Pre-dawn ferries
Over the water
Social interaction, both in and out of the water is perhaps the major attraction of Bold & Beautiful Manly.
Today’s pictures offer ample proof…..
Booty camp
Sophie Sterling et al
Group of 3
Mr & Mrs 500kms today Rob
Into the water with the 6.30am Drinks Express
Waiting at the point
The Drinks peloton
Sculpture before sunrise
Drinks at Shelly
Post drinks
John Paul & Dave
The even earlier crew swim in the dark with headlights
Clair & Brett
Fiona & Ali
The main event, the seven o’clockers
Jalna & Shaun
Ros & Elaine
? ?, Greg and newbie Jenny from Washington
Swedish Sarah and Swedish Anna
Julia and Nick
A trio of friends
A kiss
A grouper
More social interaction
Dusky whaler shark (thanks Mauricio)
Mauricio likes this shot
Paddle boarder at sunrise
Stats
91 swimmers, 2 newbies, 20.8 degrees
Have a great week ahead from Simon…
P.S. Not sure how to segway this one, only that I had the pleasure of taking this selfie yesterday with arguably the best swimmer in Australia today, multi- Olympic medalist and world record holder, Alicia Coutts.
http://aliciacoutts.com.au
Alicia I hope you will accept my invitation to swim with the bold and beautiful next time you are in Sydney.
Almost 50% of swimmers are now using the B&B i-Log. Log your swim ANYTIME of day using this really efficient and easy way to ensure your swim is recorded in the daily attendance and on the Pacific Challenge. To get started, send an email to Ian Forster – his email address is: (PLEASE COPY AND PASTE THIS EMAIL INTO YOUR EMAIL, DO NOT CLICK on it)
ugoboyo@gmail.com
He will check that your email address is activated on the attendance register then send you info on how to get started.
Staying safe
Remember that there are no badges for scaring yourself silly! While it is great to extend your boundaries, it is important to know your limits. Do read these excellent tips on staying safe in the surf. To read, or even download,
The Biggest Morning Tea ever
Help B&B regular Miguel Maestre (aka the Crazy Bull) fight cancer this May and June by making this year’s Biggest Morning Tea the biggest ever! Maybe organise a Morning Tea with your work colleagues or swim buddies. To help promote the program, please share his video with as many friends as possible.
17 comments
Tim
26/05/2014 at 1:01 pm
Wonderful to be back this morning after a few days sick in bed. Great photos mate.
lesbubbles
26/05/2014 at 1:04 pm
wow that shark photo by Mauricio is MAGIC!
Sharnie
26/05/2014 at 1:29 pm
I saw 11 dusky whalers this morning
DWSS
26/05/2014 at 1:55 pm
Simon, you did well. great blog,” like” from Curl Curl
Great Shark photo Mauricio!
Simon , Im looking at “kissing Ian”s photo. I’m not sure if the heading above or bellow applies?
mauricio
26/05/2014 at 1:57 pm
Thanks Lesley,
I saw a few duskies today but not as many as can be seen here:(topic: tonic immobility)
http://youtu.be/WK2LpUoqX6A
not so keen about the shark feeding though, as it becomes an attraction, but still a great video to shed some light on shark’s behavior. and if you have more time to spare: http://youtu.be/OK-ya_Y4mZo some interesting words again in the subject.
mauricio
26/05/2014 at 2:05 pm
Simon,
Great blog, thanks for using the pics.
Jones
26/05/2014 at 2:09 pm
Great blog Simon ! love the photos 🙂
lesbubbles
26/05/2014 at 2:14 pm
defo the below heading!!
Lindsay
26/05/2014 at 2:39 pm
Great shots Simon and Mauricio!
The Shark Toucher
26/05/2014 at 2:51 pm
Like (from wayyyy up North)
The duskies are getting big… anynoe else notice?
Simon Cowell
26/05/2014 at 4:01 pm
Shaun
I deleted the shot where both captions would apply
john.s
26/05/2014 at 4:25 pm
Does the ‘Shark Toucher’ currently reside in Palm Beach?
You should know better than to touch sharks!
Humans excrete a strong glandular alkaline solution from the skin that deteriorates the oil and waxy layer of the duskies (and generally all sharks, dolphin and pelagic fish) causing a degradation of their skin, lesions and a thinning which leads to necrosis and major algal penetration to the dermatitis layer of the sharks skin.
This in turn creates an entry point for Spirella sea worms that then infect the host (in our case our little dusky friends). The worms grow, to about 20 centimetres in length, make their way to the eyes of the host shark and then exit to look for new hosts. In the process the duskies become blind and are unable to feed themselves, starving until death.
‘Shark Toucher’ – if thats your real name – you can read more about this at
http://www.thedemiseofdolphinsatMonkeyMia.com.au
Please think again before you selfishly touch sharks.
The Shark Toucher
26/05/2014 at 4:48 pm
Dear John.s.
Thank you for your comments, it’s great to see such a passionate opinion on inappropriate touching. You would probably be a great asset to the prosecution in the Rolf Harris trial – there may be still time and Qantas may have a seat…
You’ll probably be relieved to know that the shark touching in this case is more inspirational touching, reading great speeches and stories of triumph over adversity – that sort of thing… hard to do underwater but with a little perseverance….
I couldn’t make the dolphinsatmonkeymia page load… are you sure you’re not on some sort of powerful hallucinogen?
Jane
26/05/2014 at 5:03 pm
Wonderful videos Mauricio. That shark is SOOOO cuddly.
Jane
26/05/2014 at 5:11 pm
The WA Government should be made to watch the second video.
lesbubbles
26/05/2014 at 5:26 pm
no he means Ian is a ‘grouper’ haha
Margot
26/05/2014 at 6:46 pm
When I do finally make it back to your Manly shores please someone show me a dusky or two? I have never seen one. There aren’t too many in the Blue Mtns, well not the ocean- swimming type at least.