Pacific Jules

14/05/13 – A matter of perspective

How did you find this morning - dark, a little drizzly, and oh so warm under the doona?  Well, if motivation lost out to comfort, you missed a special day.

It was disappointing there was no spectacular sunrise to capture for the blog.  Instead the grey cloud and light rain that made everything look grainy.  Ok, there was a little grumbling until a man with a sunny smile caused me to adjust my perspective; to be in the present and look at what is around you.

The grey morning brings out the beautiful steely blue in the rocks around the point.

 

There is also the inventiveness of sharing a warm shower after the early morning swim. 

 

The togetherness of welcoming friends.

 

Or the camaraderie of early morning Queensie swim.

 

While we might have been looking to the sky for that special blend of pink and blue, here it was in the middle of the squad!

It was also the morning that proved the existence of the turtle! Stephen's photo is a little more pink than mine.

Just after the point a small group came to a stop as the turtle swam by.  Stephen Coulter captured the moment with a little video. 

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uisUKnVVkIE&feature=youtu.be

The visibility was great today – who needs sun!!  While waiting at Shelly it was worth keeping your face in the water ‘cause you never know what will swim past.  Thanks and apologies to the squad that patiently waited at Shelly for those distracted by the marine life.  Thankfully, the water is warm(ish).

So if the turtle was not astonishing enough, the cuttlefish put on a display!  Just off Shelly I was delighted to see one swim by, then stop and change colour.  Then the reason for this behaviour became apparent – and even bigger cuttlefish!!  WOW.

 

A sprint across the bay and there was Stephen with another cuttlefish!!

All this frolicking took it toll and I was caught in a school crossing zone. . .

The lovely serenity of the morning was all around us – it is just a matter of taking a moment to adjust your perspective...  

'cause there is always someone pleased to see you down at the swim.

Have a great day;

 

Mary

 

For the diary . . .

Tomorrow night is B&B drinks and dance moves at Murrays.   You may not know that in addition to happy hour drink prices a flash of the awesome B&B card will give you 10% discount on meals. Simply show your card along with the Murray's sticker (they give you this on arrival for drinks) to redeem the offer. 

Come along from 6:30pm to eat, drink and make merry.

 

Staying safe

While there has been little wave action to test the surf skills, you never know when the sea will show its turbulent side.  Stay safe by knowing how to read the signs with these water safety tips courtesy of champion Ironman Craig 'Riddo' Riddington. It’s a great read and can help keep you safe in the surf.  To read, or even download, click here.

 

The Stats

Regulars:  101

Newbies: 1

Temp: 20.4 degrees (or there abouts. . .)

Sunrise: 6.39am

Sunset: 5.04pm

13/05/2013 - The Fear of Dismemberment by a Saltwater Crocodile is Lessened by the Availability of National Healthcare

111 Bold & Beautiful swimmers swam inside a technicolour ranibow this morning. I was lucky to be early enough to grab this photo of the 22 early lappers as they entered the water at Manly beach

One of our lovely swimmers from America, Lauren Gianino is sadly leaving us very soon. On Saturday night while under the influence of some alcohol we decided that she should do the blog on Monday as a goodbye pressie to the group.....over to Lauren! (With a little help from me!)

 

Here I am handing over control to Team America....

 Caroline, Claire, and these two friendly fellows are excited to swim today!

 Only these hard core Aussies swim sans wetsuit in the cold!

 

 

 Russell, a cool English cat who is soon to be an Australian citizen!

 

 

 The most beautiful part of the day....

 

 What could be better than swimming with your friends? They don't even seem to notice the cold! (Hi to Tash below who was one of our youngest swimmers today!)

 

 

My wonderful neighbor, Michelle, who welcomed me to B and B when I first arrived. She is wishing her rotund cat, Billy, could join us. He gracefully declined.

 

 

A happy group of swimmers, blissfully unaware of the school of poisonous eels beneath them, hence the ripples in the water.

 

 

 What a lovely way to start a Monday!

The legendary Nigel and Corinne, and a strange girl with a cord attached to her neck....

