Friday 2 December 2016 Adventures in swimming

Every swim is its own adventure and has its own features – waves, swell, sky, stingers/not.

Today was Helen’s birthday. Happy birthday Helen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRlRCrchYb

 

 

 

New swimmers seeking an adventurous life by joining BB

 

 

 

Ted’s triangle completed

 

 

a marriage is a REAL life adventure

Wendy and Ryan travelled all the way to Manly from the USA to swim with BB for their honeymoon. Congratulations on your marriage and wishing you happiness always. Great idea to swim with BB for celebration of a marriage.

 

 

This is a rare coup: Michael and Louise on land.

 

and another couple that I usually see only in the water

 

 

Lyndall back from Lord Howe and Edwina with another swimmer

 

 

 

 

 

encounters with early swimmers

Dave seeking adventure on his bike

 

 

 

 

 

Father and son

 

 

 

 

 

At Shelly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Papparazzi are always chasing BB swimmers.

 

 

Last Sunday some BB did the Coogee swim around Wedding Cake Island. Are there ever enough photos in my blog? I agree. No. So here are some of BB at Coogee:

Danny and me – the two ends of the race; fastest and slowest

 

 

 

 

Anne Edwards checking out the conditions

 

Anne Edwards checking out the conditions – wetsuit or no

 

Maryanne and Karen coming in – Karen still bodysurfing

 

 

Finally stops body surfing

 

My husband Malcolm – surely you are not going in that? Possibly a valid question, as it turned out

 

Before.

 

After – with our personal escort water safety guide, Mike. Really great support – he encouraged us all the way in

 

Survived!

 

 

stats

280 swimmers

7 newbies

21.4 degrees

 

B&B Christmas Party – don’t miss out – BOOK EARLY

The B & B Christmas Party this year will be held on Tuesday 13^th December at 6.30 pm in the Moonshine Bar (2^nd Floor) at the Steyne Hotel. All swimmers and partners/friends are welcome (no under 18s unfortunately). The theme again this year is simply “Christmas”. So come dressed in your finest Christmas paraphernalia. Lots of fun and dancing are guaranteed, with music by a fantastic rock band “Gluteus Maximus”. The cost is $10 per head, with all proceeds going to the running costs of the B&B. Book HERE now! Don’t miss out on this fun event, numbers are limited.

SUMMER TRIPLE BADGE

Please don’t forget our Summer Triple badge this summer! If you can’t make the 6 km distance, or want to warm up for the 6 km swim, why not do a triple Manly-Shelly swim any day and you earn a badge (don’t forget to log it on i-log). Due to popular demand, this year you will be able to earn the Summer Triple as well the 6 km badge. Everyone is eligible for two badges in any combination (triple/6km, 6km/10km, triple/10km), so start training!!

                                                                                                               

Aren’t trees lovely

 

23rd Ocean Care Day Festival – This Sun 4 Dec – Manly Beachfront 10.30am – 4.30pm Fun activities for everyone – seaside scavenge, a touchable ocean lab, live music, roving artists, eco talks and lots of great eco exhibitions and stalls celebrating our oceans and raising awareness about the threats to our oceans.

https://www.facebook.com/somanly/?ref=br_rs

 

Boomerang Bags Manly Launch – 23rd Ocean Care Day Festival

Date: This Sunday 4 Dec @ 12.30pm

Time: 12.30pm

Location: Southern Stage Manly Beachfront (opp Royal Far West)

Join us in the celebrations of launching this exciting initiative into the community of Manly at the 23rd Ocean Care Day Festival.

Boomerang Bags is a bag share initiative driven by our community to reduce single use plastic pollution in our community.

From next week, look out for the bright red boomerang bag boxes located in local businesses throughout Manly’s shopping precinct.

The boxes will be stocked with FREE reusable fabric shopping bags for customers to borrow when they forget to bring their own.

Simple borrow a bag when you need it most and return to a red BB box along with any extras you have at home.

The availability of free reusable bags reduces the amount of plastic materials entering our landfills and waterways and encourages a mentality of re-use in our community.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/905475572932227/