Tomorrow is a very special day or Dorsett, not only will he celebrate swimming 1000k with Bold and Beautiful but it is also his birthday.  So today was a bit of a dry run for tomorrow’s celebration – only trouble was it rained on his pre-celebration.

As always a hearty group of 73 gathered for this morning’s swim which, although the water wasn’t that clear, it was not too choppy.

The bait went out first (aka Drinky’s 6.30 express) and reports came in that all was clear, those pesky jimbles had gone with the East Coast low blowing them away overnight.

The 7 o’clockers getting psyched to challenge the waves and get going. 

The wind and rain last night kept me away and I could hear the waves crashing on the rocks, generally a sign that its going to be a bit rougher in the morning.  Even this morning there was a bit of a temptation to stay under the doona but, alas, with a job to do it was down to the Manly Surf Lifesaving Club for another underwater adventure.

As we started the clouds began to clear and sun started to make an appearance, didn’t hand around for long though and as we left Shelly it started to rain quite heavily.

Here’s the man of the moment Dorsett with John Bond at Shelly.

Some of the A-team looking very pleased with themselves for yet another swim in sub-optimal conditions.

And it appears orange is the new in-colour for BnBers

A special mother son moment at Shelly before son darted off – its just not cool to be seen swimming with your mother!!!

Anyway that’s a wrap for today.  Congratulations Dorsett on a fantastic achievement and may the weather gods shine down on you tomorrow.

***** Don’t forget to keep reading for news on upcoming events.

Walk for Pancreatic Cancer – Sydney 2016

Our own Caroline Kelly is excited to announce the 8th annual Sydney walk on Sunday 7th August which saw a large contingent of the Bold & Beautiful take part. Due to recent storm damage to the pathway between Shelly Beach and Manly, the start/end point has been changed this year. It will now commence about 200 metres north of the North Steyne SLSC.  Come out and support this very good cause by registering and walking or doing some extra fundraising. To register Click here. Or you can Continue Reading more.

Special Event – Guest Speaker!

The next B&B monthly dinner will be on Tuesday 9^th August at 6.30 pm at Bluewater Restaurant. The guest speaker for the night will be John Sear, a keen local SCUBA diver who has been diving at Shelly Beach for over 25 years and made over a thousand dives there. In recent years his interest as an amateur photographer has driven him to start recording the fish species that can be found in the Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve. He shares his passion through his website www.ctbar.wordpress.com which aims to help educate divers, snorkelers and swimmers as they explore our local biodiversity hotspot. His talk is titled “What Lies Beneath”.

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 please BOOK HERE NOW, 

Manly Surf Club Season Opening Party

A season Opening Party for the Manly Surf Club will be held upstairs at the Steyne Hotel on Saturday 6th August. The event will feature the band Triple Shot, with a live auction also lined up! Tickets are $50 or 2 for $80, includes food and 3 free drinks. Follow the link to purchase tickets: http://manly-lsc.myshopify.com/products/tickets-mlsc-season-opener

Streetwork are trying to raise money (and awareness) of StreetWork Manly and to do this Jim Stackpool is helping organise a gig at North Manly Bowlo Saturday night 13th August. They’re charging $35/head (best beforehand using the trybooking site –https://www.trybooking.com/206959) or will also take money at the door – the fees includes food, not drinks and music from the 2WS playlist – i.e. three chord songs – we don’t know any others!
Come prepared to dance.

Fundamentally StreetWork work with kids in Manly ‘under pressure’ or on the street. They mentor kids one-on-one until they are ‘out of danger’ of self-harm, crime, drugs, or worst of all suicide. These kids are ‘usually’ living at home, but not in safe environments. They struggle for funds and like most charities are held together but a dedicated few doing a lot in their spare time. We’ll have one of the guys from StreetWork (they have two counsellors now and trying to get another – they can’t meet demand) at the gig giving a really quick story about what they do. As many B&B’s that want a night out dancing to us playing 1970’s, 1980’s rock’n’roll (three chords only) with drinks at pub prices.

Have a fabulous day everyone

D from the Z’s