 

 

Thank you so much for the great memories! I will never forget hopping off that plane from America and getting straight into the water with such a welcoming and kind group of people. I feel incredibly fortunate to have met such passionate ocean dwellers. You have made my stay in Australia a keen adventure! I feel so honored to have been a part of Bold and Beautiful! Remember, you always have a friend to swim with across the ocean in the Land of Plenty!

Signing off,

The Amicable Axolotl

Lauren

 

JUST ADDED a couple more pics from Stephen Coulter below! The Blue Groper Lauren was trying to photograph and also Tash & Richard getting to Shelley!

 

 

**Join us TOMORROW for drinks at Murrays......the Murray's night out is a great time to catch up with your fellow BnB'ers.**

Staying safe

NEW water safety tips courtesy of champion Ironman Craig 'Riddo' Riddington. It’s a great read and can help keep you safe in the surf. To read, or even download, click here.

 

Water Temp: 20.3C

Sunrise: 6.38

Sunset: 5.03

High Tide: 10.21pm

Low Tide: 4.22am

 

12/05/13 - Thank You Mum

Today we get to swim in Mother Nature's back yard and say "Thank you" to all those special ladies in our lives .....our Mums!

 

Mum to many .....Elaine with one of her own today, Charlie came along to support Mum today.

Lyndal brought along her daughter.

Lesbutt doing her best Mum impression "Tick your name off, or else!"

 

And here's some pics of lovely BnB swimming ladies ....

 

14 swimmers managed a "Mum Double" and LSA took 6 on "The-get-in-the-water-before-mum-comes-along" early swim.

 

 Did you know?

The festival of Mother's Day is celebrated across 46 countries, but not on the same Sunday.

The earliest history of Mothers Day dates back to the ancient annual spring festival the Greeks dedicated to maternal goddesses. The Greeks used the occasion to honor Rhea, wife of Cronus and the mother of many deities of Greek mythology.

Here's a couple of our Greek Gods .......

Ancient Romans got in on the act too by celebrating a spring festival, called Hilaria dedicated to Cybele, a mother goddess. The celebration, where offerings were made in the temple of Cybele,  lasted for three days and included parades, games and masquerades. The celebrations were notorious enough that followers of Cybele were banished from Rome!

Here's some notorious Roman's heading into the water ....

Here's my 'trying to be arty shot whilst getting used to the new camera'

 

A nice little tight group of people today, 205 swimmers thanking Mother Nature.

 Lovely Mum and Daughter duo, Krystyna and Kara show us how to do it underwater style.

                         

 

I was very lucky to be joined by people at Half Way today.

Shelly puts on her magic as always.

JK decided that all the Mums could go first, with a ten second headstart on the males.....

......Not that our Super Mums need it!

Go on Roz, that means you too....

James ...you should be back at home supervising Mum's breakfast in bed!

 

Underwater shots time! Unfortunately I was trying to locate the giant cuttlefish and so missed the turtle in the bay. Plenty of fish life around .....photographer needs to learn how to use camera though!

 

 I did manage to get a photo of a gorgeously large blue groper. Did you know? All gropers start their lives as females.  See? Mother Nature has worked out who the important ones are!

You'll all be pleased I managed the obligatory ray shot.

 

So, today ....remember to spend a moment and think about that special person in your life, yes that's right ... Your Mum!

Happy Mothers Day to my Mum way over the other side of the world!  

 Fancy treating Mum this week ? Join us on this Wednesday for drinks at Murrays......the Murray's night out is a great time to catch up with your fellow BnB'ers and see them with more clothes on. Phew! Lesbutt may even leave her Onesie behind. See you there from 6.30pm.

On June 1 it's the start of not only Winter... but the Winter Badges! It is a Saturday and so to 'celebrate' we want everyone to come down wearing a Onesie / Jumpsuit. The funnier the better!

Keep Mum safe. NEW water safety tips courtesy of champion Ironman Craig 'Riddo' Riddington. It’s a great read and can help keep you safe in the surf. To read, or even download, click here.

