Happy New Year everyone! The swimmers above unknowingly swam through the shark alarm for half an hour this morning during their double! We all know it was probably a calm and docile Grey Nurse Shark anyway but apparently the lifeguards have to set off the alarm if a shark sighting is reported. Don’t let that put you off swimming this year folks. Most of us will say swimming with The B&B regularly is one of the best things we’ve ever done!
I missed the sunrise today but caught Big Al advising swimmers about the rip coming in and to swim wide and come in between the flags.
Karen, Shelley, Kathy, Veena, Val and Edwina are here to swim in the new year and shake away any dustiness from celebrations. Numbers were low compared to the last few days but it was a lovely swim albeit a bit chilly for this time of year.
Justus, Craig and friends get ready to swim too. Air temp is also quite cool this morning but the surf has calmed down and there aren’t any blueys around…
Mr Bruce Baird looking very fit and tanned!
Awesome blogger Elizabeth Stewart. A great asset to this swim group.
Veena, Val and Shaun jumping with joy at Shelley. Wishing these guys and all of you the very best for 2020. It’s been tough for a lot of you but made better by this ‘lifesaver’ of a swim…
…and it was Janet’s birthday today. This ‘Pocket Rocket’ reached the grand old age of 60+10 today (permission granted) and swims ‘Doubles’ almost every day, rain, hail or shine. Our swim really is the secret to everlasting youth 😉
Happy Birthday Janet!
More legends, Sue and Greg with Roger who is legally blind but swims around 5/6 kms most days.
Lovely Daphne who has recently got her Bronze and is often seen on Life Saving Patrol at Manly Beach
These are previously used photos of mine as I didn’t see the Grey Nurse or Eagle Ray a lot of you sighted but this is what they probably would have looked like as the water wasn’t very clear!
Back at The Surf Club I catch Anne H, Elizabeth, Belinda, Leandra and Clare looking very bright and cheery.
I line swimmers up for a last post-swim photo but am told to get in myself. Birthday girl Janet appears to be stamping on me!
HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone. Keep swimming and showing up. Remember our swim fulfils most of the requirements for happiness: feeling part of a community, daily dose of exercise, lots of laughs, getting up early, immersing yourself in nature as well as all the therapeutic benefits of an ocean swim!
love and hugs
Lainey
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24 comments
Shelley K
01/01/2020 at 12:14 pm
What a great way to start the year – a perfect swim and a Lainey blog; your sentiments at the end about the benefits to be had are spot on.
ALSO thank you for the return of the Recent Comments section – much missed, rightfully reinstated.
Roger
01/01/2020 at 12:18 pm
Love your ending Reminder, Lainey 🙂
Lucy
01/01/2020 at 1:02 pm
Happy significant birthday Janet!! 🍾 Great blog Lainey and so right about the requirements of happiness! 🙏👌
Jenny Andrew
01/01/2020 at 1:13 pm
Great blog Lainey. Happy New Year to all the bnb swimmers.
DWSS
01/01/2020 at 2:03 pm
Great Blog Lainey!!
LSA aka HKTQ
01/01/2020 at 2:03 pm
Happy & Healthy New Year everyone with wishing everyone lots of lovely swims!
Lainey, another fab blog with great reminders about all the benefits!
Janet, Happy Milestone Birthday…. just keep getting younger and younger as you are!
Shelly
01/01/2020 at 3:06 pm
Nice blog E-lane.
great start to the year!
Love you all
Shelly
xoxoxo
Edwina harrison
01/01/2020 at 3:17 pm
Rogers birthday too, what a great swim despite that rip. Flags weren’t there for me today . Love the pose at the end lainey 😊
Anne
01/01/2020 at 3:21 pm
Lovely blog Lainey ❤️
Greg Parker
01/01/2020 at 6:17 pm
After reading Lainey’s blog I am reminded why I love B&B. Thanks Lainey.
Roger
01/01/2020 at 7:27 pm
(The other one)
Lainey Loo
01/01/2020 at 7:36 pm
Thanks Shelley and your positive feedback on the blogs is really appreciated!
Lainey Loo
01/01/2020 at 7:36 pm
Not sure if Roger Harvey or Ingram. Happy Birthday Roger Ingram if you!
Lainey Loo
01/01/2020 at 7:37 pm
Thank you Lucy. Your Wednesday blogs are a hard act to follow!
Lainey Loo
01/01/2020 at 7:37 pm
Happy New Year Jenny!
Lainey Loo
01/01/2020 at 7:38 pm
Thanks Shauny!
Lainey Loo
01/01/2020 at 7:38 pm
Hope to see you back here with us soon Sarah
Lainey Loo
01/01/2020 at 7:39 pm
So nice to hear from you again Shelly after all this time 😉
Lainey Loo
01/01/2020 at 7:39 pm
Roger Ingham really should have told us!
Lainey Loo
01/01/2020 at 7:40 pm
Thanks Anne
Lainey Loo
01/01/2020 at 7:40 pm
Very nice to say Greg. Thank you 🙂
Shelly
01/01/2020 at 8:05 pm
I’ve heard you have been voted the “Nicest Person in Manly” not surprising
!
love you all
Shelly
xoxoxo
Roger
01/01/2020 at 10:09 pm
Lainey, you’ve stacked the comments section (Sheehan-style), thus crushing the ambitions of next 360 blogs.
Therefore – I formally withdraw my one.
Roger
01/01/2020 at 10:09 pm
Signed,
the Other Roger