cutting a trough – as he punches into the surface. I watched three A-Teamers race by, and was amazed at the stroke rate. I don’t know how they manage to get any air.
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Jono today, at 6.50 a.m. I think he just got up.
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Nick and Yuri … looking toasty
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Personal message follows:
Coolum Hyatt Resort
A disgruntled group of property owners are lobbying Clive Palmer to sell his share of this Sunshine Coast resort. If you have ever been a fan of the Coolum Hyatt, please consider signing this petition. Listed below are some of the repercussions due him having taken control of the resort two years ago
• About 650 loyal employees (many there for over 25 years) have lost their jobs
• Local business has suffered
• The PGA event has been lost
• The once multi-award-winning site has been made a mockery
• Owners of property on the Resort had been locked out until now
• Their properties have been deteriorating from lack of maintenance
• The Resort is closed
Click on this link to sign:
https://www.change.org/p/clive-palmer-save-the-former-hyatt-regency-coolum-by-selling-now
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Jimble News – First report was “hardly any today”. I have no updates on that.
Sorry, Sevens – I had to leave early. Have a nice weekend, everyone 🙂
23 comments
Snorkles
17/07/2015 at 11:04 am
Quality blog as usual!!!
Love the starting area.
Funny that you found my cheeky photo – that was my Easter Bunny special blog!
Hoping the snow in the mountains clears enough so that us B&Bérs can get to our Christmas in July this afternoon!
Lesley
17/07/2015 at 11:26 am
heehee love the Starting area layout Map….hahaha ‘Jane’s mess’ haha love it!
Bill Mcp you look a bit like Thomas Keneally with that beard…
and that was not a compliment.. ;p
3 shadows on the ramp is a GREAT PHOTO Roger wow!! defo calendar shot
Lesley
17/07/2015 at 11:27 am
ps i crashed into quite a few jimbles ..luckily it was bell first not testacles
Elizabeth
17/07/2015 at 11:46 am
Excellent blog. I encountered about thirty jimbles coming in today. Thank you to the nice swimmer (green cap under his pink one) who asked if I was ok. I was trying to swim without putting my head in the water and seeing the jimbles aggressively swim towards me. There was a trough of water around me for sure Roger. Just not really moving forward. Die jimbles die
Snorkles
17/07/2015 at 11:57 am
I am not a fan of all this Jimble speak……
Simon
17/07/2015 at 12:13 pm
Another great blog Roger! Love the map for newbies and the revamped TA shot with Peta Credlin larger than life next to the PM.
Jane
17/07/2015 at 12:30 pm
Roger’s just jealous because he hasn’t got an Aldi shopping trolley…….
Jane
17/07/2015 at 12:38 pm
Another B&B triumph! Lainey-Loo has put her amazing Smooth Ray video (and dead Cuttlefish and swimming PJ AND sundry other species) on Utube. Mark (Fishy Director) has added it to the OzMus website! It’s the last video on this link:
http://australianmuseum.net.au/smooth-stingray-dasyatis-brevicaudata-hutton-1875.
How many pics have you got on the website now, Lainey?
Jane
17/07/2015 at 12:39 pm
Try the link without the full stop at the end:
http://australianmuseum.net.au/smooth-stingray-dasyatis-brevicaudata-hutton-1875
DWSS
17/07/2015 at 1:01 pm
BandB word on the street is;
Apparently, after “touching up” our JimbleD on the solstice swim, Apparantly,
They don’t talk to him and have not called him since.
Just another reason to dislike those nasty jimbles.
DWSS
17/07/2015 at 1:03 pm
Great blog Roger! Always love the Friday blog.
Snorkles
17/07/2015 at 1:24 pm
See – Jimbles – yuk
Lips
17/07/2015 at 2:21 pm
Lucky you. I know how much you hate swimming into testicles!
Shelley K
17/07/2015 at 2:30 pm
The pink caps may be the problem….they think we are their leaders
mauricio
17/07/2015 at 2:58 pm
and when the day seemed to be ruined by the rain and the cold wind, two dolphins at the wharf this morning, frolicking with the ferry’s wake just a couple of meters away.
Lucy
17/07/2015 at 3:14 pm
LOVE the starting area layout!!!
Think the good, bad and ugly may be in reverse order?!
Elizabeth X
17/07/2015 at 3:39 pm
agree – awesome pic
Elizabeth X
17/07/2015 at 3:40 pm
ha ha
die, die, die !
Lesley
17/07/2015 at 4:02 pm
welllll.. no it’s defo in the right order Luce
Shelly
17/07/2015 at 5:27 pm
Billy-oh Ha ha haven’t heard that expression for a long time !
My dad used to say “whacko the Billy oh”
Love your Friday Blogs Roger, as always lots to read & laugh about.
What are we going to do about Janes trolley, maybe we should pinch Ian’s trolley and gift it to Jane or would gumshoe Dave Walton be onto us ??
I froze my T!ts off today ! anyone found them ????
Anyone seen Terry Mcjannet ? heard he things are not good atm the moment, big Hug Terry if you read this !!
Love you all
Shelly
xoxoxo
Jane
17/07/2015 at 5:41 pm
Ian, I hope you are not casting nasturtiums on my beloved trolley……..
Shelly
17/07/2015 at 6:19 pm
Oh no Jane, but aren’t they a kind of flower !https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasturtium
Love you all
Shelly
xoxoxo
Jane
17/07/2015 at 7:40 pm
Yes, one of my favorites.