Mum Day Stats:

Swimmers:Including 'lots' of Mums 205

New swimmers: 10

Double Mums: 14

Water: 20.3

Sunrise: 6:37am

Sunset: 5:04pm

Signing Off Snorkles

 

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11/5/13 - **** 5,000!!! ***

Yes it's a special day for the Bold & Beautiful - dawning with a serene feel to Manly after another week of flat water,and warm calm days!

Yes Folks -Meet Karryn - all the way from Sylvania, who is B&B swimmer number 5,000!

Here she is with two of the esteemed committee members -  a rose between the thorns...

Rosemary - who (like Linda Evangelista) ....doesn't get out of bed for less than $5,000

Guess who this svelte, below -waterline body belongs to and win (imaginary) $5,000!

Stephen got this awesome pic of Fiona..

The sun came out for the trip over...

Here's Karryn again - doing the "Let's Go" on her debut - at 5,000 decibels and what a great job she did!

5,000 people were hanging around off the beach to see the other star of the show - the Cuttlefish!

A 5,000 colour wrasse....

5,000 Mados and assorted juveniles

 

5,000 Diamonds - easy ladies.. they're diamond *fish*

A 5,000 pound Blue Grouper

5,000 of everything just happened to swim past - not minding 5,000 humans going the other way....

 

5,000 baby Black Spot Goat fish in the shallows....

Our little mate.. who's been here all week!

So many "Old Wives: it was lke the Country Women's Association down there....

 

5,000 Yellowtail being herded by 5,000 Kingfish... again these guys have been here all week.. they are awesome!

 

Pic of the Week!

Goes to Lesley - who is nothing like the vulture show at Taronga Zoo folks .... our Lesley has a much better butt...

Here is her winning shot!

 

Have a great weekend everyone - I'm off to golf again!

(Everyone was sick of Steve Irwin so now you're getting golf Nick)

************ 5,000 woooooooooo! **************

Stats:

Swimmers: 216

New Swimmers: 9

Doubles: 20

Water: 20.3c

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The Steyne Hotel - Mother's Day Pram Race!

(This sounds like fun!!)

We are holding a Mother's Day event at the Hotel Steyne to raise money for the Maternity's Ward at Manly Hospital. I was wondering if the Bold and Beautiful organisation would like to enter a team to the Pram Race or if you could help pass on information about ticket sales for the breakfast.
 
So what we are planning is to hold a Pram Race around Manly Corso on Mother's Day morning at 8:00am with Jean Hay to present "Honourary Citizenship Certificates" for the winners. We are looking for around 10 teams to enter the event and thought that maybe you guys would like to put a team in. Following the race we will be having a breakfast at the pub from 9am.
 
Entry fees to the race are $100 per team and breakfast tickets are $35/head for adults and $10/head for children, with all proceeds going directly to Manly Hospital's maternity ward.
 

****** Bluewater Cafe *******

Who love us all soo much and we love them - have requested everyone vacate the premises by 9am after breakfast because they have a particularly busy day tomorrow cos it's Mother's Day :)

Safety in the surf - read the tips here!

10/05/13 - Gratitude

"Many people spend their lives waiting to be happy.  You may think, “if only I had more money,” or “could lose weight,” or you fill in the blank, then I would be happy.
Well here’s a secret: you can be happy right now. It’s not always easy, but you can choose to be happy, and in the vast majority of circumstances there’s no one who can stop you except for yourself."

Here's me this morning with beautiful Lesley Coulter, aka Lesbutt, aka Leswee etc. A rose by any other name and so on. Today's blog is a collaboration between the two of us - Lovely Lesley took the photos and I just write something to go with them. 

So I thought I'd start the blog with the quote you just read at the top. It comes from the Hungry for Change website, and it's an article entitled  22 Positive Habits of Happy People. Number 4 on the list is to Express Gratitude for What You Have, and I find that every time I do my B&B Friday blog, indeed every time I swim, I find abundant reasons to express my gratitude for what I have.

Every point in this article makes a lot of sense, but today, for me, I am focusing on number 3 - Regard Your Problems As Challenges. "Change your internal dialogue so that anytime you have a “problem” you view it as a challenge or a new opportunity to change your life for the better. Eliminate the word “problem” from your mind entirely."

