It was less than 13 degrees when I arrive and John measured 18.8 degrees in the water
So Daz & Baz rugged up
Penny Jenny Inge & Henrietta suited up
these ladies coffeed up
Chris filled his suit with hot water
Lesley had the shivers and tried cuddling Dave and John
But found it was warmer to cuddle Drinky sans speedos
Many wore rubber
Sarah pointed to a warm patch out there ->
The Bishop tested the wind
But Lips and Jim said….
Fifa said it was so warm in the water I did a double
Marije said , ” I saw 40 sharks plus a cuttle fish..”
Have a great week ahead.
Simon
signing off from Paradise Manly
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Bottom of the Blog, Announcements, News and the occasional juicy bit
The next B&B monthly dinner will be on Tuesday 14th June at 6.30 pm at Bluewater Restaurant. The guest speaker for the night will be Canadian-born, Australian authorCatherine DeVrye, whose talk is titled ‘Shift Happens’. You’ll laugh while you learn about turning obstacles into opportunities, as Catherine shares her journey from an orphanage in Canada to #1 best-selling author, Australian Executive Woman of the Year winner, and the 2010 Australian Keynote Speaker of the Year.
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 BOOK HERE NOW,
*B & B Trivia Night*
As you are aware B&B is a free for all activity, but there are ongoing
costs that need to be met. To help support B&B and keep it the wonderful,
inclusive, growing phenomena that it is we will be arranging a fund-raising
Trivia Night at The Steyne Hotel on Tuesday 12th July. Please keep this
date free so you can come along. In order to make this event a success, we
are asking for:
– volunteers to assist in the organisation of the event
– donation of goods and or services that can be used as auction items or
raffle prizes
If you can assist with either of these can you please contact John Kelly (
jmk@balancemanagement.net.au).
*Winter Badge*
It’s nearly that time again. Winter is coming … and so are the winter
badges. 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? Any questions – email Ian (
ugoboyo@gmail.com)
12 comments
RH
May 30, 2016 at 12:32 pm
Good working Simon … sneaking “inside” shots at the Club 🙂
Marije
May 30, 2016 at 12:41 pm
It was my favourite swim this year (except for the jimble sting). So many fish and sharks and so clear!
Lips
May 30, 2016 at 12:47 pm
Great blog Simon.
Suspicious warm patch at the point this morning.
John.St
May 30, 2016 at 1:09 pm
you sounded so excited about relaying it this morning. good on you M!
Marije
May 30, 2016 at 1:34 pm
Thx 🙂 I’m still excited about it. Really wish I didn’t have to go to work today.
lesbubs
May 30, 2016 at 3:19 pm
congrats on making the blog after all Lips – I know how miffed you were when you found out I’d already posed for Simon.. you desperately scraped in last minute
Lips
May 30, 2016 at 4:16 pm
Yes, I had this spare time to kill after beating you back to the surf club.
LSA aka HKTQ
May 30, 2016 at 6:59 pm
Great, fun blog, Simon and glad you’re back swimming too!
Amazing early swim and that warm channel was a real contrast to chilly Shelly and the chilly rocks….. pink sky, moon, glassy water and incredible fish and sharks…… enjoy while it lasts!
Elizabeth X
May 30, 2016 at 8:29 pm
Fab blog Simon, very enjoyable, thanks. I agree with Marije best swim ever – except for the stings!
Lainey
May 30, 2016 at 9:11 pm
Some interesting shots Simon. Love the first and Lesbubbs and Drinky! So nice to be welcomed back by swimmer friends and then it seemed as if my favourite fishy friends came out to say Hello. (Corny but true!) I’ll put photos on my Wednesday blog of Cuttlefish putting on a display, Triggerfish etc if you haven’t seen FB.)
Jenny Holmes
May 31, 2016 at 6:02 am
Great blog! Wrapped up with two stunningly imaginative shots of Manly and of course the delicious filling…
Management
June 1, 2016 at 3:28 pm
Here is the link for the Blue water dinner
http://www.boldandbeautifulmanly.com.au/bb-bluewater-monthly-dinner.html