Happy St Patricks Day and another superb day of swimming in Cabbage Tree Bay. Today we say a special hello to our 4 legged friends on shore who wait patiently for our return and the marine life we swim with. We were lucky today to have Sharnie from Australian marine conservation society reminding us of how rare it is to swim in a protected marine park in Sydney. Less than 1% of our marine environment is protected between Wollongong and Newcastle. Details on how you can support the campaign at the bottom of the blog.
Perfect conditions today with calm seas in front. There were a few bumps behind the point but with optimal sea temps at 23.3 is was a lovely swim.
Apologies for some of the sideways pics – a slight tilt 0f your head to your left will help.
First Light
Sharnie – Sydney marine park campaign
High st Flyers join us for a biathlon
Stevie – 4 legged friend and her tribe Roz & Suz
Management notices
Water temp: 23.3
Newbies definitely
Total swimmers lots +200
2018 Summer Badge Ceremony – Sunday 18th March
You’ve done the hard yards and got your Summer Badge(s), now come and collect your badges with all the pomp and ceremony the B&B can muster. Bring along $10 for each badge you have earned (correct money appreciated). The venue is the Royal Far West Children’s Home (opposite the beach) on Sunday 18th March, straight after the regular swim! Everyone is welcome, family, friends and swimmers alike.
A $5 donation will be payable to the RFW at the gate for hosting this event, and …. RFW will provide a FREE breakfast (bacon and egg sandwich and a coffee/tea). Bookings are essential to ensure there is enough food. Book here for Badge Breakfast
All 2018 summer badge qualifiers will be presented with their well earned badge(s), so whether you are getting one personally or you want to enjoy the celebrations of your fellow swimmers, a great morning is guaranteed so come along, soak up the atmosphere and get inspired for the upcoming winter badges…
For those who can’t make the badge day on Sunday, you can still support the Royal Far West Raffle with great prizes including a personal branding photoshoot, Harley Davidson tour and more. To purchase raffle tickets online please click here:
https://www.raffletix.com.au/?ref=85k8z
The raffle is forming part of Royal Far West’s City to Country Week activities (March 24-30) which is a celebration of 95 years of the Manly community making a real difference to children in rural and remote Australia. There are lots of great activities for City to Country Week including a “Behind the Scenes” Open Day with stunning archival photos; past present & future history tours; BBQ and country games for the kids on Sunday March 25. For more information please click here http://www.royalfarwest.org.au/city-to-country/
What I am reading
All the light we cannot see by Anthony Doerr
5 comments
Gillian
March 17, 2018 at 11:58 am
I LOVED that book.
Jenny-Sue
March 17, 2018 at 12:07 pm
Love it Jac – also loved that book!
Bernhard
March 17, 2018 at 1:09 pm
read it last year – fabulous
Edwina harrison
March 17, 2018 at 2:12 pm
Sorry I missed Sharnie et al today. I’ve used sideways pics myself sometimes. 😉👍
Shelley K
March 17, 2018 at 5:04 pm
Love those lazy laying-down-sideways K9s, thanks Jac. What an excellent swim it was today… a good read too (the book and the blog).