Point number 9 says Live in The Present -
"Allow yourself to be immersed in whatever it is you’re doing right now, and take time to really be in the present moment. Avoid replaying past negative events in your head or worrying about the future; just savor what’s going on in your life now."

Surround Yourself With Positive People, says point number 12. Can't argue with that. Nor would any of us 170 swimmers today.

Wake Up At The Same Time Every Morning, says number 10, as if it were written for the Bold & Beautiful community.

In the B&B we are well aware that no one person is better or more important than another. We like inclusiveness and embrace differences, which is where point number 11 fits in; Don't Compare Yourself To Others.

And now I'm going to let pictures of lush seaweed and an assortment of marine life demonstrate number 16 - Meditate.

Yes, Exercise is also on the list, of course. Today's exercise was executed in water holding 20.1 degrees. This must be considered balmy for a time of the year which is fast approaching winter. But I confess I'll soon be donning my wetsuit and pop on a second swim cap as the temperature inevitably keeps dropping. Accept What Cannot Be Changed, says point number 22.

The following pictures of me with a parade of gorgeous men (flanked in some instances by some ambitious blog tarts), can and will be used to demontrate either Live Minimally...

or Establish Personal Control.... (ps. does anyone recognise the sandy specs found after today's swim and modelled here on Dr John?)

or Dream Big...

or Nurture Social Relationships...

If you want to see what all these people look like in their glamourous but oh so casual evening wear, come to our monthly Drinks at Murray's next Wednesday. Happy Hour prices for the B&B from 6.30pm :)

With an attitude of gratitude for all the things, and especially all the people that induce an irrepressable sense of happiness in me, signing off with love. Your Girl Friday blogger Anna.

09/05/13 - Most Incredible Swim Ever!

Forget about travelling overseas when you can have the swim of your life right here in Manly! Visibility was the best it's been for ages today and we swam with cuttlefish, porcupine fish, old wifes and a turtle! Wow, wow, wow! It's nearly Winter for gawds sake and it's getting up to 24 degrees today and sun, sun, sun! How lucky are we?!!

We really had it all today...A perfect sunrise, a calm and peaceful ocean as well as clear, warm water! No wonder record numbers of Bold and Beautiful swimmers are coming down to swim early before work. I caught a group of around 10 swimming at 6.20am as the first glows of orange rose from the ocean...

And then a group of around twenty at 6.30am.

Miles and Todd come in from an early swim to Queenscliffe. Miles got dressed in the dark this morning and came out in his undies! 

Seb Therry (100 Things) has just completed number 86 on his list, an Ironman event. Well done Seb and Jules Mackin (where were you today Jules?) Laura, Little Sarah and Rainer are Ironmen too in my book, swimming (or paddling, Laura is 7!) long distances without wetsuits in the dark. Seb and Rainer are comparing wetsuit scars!

The water has dropped to 20 degrees this morning but after Lesley's reminder on yesterday's blog about the benefits of cold water swimming we are embracing it! (And 20 is still warm really.) Attracta, on the left is the one to follow if you want to spot the interesting fish!

Geoff is loving it!

I am busy marvelling at the clear water and taking fish pics but manage to get to Shelly in time for some blog tarts!

On the way back I see the amazing cuttlefish that Lesley saw yesterday. I was calling for everyone to come and see it but they were too far ahead.

Then I dove down to photograph this beautiful dusky...

And cute porcupine fish...

I was feeling rather smug that I had found all of this marine life when I saw a group of people ahead and heard Sparkles go, 'Wow!' As I got closer I realised  they had come across a gorgeous turtle! Stephen Coulter got some great photos and a video!

I just can't get over how amazing it is to be swimming along, through schools of yellowtail and mados and never know what other wondrous marine creature you may see. Really, don't bother going on holiday folks, you are only going to get envious when you look at the blog and see what we are swimming with!Even the gropers were bluer than ever today with the great visibility.

This is the spot where you can usually find loads of marine life, over the white rocks near the tall palm tree. 

