Today we swam from Shelly because of the Nipper national Carnival and to avoid the IRB traffic.
Stats: 170+ swimmers, 6 Newbies, Temp 23.6 degres C
N.B.
1. Tomorrow is Australia Day so please arrive early and wait on the beach before the swim to avoid congestion on the promenade.
2. Bring a gold coin to donate to the Royal Far West Children
6.30 Drinks express
B&B HQ relocated to Shelly
These Whale Beach Lifeguards from PLC, said their last B&B swim was at B&B’s 1st Australia Day in 2009
Newbies Sarah & Imogen
Lesbubbles brought two Newbies – her son Alex and his dad Andy
An Ian’s eye view of Alex before receiving his free pink cap
Joy on the boat before the swim
Ian’s pre – 7am speech
Pre-swim crowd
Stingray tattoo
Milly stole the show again
Post-swim indulgence – Capless Dave showered with Drinky
Milly chose the Boat House for coffee
Tim reported he was beaten / thrashed by a 14 year old
After the post swim chatter I blogged with this view
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Bottom of the blog:
AUSTRALIA DAY
As usual, Australia Day will be massive. We will be meeting back at the surf club as normal. Please try to arrive early and wait on the beach if possible to avoid congestion on the walkway. This year, we are encouraging everyone to wear our national colours/flags or other paraphernalia. It should be an impressive sight.
More importantly, we are using the occasion to raise money for our favourite charity, Royal Far West Children’s Home. We ask everyone to bring along a gold coin donation to say thank you to RFW, who manage all of our merchandise for us. If you are planning to bring new swimmers along, can you please make sure you arrive in plenty of time to get them registered. Please make sure they bring a gold coin as well.
Have a great week ahead
Simon
(with Leila 6 & Max 4 & Matilda now 2!)
9 comments
Lucy
25/01/2016 at 11:48 am
Great blog, Simon!! Obviously Millie was the highlight but Lesbutt’s son, Alex, was a close second!! You’ve been keeping quiet about him, Lesbutt!! xx
lesbubs
25/01/2016 at 12:28 pm
Simon was that a joke? My Son???
lesbubs
25/01/2016 at 1:06 pm
apart from that blazin error! Great blog Simon! and what a place to sit and do the blog! I think we should permanently move the swim to Shelly and take over the whole of the Boathouse every morning!
lesbubs
25/01/2016 at 1:10 pm
AND i saw that kid that beat the A team! (Pauline’s nephew).. and i overheard him say ‘i wasn’t even trying that hard to beat them either’
DWSS
25/01/2016 at 2:13 pm
Shhh Lesbubs. There are many of us who don’t try too hard to let the A team win.
We know how much it means to them.
All it takes is a dash of French Kick, a 100m dugong submersion stint and wallah,
goooone.
Well done to the young fella and from now on, he can pretend to loose like the rest of us.
The Fat Bishop
25/01/2016 at 2:33 pm
The 14 year old got me by half a meter… I want a rematch!
Lesbubs Children
25/01/2016 at 2:46 pm
Congrats Lesbubs, good to see the reconciliation and integration proceeding on track!
Drew (the Kid)
25/01/2016 at 3:20 pm
I’ll be back soon. Bigger and stronger. Bring it on!
Fiona Horn
25/01/2016 at 7:26 pm
Lovely blog! Nice work!