First off, apologies for no water shots – my man-flu prevented me getting too close to the action but I still wanted to document the ways that we, the B&B, celebrate the Queen’s Birthday.
You might say we were putting on pretty English weather in honour of the 91st birthday of our head of state but I thought there might be more to it than that and I wanted to hear what the Queen’s Birthday meant to our own crew.
Obviously all thought a swim across the channel was a great way to start…
Some said that Manly was crowned for the occasion
And after their return, many were willing to open up about what the Queen’s Birthday means to them.
Some dressed up in their finest Royal Blue to mark the occasion
Rainer, resident German, also wished the Queen a happy birthday and noted that technically, he is just as German as our Queen.
Some were getting buff in hope of getting the call up for her 95th birthday – the Stripper Position is still unfilled
My money is on Dorset!
Resident American, Derrick, wished Queen Elizabeth the best and wanted to remind her of King George’s birthday in 1776, when he realised he had to find somewhere else to send his convicts…
Interesting post script is that George decided to build a city in Canada to dump all their convicts – he called it Sydney as well. Lord Sydney obviously a very popular guy!
The 6:30 crew were more excited for the Queen’s Breakfast than the holiday
These lads all had fond memories of the Queen’s Birthday when they were kids
Or as they called it, Guy Fawkes Day.
As a maths teacher, Sam’s lesson for any kids out there was that a bunger + pile of dogpoo differentiated with respect to the front yard = in a smelly screen door and a chase with the low gradient side of the wooden spoon.
While, under Annie’s leadership, these three were more looking forward to the clothing holiday on the solstice.
Although the Regal Towel was a real crowdpleaser!
One member was furious that there was no lolly bag for a so-called birthday!
Maybe the best summary was these ladies who felt the Queen’s Birthday holiday was just another day you could spend in Bali!
Or it was these three: “it’s the best holiday because it’s the only one where the kids do not expect a present…
but somehow we still end up getting them something.’
So there you have it Lizzie,
Happy birthday – for April 21!
All the best for a good week ahead everyone!
Also, remember tomorrow (Monday) we need to assemble at the silver chairs as there is a comp on at the surf club!
Gino
(recent photo)
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ATEC
B&B Monthly Dinner at Bluewater Cafes
June – Special Gin and Botanical Vodka Tasting Dinner
The next B&B monthly dinner for the year will be held on Tuesday 13th June at 6.30 pm at Bluewater Restaurant, and will include an exclusive Gin and Botanical Vodka tasting for B&B members and their friends. One of our swimmers, Vanessa Wilton, will talk about her new venture, Manly Spirits Co., which has recently launched with an award-winning range of premium Australian spirits that are crafted to showcase the finest Australian produce, sustainably sourced native botanicals and foraged marine botanicals.
The cost of the dinner is great value at only $25 a head, which includes the gin tasting plus shared entrees, and a selection of mains to choose from (including a vegetarian option). Glasses of beer or wine and desserts are also available at the special price of only $5 each. Numbers are limited, so bookings are essential: To avoid disappointment and secure your spot please book HERE.
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Badge info:
The winter swimming season runs from 1 June to 31 August, and to qualify for your winter badge, you must:
swim at least 20 times during this period
swim in at least 7 different weeks
log your swims
To qualify for the WWW badge (winter without wetsuit) you must complete all of the above without wearing a wetsuit or any other form of bodily thermal enhancement (don’t forget to check the “without wetsuit” button on the log in screen). Why not give it a try?
13 comments
Elizabeth
June 11, 2017 at 10:08 pm
Gino. That is an excellent tribute and blog. I was named after the Queen that is my excuse for giving in to anxiety and posting an out of turn blog entry. The water shots are unnecessary with such good land photos. Take care with man flu. My husband assures me it is extremely life threatening.
Gino Joseph
June 11, 2017 at 10:10 pm
hehe my girlfriend would not agree that it is life-threatening but definitely man-threatening!
Edwina Harrison
June 12, 2017 at 12:08 am
Love having two blogs, thanks to both of you 💕👍🐳
Dilemma
June 12, 2017 at 7:34 am
Great blogs double the fun!!! Someone is confused about Guy Fawkes tho…. that’s on November 5th – aka bonfire night!! 😝😝happy birthday Liz!! Love the pics Gino and your ‘recent’ pic too 😜😜
Lisa B
June 12, 2017 at 8:54 am
Great blog Gino. Love the history lesson and all the happy photos. I hope you feel better soon. You are a good man for blogging when you are feeling so unwell!!
Lips
June 12, 2017 at 9:28 am
Two Sunday blogs?? This is costing us a fortune.
Nice work Gino. Glad you made it down despite man flu. The Queen will be proud of you.
Victoria
June 12, 2017 at 10:10 am
Guy Fawkes …. you mean Cracker Night !!!
Always on Queens Birthday long weekend.
A semi dried cow cake also a spectacular result …
Bill McCaffeine
June 12, 2017 at 10:10 am
Great easy going humour permeates this Blog. You are a natural !
Shelley K
June 12, 2017 at 11:01 am
A holiday is all well and good but I’d relinquish it for a republic any day. Thanks anyway Gino!
Gino Joseph
June 12, 2017 at 11:10 am
yes, apologies – i stand corrected. Thanks for letting me know.
As we do not celebrate Guy Fawkes Day with too many bonfires or fireworks in the high bushfire season of November, I thought we had moved the memory of the gunpowder plot to June (for bushfire safety) and to coincide with the Queen’s Birthday – would not be the first bad taste Australian joke.
Gino Joseph
June 12, 2017 at 11:12 am
relinquish it? surely there would be an independence day holiday as well!
DWSS
June 12, 2017 at 1:58 pm
That looks like a decision for bnb management!
Gino Joseph
June 12, 2017 at 11:10 pm
Thanks a lot Lisa,
I’m getting no sympathy at home (a la the boy who cried wolf) so it’s nice to get some online!