 

Back outside the Clubhouse we are all ecstatic about the swim. I say it was the best swim of my life. (Maybe 2nd best after the whale swim!) There is another good reason to swim on Thursdays ladeez, Andrew Drinky has the day off and...according to Young Jane gives the best hugs eva!(Just don't go throwing your arms around the wrong Andy, as Izzy did!)

Just a reminder not to get too close or touch the amazing marine life in Cabbage Tree Bay. These photos were taken from a 'respectful distance' and were then zoomed in on when edited.

Also, please don't put your bags outside the Club house while they are renovating, a bit further along the wall is fine.

Note from Sasha at Bluewater Cafe to please 'like' Bluewater on Facebook and put a review on TripAdvisor or eatability. They are very good to us.

Don't forget drinks at Murrays next Wednesday night from 6.30pm. All drinks at happy hour prices!

Now, I'm finishing the blog quickly so I can get out in the ocean again. Hope I spot the turtle! See you tomorrow!

 120 ticked swimmers

 36 swimmers enjoyed  early laps into Shelly.  

  Water Temperature 20.4

  Air Temperature 16.0

  Sunrise 6.35am

  Sunset 5.05pm

  High Tide: 7.44am

  Low Tide: 1.32pm

 

Signing off Lainey Loo xx 

08/05/2013 - Babies Galore!

 115 Bold and Beautiful Swimmers today!

Pretty good considering it's getting colder.....

And just to remind you all, swimming in the cold water IS GOOD for you!   I found 2 articles online on benefits of cold water swimming ... and bear in mind they are really talking about swimming in water that is under 12 degrees not the tropical temps we swim in! Also the benefits are sort of lost if you wear a wetsuit!! :-)

Article 1 Click Here

Article 2 Click Here

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Seeing as their owners are getting some cold water swimming benefits these doggies have to resort to coffee to pep them up :-D 

As from tomorrow (we are told) the Surf Club will be boarded up! So... as of tomorrow - we will congregate here.. between the 2 lamp posts - John is demonstrating and I put a red line so hopefully noone will miss it! You can also leave your stuff on the beach / near the wall?

A record 33 early swimmers coming back!
Psyching themselves up to go in....
Anne back from the early swim - wearing 2 wetsuits she didn't know what we were worried about!

 I couldn't believe my luck when I saw this beauty in my collection! haha  ...Sorry Iain it had to be done!

It's still magical waiting at the Point - not too cold yet... 

Celeb Let's Goer at Shelly - guess who??

AND I THINK this is the first sighting of a cuttle fish for the season??? I wonder what those bright lights are on it's back??

A friendly dusky....
There were SOOOO many yellowtails today and they came right up close to me...

Saw this fella too - porcupine fish!

There were lots of some amazing Kingfish - I saw one up really close, they are beautiful...

LOTS OF BABIES!
I wonder who gave birth to this lot!!!!!
But we do know who gave birth to this sweet baby called Stephanie! Lindsay Glover (and hubby Richard!) - who is back swimming already!! Stephanie with her special BnB bib which she looks pretty pleased about and cannot wait to dribble on!  I see she has her mum's nose! :-D

Last night's BnB Bluewater dinner ..I wasn't there but it sounds like it was good fun with some new things on the menu! Thanks again to all the staff there and especially this morning as they were short staffed and had to put up with us coming in all at once! THANKS BLUEWATER!!

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Can everyone bring back any caps they no longer use - no matter what condition they are in - torn or otherwise! We will recycle the better ones and give the torn ones to Vicki H, (who buys the caps for us). THANK YOU!!

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On June 1 it's the start of not only Winter... but the Winter Badges!  It is a Saturday and so to 'celebrate' we want everyone to come down wearing a Onesie / Jumpsuit. The funnier the better!

And for those guys who feel 'less of a man' wearing one, may I suggest a more masculine version like below? (jumpsuits ARE worn in the army - let me just say!)

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Staying safe

NEW water safety tips courtesy of champion Ironman Craig 'Riddo' Riddington. It’s a great read and can help keep you safe in the surf.  To read, or even download, click here.

