210 swimmers and one newbie swam on this fine winter swimming day enjoying 19degree water. The swimmers themselves are hot hot hot!
This lot because they run and swim and cycle and then eat cake!
Annie just generally hot
the baker
this photo is out of focus. How things appear to me when I don't have my glasses
Safire
Andrew saw actual dolphins out there yesterday. he is a professional photographer/filmaker but the dolphins did not pose for him.
Andrew did not swim today because he forgot his togs and goggs. Just saying, I myself have swum in my leggings and top and there are always goggles you can borrow from other swimmers who like me keep spares. But he did not have a ruling on whether a nude swim today would qualify for a nudie badge so he did not take the chance
Andrew's friend Tim was better organised and did swim
Talking about hot: Errol and Justus
Look at all these smiling hotties. Who can be cold when we are winter swimming?
Charl - so hot that he has to cool down
Management notices
Ruby Lane “Paddock to Plate” Dinner.
Enjoy a 4 course meal and matching organic wines at Ruby Lane Restaurant in support of Royal Far West and country children. Courses include:
Fig, Rocket & Blue Cheese Salad
Free Range Pork, Mushroom & Pistachio terrine
Heritage Chicken Casserole, Soft Polenta
Upside Down Plum and Almond cake
We will also have a special presentation by one of the Ruby Lane farmers who will talk about their sustainable organic farming practices and how they deliver food in a way that nurtures the environment and our diets.
The dinner is Saturday June 23 and tickets are $110 per head. All funds go to Royal Far West. For more information and to book click here: https://mailchi.mp/4edadb1a1a08/join-us-at-the-rfw-ruby-lane-gala-dinner-1626289
sold out - waitlist yourself
Monthly Dinner – 12th June 2018 – Guest Speaker
The next B&B monthly dinner for the year will be held on Tuesday 12th June at 6.30 pm at Bluewater Restaurant. Our guest speaker on the night will be TV presenter, journalist and B&B swimmer, Julia Baird, whose recent Biography of Queen Victoria; "Victoria the Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman who Ruled an Empire", has been critically acclaimed around the world.
Julia's talk is about 'ADVENTURES WITH QUEEN VICTORIA: BEHIND THE MYTHS". In it she will be answering the following three questions:
- Why write a book about that old bird? i.e. wasn't she super grumpy and unamused all the time?
- What are some of the juiciest things you discovered about her (and is it true she had a legendary libido?)
- What would Queen Victoria think of the Bold and Beautiful?
In other words: Queen Victoria on sex, stereotypes and swimming. DON'T MISS THIS EXCLUSIVE EVENT. Also… Julia will be signing copies of her book if you would like to purchase one on the night or bring along the copy you already have!
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.
B&B SWIMMING MERCHANDISE UPDATE:
NEW TOWELS HAVE ARRIVED & COSSIES BACK IN STOCK 😀
- Ladies B&B bathers are back in stock 😛
- Men’s should be back in stock next week 👍
And...
- NEW B&B TOWELS HAVE ARRIVED !!! 🎉😜 they are an amazing new light weight material that is super easy to shake the sand from.
Get yours now for only $50 in Budgy Smuggler Store, 1A/22 Darley Rd, Manly or Online:
https://budgysmuggler.com.au/collections/accessories/products/bold-and-beautiful-towel
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Tim Slessor who is a long time B&B swimmer is competing in the Shitbox Rally again in two weeks. The aim is to buy a car for less than a grand and drive it, along with 200 others, from Brisbane it Darwin, OFF ROAD!!
Shitbox Rally is a dedicated fundraising event for cancer research with funds going to Cancer Council.
Cancer Council is one of the largest non-government funders of cancer research in Australia. We conduct and fund research studies across all cancers and all stages of the cancer journey.
Thanks to the community funds raised such as Shitbox Rally we can fund world-class research that reduces the impact of cancer for everyone.
Over $13 million has been raised by Box Rallies to date.
Please click on the link to donate to this worthy cause and thank you all.
https://donate18.shitboxrally.com.au/a-pom-and-a-kiwi
Julia Chalon, one of our swimmers has interviewed Julie Isbill, the B&B founder for a blog. It’s very interesting and attached here;
https://www.thrivhers.com/meet-the-thrivhers/thrivher-interview-dr-julie-isbill
Laughter session on beach 14th June 6.15am - see below for more details :-)
Laughter* (yoga) Session
Free for Bold and Beautiful swimmers,
laugh and get warm just before your swim
Click on this link for more details Download Laughter
What I have been reading
The algorithm in Amazon where I get my kindle books recommended The Darkness by Ragnar Jonasson. I can see why it is recommended - crime fiction etc. but it is not much good. So I read a new (to me) Brunetti novel by Donna Leon as well for enjoyment The Temptation of Forgiveness. It is as expected. Bit of a crime, lots about living in Venice; silly plot.
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