I know we always here how today was the swim was the best this year – while today probably wasn’t the best I’ve had this year, it was certainly up there. There was a cool nip in the air to remind us that winter is coming, yet the water was beautiful and warm, with just enough waves to keep us entertained.
The blog tart never misses an opportunity for a photo bomb
The ladies of the wall joined by Sean and Michael continued on the celebrations of Lisa’s birthday yesterday.
Henrietta and Inge showed these two German visitors the ropes – they same with us earlier in their holiday before venturing throughout Australia and returned today for another swim in Manly.
More fun in the surf.
Sue Marian celebrated her 1000km badge on Saturday in what has been a record time.
Annie always has a big smile, especially after her swim when she has her hands wrapped around that warm cuppa.
Some of the boys at Shelly.
Its always lovely to see fellow swimmers out of their lycra and dressed up. Make sure you dress up on Tuesday for our monthly B&B dinner. Sian Liddy is our guest speaker and she needs our help to assess elasmobranch biodiversity in Cabbage Tree Bay. Register via the link below.
Meanwhile another member of the team scrubbed up pretty at the wedding of his daughter Kelly in Byron Bay at the weekend. Congrats Terry and family.
Catch you in the waves soon, but remember
D from the Z’s
Management notices:
Water temperature: 22.7
New swimmers: 4
Total swimmers: 183
Swimming badges
Did you do the hard work to earn a summer badge but were unable to attend the badge ceremony at the weekend – make sure you bring $10 per badge and see Ian and he will ensure you can add your new badges to your B&B hoodie.
B & B Monthly Dinner– Are you swimming with Elasmobranchs?
The next B&B monthly dinner will be on Tuesday 11th April at 6.30 pm at Bluewater Restaurant. Our guest speaker on the night will be Sian Liddy, a Marine Science student at the University of New South Wales, who will pose the question: are you swimming with Elasmobranchs?
Sian is looking for citizen scientists to engage with a research program she is running as part of an Internship with the Manly Environment Centre. The research aims to use non-invasive methods to assess elasmobranch biodiversity in the Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve. So come along to find out how you can be a part of this exciting new project.
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). 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.
4 comments
Anne E
06/04/2017 at 12:16 pm
I can confirm that we are all swimming with elasmobranchs! And you can become a swimming citizen scientist if you can take a photo of any you see. Sian Liddy will tell us more on Tuesday night but meanwhile you can check out the survey form at this link: https://goo.gl/forms/NHa4CqB0KtCAThVs2
There you can record what you saw, when and where and upload a photo. You can phone or email Sian at 0451 088 630 or sian.liddy@gmail.com.
Happy spotting!
Bill McCaffeine
06/04/2017 at 12:51 pm
Great Blog and doesn’t Terry look the part
Edwina
06/04/2017 at 2:30 pm
Terry looks wonderful! Looking forward to Tuesday and more information, thanks for blogging dee 👍😍
Shelley K
06/04/2017 at 3:35 pm
Lovely blog of a perfect morning, thanks Dee