When I was forced..I mean scheduled to do the Valentine’s Day blog I realised I was out of my depth so I enlisted an expert in this area, Elaine AKA Lainey Loo – We thought about all the couples who met because of Bold and Beautiful… then we realised that I couldn’t mention 99% of them for Legal reasons. I was also receiving threats if I did! ;p .. so then I googled what is the exact meaning and origins of Valentine’s day and whilst reading through all the theories I realised no one else really knows either! I gather it is based on a Saint..ie, St Valentine, has Catholic origins, started a really long time ago like the 14th Century or something, and these days for “couples” to express their love on a day meant just for them … so I thought that’s all very nice but how does this relate to swimming in the ocean with BNB? and then as I was picking up a whole stack of plastic, see below, on the swim this morning that my Valentine goes out to The Ocean and the creatures swimming around in it! AND also to Bold and Beautiful itself because I would probably NOT be swimming most mornings if it had not been for this amazing group!
So Happy Valentines Day Bold and Beautiful and the beautiful Ocean..
I made a video a while ago of all the aquatic life we have spotted over the years in Cabbage Tree Bay here it is:
If above embedded video doesn’t come out here is the direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys2y3QVLKQQ
The fear of blue bottles still hung in the air this morning with the 6.30 D’Express going north just in case. But reports in just before 7am from a few who went to Shelly said they saw / felt no blue bottles so basically we took a risk and headed over there…. and it was WORTH it! The water was warm, clear and NO BLUEBOTTLES!! Anne E told me she spoke to someone who witnessed seeing a fish eating a blue bottle.. who knew! There is photographic evidence apparently but I have not seen it yet..so I googled what eats jelly fish / bluebottles …and apart from turtles the following photos show:
Crabs
Trigger fish
Octopus
and last but not least….
Big crowds turned up despite the Blue-Bottleaggedon
Giant Baby with her Valentine Day flower from her proud dad 😉
Signing off Lesbubs
RED FEB FUNDRAISING RACE – Heart Research Australia
Heart Research Australia would like to thank all those who participated on Saturday in the Red Feb race. Although the swimming race is over B&B, the fundraising race is just hotting up and will continue over the whole of February. The “Race” is between our own two teams: The A TEAM and TEAM OMEGA.
The collection boxes on Saturday just favoured Team Omega, who raised $150.40 compared to the A Team total of $122.35. This trend is continuing in the On-line donation:
A Team = $310
Team Omega = $460
You can donate funds to your chosen team on the team page, or even better, you can create your own page where all your friends can donate towards the cause. Hurry up A-Teamers, jump in quickly and support your team.
To support Team Omega: http://www.everydayhero.com.au/event/TeamOmega
To support the A Team: http://www.everydayhero.com.au/event/ATeam
Also, don’t forget, our friends at Manly Beach Health Club, who are again sponsoring the RED FEB event, are offering a FREE 30 min Personal Training session to our members. This is a great way to kick start your New Years health goals. Click here to download your FREE voucher.
18 comments
Truth Fairy
14/02/2016 at 11:55 am
What are the two surfboards in the last picture??
Lips
14/02/2016 at 12:05 pm
I thought they were a couple of kissing dugongs?
Lips
14/02/2016 at 12:08 pm
Great work Bubbles. Nailed it! I knew Valentines Day would be in safe hands with you.
Love the photo of Millie. She’s got her mummy’s legs!
Gillian
14/02/2016 at 12:32 pm
A beautiful morning. Rays, dusky whaler, garfish. Plus, I picked up a bit of detritus at the point and was well rewarded with a $5 for my trouble.
Lesbubbles
14/02/2016 at 12:35 pm
Whats detritus and how come you got $5??
Kerry
14/02/2016 at 12:54 pm
Nice one Lesbubs and happy Valentine’s Day to the ocean 🌹❤️
Kerry
14/02/2016 at 12:55 pm
And all the BnB’ers! 😘
Lucy
14/02/2016 at 12:55 pm
Jealous that someone made it on the blog and you didn’t…?!
John
14/02/2016 at 1:14 pm
Some good pics Lesbubs including the underwater shots of the
swimmers,the wave formations and the Giant baby.
Well done to all the swimmers who successfully completed the 10k or 6k Challenge yesterday. Good conditions heading up north and over to Freshy pool. Unfortunately the north easterly arrived on the return from Queenscliff to chop up the water and with the return of the dreaded bluebottles. Some swimmers fell victim including myself with more severe stings to some. We decided to discontinue after the 6k mark.
Thanks to the land crew of Shelley,Jim and Elizabeth E for setting up the refreshments for when we finished.
Lisa B
14/02/2016 at 1:19 pm
Stunning and beautiful photos
Swimming with sharks
14/02/2016 at 1:33 pm
So funny, so true. Good one, Lesbub!
Shelley K
14/02/2016 at 1:35 pm
‘for legal reasons’… hahaha… *laughs nervously*
seriously though, this blog made me come over all gooey
I ‘heart emoticon’ BnB and CTB (despite the blue-hued trauma of the last few days)
Elizabeth
14/02/2016 at 1:50 pm
Splendid YouTube video. Love-ly blog. CBT is the best Valentine.
Bernhard
14/02/2016 at 2:14 pm
I slept in this morning, and came from a swim only at 8.30am when most of you were already gone. John B, Richard, and Henrietta still hanging around at the Surf Club, reminding me that a swim at 8.30am does not count for the PC. Did t5he swim to Shelly, beautifully clear and heaps of fish, and because afraid of the integrity policy (Shaun was also still hanging around), I did the right thing in not logging the swim.
Nice blog Lesley (although in an unusual font), and I realise I can still learn a lot from your blogging skills
Lesbubbles
14/02/2016 at 2:22 pm
Unusual font? It was The original font..Courier! 😉
You were a natural blogger from yr very first blog Bernhard 🙂
Margot
14/02/2016 at 5:55 pm
Great blog, Lesbubbles! Very impressive!
Sean
14/02/2016 at 6:44 pm
Thanks to Anna for the mermaid tour and Karen for the dishwashing liquid/anti fog tip
Elizabeth X
14/02/2016 at 11:16 pm
What a great blog. Thanks Lesbubs. Superb pics and I found the video awesome too.
I was massively impressed yesterday by the long distance swimmers – true grit, most inspirational especially in the face of the Blue Mofo invasion. So many swimmers so badly stung multiple times.
Happy St V day to all B&Bers x