Wednesday 26/7/2017 Warm Winter Wednesday

The gusty, windy conditions were very deceiving.  As I lay tucked under my duvet, in the darkness of pre dawn,  listening to the howling wind, I imagined the conditions at Manly would be less than ideal. Blogging duties ensured I made it down to the Beach before sunrise where all my doubts and unnecessary concerns of foul weather were allayed. It remained quite windy with a 14knot NWN wind hitting the bay dead on, but the 15 degree air temperature was positively warm. The water was still over 18 degrees and with a very low tide of just over .5 of a metre, was very enticing.

 

Wednesday welcomes us!

 

Steve, Chris, Sophie and Nick

 

Renee, Melissa and Andrew with two other keen 6.30’s

 

The Cammeray girls in silhouette above and being joined by some very jovial guys below

 

 

Ewen, Simon and Fadi

Gorgeous Fiona was getting out as the 6.30’s were going in! Which means a 6am start!

 

 

The 6.30’s make their way across the Bay.

There was a lot of exuberance on display today

 

Annie is always energised, joyful and so happy!

 

Fabulous Fi is very excited about her 6.30 swim before work

 

 

Always cheerful and upbeat, Nat has the day off today. So not only can she swim, she can spend the day with her darling husband.

I love the fact that there are always a couple of expectant mums down at the swim. It is such a wonderful form of exercise when pregnant.

 

Beaming Bergin and the beautiful blossoming Amelia

 

Gorgeous couple, Mibey from Spain and Ben from the UK are also expecting their first baby in a couple of months

 

 

The booty campers salute to the rising sun

 

Matt paused to appreciate the sunrise

 

 

Dorsett and JK. Glad you are feeling better JK

 

Jane, Alison, Robyn, Susan, Debbie and Deb’s mum Heather

 

Chris and Sue

 

Fellow Canadians Monica and Kyle with Jane

 

Fi joins Lisa and David for a quick photo

 

Todd, Trudy, Leisa and Jill

 

Ian and Greg

 

Simon and Shelley

The swim out from the beach was quick and after we had all gathered at our own interpretation of the Point, we seemed to get to Shelly at high speed. No doubt aided by those winds. The return journey was quite different. The choppy water surface and prevailing current made it hard work. At times I felt I was swimming backwards. Visibility was limited in the Bay but better over the rocks.

 

Kara and Kyle at The Point

 

A very cheery Alan at Shelly

 

Jeff, Mark and Darren

 

I met Deon two weeks ago over a cup of tea on the wall. He has sent me the following images of rays and P.J.’s to use for the blog. Great photos, Thanks Deon. So lovely to see you at the swim today.

 

 

 

 

 

Candace, Shelley John and Robyn having fun at Shelly

 

 

The Doublers at the Point didn’t seem to mind the choppy conditions

Monica, Robyn and Jane decided coffee was a more enticing option than a return to Shelly

 

Fi and Robyn enjoying the waves at Manly

 

Sparkles, Sue and Peter enjoying the sunshine

 

Ian, “Swimmer of the Day” Penny, Nikki and Shane

 

Lainey and Sooze

 

Ian likes to have control of the camera

 

Issy and Henrietta join me in the sun.

Highlights of my morning:

The sunrise;

The swim;

The sun’s warmth;

The smiles;

Each swimmer I had a chance to meet and chat with

…..oh and the coffee….of course!

I hope everyone continues to enjoy their day!

Lisa

Stats: (Scientifically collected)

Swimmers: About 123

Newbies: Zilch (I think)

Temperature: a little over 18 degrees

 

B&B MONTHLY DINNER – GUEST SPEAKER

The next B&B monthly dinner for the year will be held on Tuesday 8th August at 6.30 pm at Bluewater Restaurant. The guest speaker on the night will be travel agent Brett Goulston, whose talk is entitled “20 places you should visit even though you may never have heard about them and probably can’t pronounce them”

Brett is co-owner of Blue Dot Travel (with two of our B&B swimmers, Brod Brennan & Joanne Coughlan). All three are travel tragics who have travelled to most of the corners of the globe and are passionate travellers, swimmers and walkers.

Blue Dot Travel is a boutique travel business which has generously signed on as a B&B sponsor. The business focuses on mature/young at heart travellers who are looking for unique experiences (think Madagascar, Kamchatka, Nagaland, Ethiopia, Caucuses, Iceland, etc). To celebrate the occasion they will be giving away 5 lucky door prizes on the night as well as offering Bold & Beautiful members a $250 discount off any trip they book in the next 60 days.

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 HERE.