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The Stats

Regulars:  115

Newbies: 2

Water Temp: 20.5 degrees

Air Temp: 14

Sunrise: 6.34am

Sunset: 5.07pm

 

By for now: Lesbutt! :-D

07/05/13 – It is all too beautiful

Thinking about the past month or so, there hasn’t been a day when it wasn’t a good day for a swim.  For the 105 B&B swimmers who rolled up this morning – it was more of the same.

 

There is the little chill in the air that does make removing the cozy, B&B hoodie a confronting procedure.  Mind you there is always the company of friends to keep you warm.

And the cooling weather provides the opportunity to find a helping hand to do up the wetsuit.  A grand way to make friends!

 

Despite Ros’s trepidation, the water is still 20.4 degrees.  Balmy!!

 

With the shadows at Shelly lengthening – if you want sun head to the boardwalk end of the beach.  There is a lot of frollicking too!

The rest try to keep just a head above the water to avoid the zephyr that delivers its cooling breath across our neoprene free shoulders. 

It wasn't long before Squadron Leader Ian treated us to a delightful “Tally ho” for the return to Manly. 

Visibility across the bay is not great, but there are some lovely fishy friends hanging around the point on the way back.

 

So, another one of those glorious swims – sun, invigorating water temperature, only a couple of little waves, and absolutely no stinging things!!

See you tonight at Bluewater.

 

Mary

 

 

For the diary . . .

Tonight is the B&B Dinner at Bluewater.  Fun kicks off at 6.30pm – and don’t be late or you will miss the entrée goodies.  Click here to register – which is really essential.

Next Wednesday 14 May is the regular drinks at Murrays.

 

Staying safe

While there has been little wave action to test the surf skills, you never know when the sea will show its turbulent side.  Stay safe by knowing how to read the signs with these water safety tips courtesy of champion Ironman Craig 'Riddo' Riddington. It’s a great read and can help keep you safe in the surf.  To read, or even download, click here.

 

The Stats

Regulars:  105

Newbies: 2

Temp: 20.4 degrees

Sunrise: 6.34am

Sunset: 5.09pm

06/05/2013 - Sure 'tis lovely once yer in!

101 Bold & beautiful swimmers braved the "icy" 20.1C temperature this morning...brrrrr

Seriously, its still lovely and warm!

For anyone who reads the blog and hasnt come down for a swim yet, please do so as we would love to have you! The water is actually still warm and we are actually a pretty lovely and friendly bunch.

While it first looked like an average start to the morning

With some clouds in the distance

 

It got better during the swim, as always

While it was quite flat for the swimmers, the surfers were enjoying the occasional decent set

If you are a first timer, make sure to fill in the below sheet so you can be an official member of this fantastic group

Here is our Pacific Challenge leader (Over 1,000kms and counting) and official temperature taker John "007" Bond doing his thang

What a great way to start your week

Now it aint winter yet people, so whats with the hats and scarves?

"Someone" was even wearing these to keep warm over her wetsuit! (Emer)

Vicki kept warm with a little pre swim jog

I wish I had a video clip of this lady skipping backwards up the ramp to keep warm!

Some wore a "Where's Wally" hat to keep the heat in! Is it really that cold? ;-)

I saw this and assumed it was just Renae arriving after enjoying her parachute jumping exploits last week so much.

Jonathan warmed up with some squat thrusts!

Jeremy said "Sod it, Im wearing my wetsuit!"

Corrinne and Emer embraced their wetsuits with a smile

So off we went

It was so much warmer in the water than out, 9 degrees difference

There are no worries at the point, no bills to pay, no arguments, no reports to file, no traffic, no stress or worries...just happy people

Visibility was not great, although my photographic skills didnt help!

I did get a picture of some random feet, a staple of the Monday blog

LSA and Jane suggested I get a picture of them coming in at Manly beach, majestically riding a huge wave all the way in to the beach.....instead I got them washed up by some baby white water....

Majestic ladies.....Majestic!

 

Congrats to our B&B friends Jules Mackin and Seb Terry who finished the Port Macquarie Ironman yesterday, AMAZING is the only word. A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!

