What a great way to start the day ! & to earn a badge ! eh Ros…..
Gayle recounts to management how big the wave was that landed her on the rocks yesterday.
Booty Campers getting sweaty before a swim.
Ian signs up one of the 9 newbies for the day, when will you come down ???
Lyndall bombing Gayle legs after yesterdays encounter with rocks…
Ros getting ready, she only @ 999ks ,but today she joins the elite group !
36 999.0km David Roberts is the next person to join the ranks !
Eva after Booty Camp, did I say it was on the beach & Free ! Gayle & Rainer having a cuddle.
Elizabeth (880.0km Elizabeth Stewart) is an absolute legend, Giving Edwina a few tips on swimming .
Greg in the wading pool tells me he is giving up smoking & going to get into the big pool and swim to Shelly (one Day)
Hey Ros this is for you !
Jackson loves his food, seen here tucking into a B&E roll
The “A” team lads.
proud dad Brad recounting Millies sleeping pattern last night,
apparently Lucy was going to come down today but she is a bit shattered after last night.
Hope Lucy & Bubs come down tomorrow !!
All the old guys & Jackson enjoying the rays.
Eva Again & friend
Derek & Marco discussing Johns one eyed sunglasses
THUNDERBALL: The Ten-Kilometre Swim in detail
Mr John Bond organises three 10-K swims each summer. The second one was held last Saturday, and there were about 20 starters. (Ten were new; all completed the task.) It begins with the regular 7 a.m. mob; splits off at The Point upon return … re-groups under Queenscliff cliff … reaches to far point at Freshwater’s pool (below Harbord Diggers cliff) … back to Queenscliff … back to The Point at Manly. At this stage, any Six Kilo swimmers are complete and exit, and the 10-K mob also leaves the water for first time since starting – to refresh and revive. An eski has been stored inside Surf Club, and volunteers will set it up on a small table at foot of entry ramp. Bananas, grapes, chocolate, Gatorade and water etc. Vaseline and sun-block re-applied. The group then swims to Shelly Beach again; returns to The Point; and does another return trip to Queenscliff. And there you go – ten kilometres swum and done. A bit over three hours of actual swimming but, as the group waits at each staging point in order to re-bunch, overall it’s around four hours. Badges Ceremony is at the end of summer, once again in grounds of Far West Hospital across road.
Third and final SIX and TEN KILOMETRE SWIMS
Date: Saturday 7th March
Time: 7 a.m.
Volunteers: Speak to John Bond
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REDFEB
All of February B&B is competing in the REDFEB Relay to raise money for Heart Research Australia. The fundraising has been very successful so far with just over $1000 raised. To reach our fundraising target of $3,000 before the end of the month, please dig into your pockets (or credit cards)! To donate, or set up your own fundraising page, please go to our REDFEB website CLICK HERE Please be generous for this very worthwhile cause. We are also on track to beat our total kilometres swum last year, with just over 4,000 kilometres swum already.
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STATS
Swimming: 145
Newbies: 9
Temp: 22.6
Bluebottles: ZERO
Smiles Lots
Hugs A few
Kisses Not telling
Have a great day ! Mine started out great !!!
Love you all ! !
Shelly Xo
Yesterdays Blogger “Driftwood” in action
22 comments
Lainey
18/02/2015 at 1:24 pm
Fab blog Shelly capturing all the morning fun. Ros should be happy with the photos too!
David Roberts
18/02/2015 at 1:25 pm
Ros, A fantastic effort. you beat me by a day. I should be there at 6.30 tomorrow. Congratulations on the making the millennium !– David
Jeffwitha J
18/02/2015 at 1:28 pm
Really fun blog! Great shots of Ros! Congrats Ros, sorry I was not there to help form the honour guard.
elizabeth
18/02/2015 at 1:32 pm
Well done Ros. Get well soon Gayle. It is getting darker in the morning. How do the early swimmers manage swimming in the dark?
Jo
18/02/2015 at 2:08 pm
So many pics AND Youtube – impressive blog Shelly!
Well done on the 1000ks Ros. Hope you had a lovely swim and celebration this morning.
Snorkles
18/02/2015 at 2:32 pm
DWSS on the table of ‘old guys’heeeheeee
Congrats Ros.
Bernhard
18/02/2015 at 2:58 pm
Ros, wow – what an achievement. 1,000ks in little over 2 years! Congrats
DWSS
18/02/2015 at 3:21 pm
Yes Snorks! She is a funny lass that Shelly.
It’s great that you got the sarcasm. 🙂
No need for any further comment Rainer, you can stop right there.
DWSS
18/02/2015 at 3:23 pm
Congratulations Ros. Massive achievement.
Legend know as…… ROS!
Elizabeth X
18/02/2015 at 3:36 pm
Well done Ros – a brilliant effort to reach the significant milestone
LSA aka HKTQ
18/02/2015 at 3:44 pm
Great job, Ros and beautifully captured on film:) x
Lips
18/02/2015 at 3:50 pm
LOL
Shelly
18/02/2015 at 4:10 pm
Thx !
I had so many piss off, I don’t want my picture taken of Ros I didn’t know what to do with them, so thought they might be better altogether.
Couldn’t get all the ol guys together ! Rainer was missing ! that would have completed the set !
When are you guys back in Sydney ?
Love you all
Shelly
xoxoxo
ros ex
18/02/2015 at 4:31 pm
Dave! I was disappointed not to share the event with you!
ros ex
18/02/2015 at 4:34 pm
Shelly Shelly Shelly … no means NO!
ros ex
18/02/2015 at 4:34 pm
Thanks everyone for the kind words. I couldn’t have done it without y’all!
Simon
18/02/2015 at 4:38 pm
Fun blog, loved the collation, well done Ros.
Bill McCaffeine
18/02/2015 at 7:10 pm
1,000 kms = 1,000,000 swim stokes.
I hope you will compose another academic treatise on the beneficial effects of regular activity in saline solution with friendly support. I’d bet such a book would go viral
Now that’s out of the way…………… can I buy you a coffee ?
Alanna Hardman
18/02/2015 at 10:23 pm
Ha ha love my Greg….he has increased his laps in the polar bear pool from two to six and did a halfway to Shelley once! He is getting there.
ASIO
18/02/2015 at 10:51 pm
I think Shelly put a bit of work into that for you Ros.
He'll get here
18/02/2015 at 10:53 pm
Baby steps.
ASIO
18/02/2015 at 11:04 pm
Why don’t you start blogging ????