Saturday 8th June; World Oceans Day and start of a long weekend

Welcome to the long weekend.  Swimmers this morning were greeted with another beautiful sunrise, reflecting off our amazing ocean.   Today is World Oceans Day; an opportunity to honour, help protect and conserve our world’s shared ocean. The ocean is important because it:

• Generates most of the oxygen we breathe
• Helps feed us
• Regulates our climate
• Cleans the water we drink
• Offers a pharmacopoeia of medicines
• Provides limitless inspiration!

Today is also the start of the Queen’s birthday long weekend.   I thought it was only appropriate to ask our swimmers their favourite Queen songs.   The most popular (and bloggers personal favourite) was Bohemian Rhapsody (and if you haven’t seen the movie yet, do so immediately,  this blog will still be here when you’re done).

Check out these handsome men-  have you ever seen a better advertisement for the benefits of ocean swimming? Good Company indeed!

Ian, who loves Fat Bottomed Girls.   He also really likes Kerry (Don’t Stop Me Now) and Emily (The Show Must Go On).

Gorgeous Megan, Alana and Val – Killer Queens indeed.

Sweet Lady Edwina with small time blogger and big time blog tart Jen.

Newbies Vlad and Will- discovering that ocean swimming is the way to Keep Yourself Alive.

Love of My Life Kieren and You’re My Best Friend Margie.

Anne and Paula Doing Alright.  Paula sporting a black eye following a swimming collision.

Cuttlefish looking for Somebody to Love. (photo cred Edwina)

A walk to the point and clearer conditions today.  Water temp still above 20 degrees (feels wrong to log it as a winter swim really).  5 newbies and 280 swimmers.

Enjoy your long weekend and God Save the Queen.

Jen XX

Dinner:

The Next B&B monthly dinner for the year will be held on Tuesday 11th June at 6.30 pm at Bluewater Restaurant. Our guest on the night will be B&B Swimmer, Pam Greening, who has recently completed a climb to the Mt Everest Base Camp. Pam describes this adventure as the best experience of her life (apart from swimming with the B&B). Come along and hear about this exhilarating and life-changing experience. If this is on your bucket list, you will learn about the logistics, costs, accommodation and other details such as the best time to go, what clothes to take etc. Don’t miss it!

Please book early for this event as it is sure to be popular. The cost of the dinner is great value at only $25 a head, which includes shared entrees, and a selection of mains to choose from (including a vegetarian option). 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 please book at www.boldandbeautifulmanly.com.au/bb-bluewater-monthly-dinner.html

Winter swimming

The B&B Winter swimming season starts on 1st June. Although the water temperature may be a little colder than you might like, there are several advantages of swimming in winter, including flat seas, good visibility and no bluebottles. Perhaps the biggest advantage is that you can also qualify for a winter badge by swimming a minimum of 20 times between 1st June and 31st August. You must also swim in at least 7 different weeks. If you manage to do all of your qualifying swims without a wetsuit (or other thermal enhancing equipment), you will also qualify for the coveted WWW badge (Winter without wetsuit). Start now, and don’t forget to log your swims to qualify.