 

Also the B&B Dinner which is the social event of the month is happening on Tuesday! Come along to Bluewater on May 7 for a great value meal of $20 plus $5 drinks, $5 desserts, no corkage for BYO wines Fun kicks off at 6.30pm – and don’t be late or you will miss the entrée goodies. Click here to register –which is really essential.

 

Staying safe

NEW water safety tips courtesy of champion Ironman Craig 'Riddo' Riddington. It’s a great read and can help keep you safe in the surf. To read, or even download, click here.

 

Water Temp: 20.1C

Sunrise: 6.33

Sunset: 5.08

High Tide: 6.01pm

Low Tide: 11.39am

Keep swimming and smiling,

Robster the Blogster

5/5/13 Shelly Morning Groper by Rock Stone

May the force be with you?? Blah blah blah. May 5th, May the fish be with you - we've taken over the blog and letting you know what we think and see from our perspective!

 

Did you see Friday's B&B made page 1 of the Sydney Morning Herald! - one day the SMH may make it on to the Shelly Morning Groper!

 

It must be 7:00, who needs a dolphin clicking to wake you up.

 

 

Can't an octopus get some shut eye.

 

 

Some of us wake up grumpy too,

 

 

And others of us have learnt the hard way...

 

 

To think Stumpy use to look like me...

 

 

Aren't those pink caps funny - there are new species every day that come in all shapes and sizes..

 

 

Have you seen that new albino? If only it wore that white top too that Lips use to tease us with...

 

 

 

Where are those original B&Bers that we're named after?

 

 

We like the way you're starting to swim in school...

 

 

Some of us are better at it and more beautiful than others.

 

 

And just when they've gone we get back to some serious fishy business and they return...

 

 

 

What do we think of those pink species up top...

Watch were you put that hand buddy..

 

He could learn a thing or two from us...

 

 

I think that's orange finned rubber jacket with a white tailed black butt. Maybe the Neptune Museum will publish this one..

 

Ehhhh, swim away quick that's a man in a grey suit...

 

 

 

And there's that Sunday shag on a rock

 

 

Look's like it's Sunday Service time, where are the Angel fish?

 

 

That's not how you pray..

 

 

Some of us fish are lonely do, do you think Lainey Loo could hook us up?

 

 

Thanks Lainey, we would never of met otherwise..

 

 

 

News from Dry Land

Alyson & Martin are now proud parents of 12 pound Lukas, born on May 2 after Alyson calling mayday the day before!

 

 

Onesie Day June Onesie

Us fish like a big swell when we can check out what's happening at the Pink Palace - we like your new plan Storchy and Shaun!  With a big swell we also love the look of the onesie on Lesbutt - where were you today - Rocky here lerves yer babe!  We have declared June 1 Onesie day -we want all B&B to wear a onesie and hope there's a big swell so we can check you out.

New World Champions!

Som of the B&B were part of the new World Record set on Manly Beach yesterday - 649 people did a 40 minutes resistance circuit to break the old world record of 312.

 

 

As you read this Jules Mackin will still be doing the Port Macquarie Ironman. For those of you that don't know, it's a 3.8km swim followed by a 180 cycle and then a full marathon of 42km!!!! Good luck Jules, all us fish are blowing bubbles for you.

 

 

Lost & Found

Brendan found a virtually new underwater camera on the bottom at the point. If anyone has lost one please ring Brendan to see if it's yours, 0408-972-542.

 

For the diary . . .

The B&B Dinner which is the social event of the month is happening on Tuesday! Come along to Bluewater on May 7 for a great value meal of $20 plus $5 drinks, $5 desserts, no corkage for BYO wines Fun kicks off at 6.30pm – and don’t be late or you will miss the entrée goodies. Click here to register –which is really essential.

Staying safe

NEW water safety tips courtesy of champion Ironman Craig 'Riddo' Riddington. It’s a great read and can help keep you safe in the surf. To read, or even download, click here.

Stats:

Swimmers:190

New swimmers:17

Doubles: 11

Water: 20.4c

Sunrise: 6:31am

Sunset: 5:11pm

Rock Stone with Shaz & Stephen

 

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