Just a perfect day

Good morning from the Saturday blog. When I opened the curtains early this morning to let the light in, it was pitch dark! Winter is coming, but today we were blessed with another perfect Autumn morning. While not quite as amazing as the past week or so, the water clarity was still good enough to allow us to see the ocean floor pretty much all the way to Shelley. Unfortunately there was lots of plastic both in the water and on the shore at Shelley. I like to take it out of the water so that our fishy friends don’t eat it by mistake, but several times I had to look closely to work out if it was a sea creature of a piece of plastic.

Dusky spotters may have been disappointed today, and the word is that all the press they’ve been getting has gone to their heads. Still, there was a plethora of marine creatures for us to view and be amazed by. Plenty of yellowtail, gropers, LSTs (little stripey things), morwongs, various wrasse, some angel fish and for the lucky few, a shy giant cuttlefish. And a dusky whaler.

Words cannot do justice to today’s sunrise.

6:15

This is the 6.30 crew heading off

The Bold and Beautiful Swim Squad doesn’t happen by itself. Here are some of the people who keep this well oiled machine running

This is Paddy, one of today’s newbies. Welcome Paddy, hope you enjoyed your swim.

Allons-y! The 3 musketeers

Say no more!

And now for the main event

Patiently waiting for the let’s go

And we’re off!

A breather, a chat and more fun at Shelley

Lisa is having this much fun!

Look what we saw on the way back !

Some videos (hope they post)

https://vimeo.com/216260008

https://vimeo.com/216260314

https://vimeo.com/216260992

Georgina and Monica (2  HOWs Hotties Of the Wall) relaxing on their wall in the sun after a Boulder Dash with Mr Bond

Tony’s friends staged an intervention on account of him missing the swim 2 weeks in a row. Name and Shame. Barry the Beagle is disappointed and rightly so.

A management-approved message –

My name is Tim Slessor and I’m a long time Bold and Beautiful swimmer.

Today I’m taking part in the 2017 Sydney MS 24 Hour Mega Swim

Why am I taking part in this event?

Aside from looking forward to joining others in the fun and atmosphere on the day, I’m taking part to raise funds to support people living with multiple sclerosis.

I won’t give you the whole blurb but I would really appreciate it if you could support me in the swim today.

Here’s the link, and thank you.

https://www.msmegaswim.org.au/index.cfm?fuseaction=donate.participant&participantID=5674

Stats
310 swimmers
12 newbies
20.5 degrees

Special B & B Monthly Dinner – Swim with all your Heart
The next B&B monthly dinner will be on Tuesday 9th May at 6.30 pm at Bluewater Restaurant. The dinner precedes our “Swim with all your Heart” event on Saturday 13th May and we have two special guest speakers. James Partington, one of our B&B swimmers will tell of his personal experience with heart disease. A very fit James, at the age of 37, was diagnosed with “a bicuspid aortic valve, moderate regurgitation and an aortic aneurism of over 50mm”. What the ?? Come along and find out.

James will be joined by Dr Geoffrey Tofler, who is Honorary Medical Director of Heart Research Australia, and has over 20 years’ experience as a clinical consultant cardiologist, including 13 years at Harvard Medical School Hospital in Boston. Professor Tofler will talk about “How to keep your heart healthy”.

The cost of the dinner is only $25 a head and includes shared entrees, a selection of mains to choose (incl a vegetarian option), corkage (for byo wine only) and a little thank you for the staff. 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 NOW.