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Any excuse to show off those arms Anna! Good to see there was just enough battery left! hehehe... Looks like i missed a top day.. jimbles and all.. it wouldn't be the same without them...
Toggle Commented 6 days ago on 18/05/2013 - Greetings from Sunrise Beach at Pacific Jules
17/5/13 - It's Happy Friday!
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Happy Friday everyone! Where did that week go? I hope we don;t get too used to all the perfect weather, flat seas and awesome visibility. Let's face it.. when everyone's happy it shows... and here's a few of this morning's faces just to prove it.... Happy.... So happy.... Someone's happy... Continue reading
Posted May 16, 2013 at Pacific Jules
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11/5/13 - **** 5,000!!! ***
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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... Continue reading
Posted May 10, 2013 at Pacific Jules
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4/5/13 - May the Fourth (Be With You...)
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What a morning it was! Another beautiful Saturday morning to top off another great week! This is the picture at about 6am.... Yes.. May the 4th be with you! - it's intergalactic Star Wars Day, and strangely enough, after the movies were made, most of the cast have actually joined... Continue reading
Posted Apr 26, 2013 at Pacific Jules
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20/4/13 - Get out of Bed! - It's Saturday!
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104 of Manly's finest got out of their (or possibly someone else's) bed this morning to scenes which many of us have become attached to over the last 4 years! You know the water is going to be beautiful and warm - what are you waiting for?? ..and let's face... Continue reading
Posted Apr 19, 2013 at Pacific Jules
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13/4/13 - Saturday Megablog!
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Champagne, Black Caviar and Kelly Slater is the order of the day after a week of champagne weather and conditions! 282 swimmers... totes amazeballs! (ask your teenaged kids) turned up - maybe hoping to see some more dolphins This was the sunrise at 6:16am The course was flat and in... Continue reading
Posted Apr 12, 2013 at Pacific Jules
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30/3/13 - Full Moon Fever!
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There's craziness in the air with the full moon last night - deciding to hang around to see us off this morning... a few cloudy heads from the soiree at Manly Wine last night. Nothing like a swim to Shelley to clear out the cobwebs on a holiday weekend. Why... Continue reading
Posted Mar 29, 2013 at Pacific Jules
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Thanks Jane :) I'm going to sit next to you every Sat breakfast!
Toggle Commented Mar 23, 2013 on 23/3/13 - Saturday Surprise! at Pacific Jules
23/3/13 - Saturday Surprise!
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Late March in Sydney - the warm days are coming back for the weekend. It's a little bit darker in the morning and some of us need the alarm to get going but once you're on your feet it's all good... It was a little hazy this morning but looked... Continue reading
Posted Mar 22, 2013 at Pacific Jules
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16/3/13 - Game On!
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So good to see everyone who went Annie's farewell last night going home early, ready for a bright start. Did you all get plenty of sleep? Good - cos you're going to need it! Haha... Game on! You could hear the surf before the sun came up this morning.... it... Continue reading
Posted Mar 15, 2013 at Pacific Jules
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9/3/13 - Just Another Saturday in Paradise
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212 Bright B&B swimmers turned up this balmy beaut... Continue reading
Posted Mar 8, 2013 at Pacific Jules
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2/3/13 - Watch out for the ......Step!
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Another stunning sunrise this morning folks.... somewhere in Australia - but not here :) I didn't have to look far for metaphors on the Sydney weather this morning.. but you know the water is going to be nice and warm (21.7c) No shortage of happy faces... ....and some were looking... Continue reading
Posted Mar 1, 2013 at Pacific Jules
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22/2/13 - Heavy Duty Cycle - Fast Spin
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Ahhh another blissful still, tranquil, early Manly morning .... just kidding ... "this one goes up to 11" - Does anyone know which Movie that quote is from? (No Googling Stephen) ... oh sorry mate.. I forgot you're banned anyway! Here's some mood pics to get you started... Yep it's... Continue reading
Posted Feb 21, 2013 at Pacific Jules
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18/2/13 - Brought to you by English Beer
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Well normally Monday is not a swimming day for me.. but after this morning I've definitely changed my mind! Just look at this.... Photobomb of the week goes to Mike Baird who appeared out of nowhere and then was gone just as quick.. This is definitely the way to start... Continue reading
Posted Feb 17, 2013 at Pacific Jules
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15/2/13 - Did Someone Say "Fish?"
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OK let's see..... Friday (tick) ..... Warm (tick) .....Flat and glassy (tick) .... Clear (tick).... There's no other way to break the news... this was NOT a good day to sleep in ... it was a 9/10.... Here's LSA and Jalna heading off for the Boulderdash - Without John S,... Continue reading
Posted Feb 14, 2013 at Pacific Jules
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9/2/2013 - Perfect Day for a Swim!
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Happy Saturday everyone! Good morning Manly! Everyone is up and about this morning... These are the mornings we dream about...The sun was up at 6:24am and it only got down to 21.6c last night. 243 of us (inc 23 new swimmers) thought it was time to start living the dream!... Continue reading
Posted Feb 8, 2013 at Pacific Jules
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2/2/13 Rule #1 - You Never Regret a Swim!
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You can have your sunrises, your cafe lattes, fancy Western Australia beaches and sleep ins but at the end of the day people you're just kidding yourselves... THIS.... is what we are about! It's about RAIN and WIND and SEAWEED... It's about the STREETS being CUT OFF and NO PARKING... Continue reading
Posted Feb 1, 2013 at Pacific Jules
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26/1/13 - Happy Australia Day - (Who'll come a swimming to Shelley with me?..)
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Once some jolly swimmers... Over 500 top blokes and good sorts turned up in their Australian work boots (thongs - or flip flops for you European bludgers) for a bit of a wet walkabout to Shelley. 115 Cleanskins decided to brave the blueys, leave the boogie boards in the car... Continue reading
Posted Jan 25, 2013 at Pacific Jules
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19/1/13 - Separation Anxiety
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The tributes for Michael and Jules are still rolling in from far and wide, with some beautiful comments posted overnight from all corners of the world, some amazing video and pics, and today's story in the Manly Daily, setting quite the scene for a triumphant return one day soon! We've... Continue reading
Posted Jan 18, 2013 at Pacific Jules
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15/1/13 - Back to the Office
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162 Fantastic and Fresh from Holidays B&B swimmers went back to work this week.. celebrating all the way with a beautiful flat water swim in Lake Manly. For all of you who couldn't make it down this morning, let's just set the scene... All smiles this morning ... some of... Continue reading
Posted Jan 14, 2013 at Pacific Jules
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12/1/13 - The Hazy Days of Summer
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278 B&B Swimmers rolled up this morning. You can tell it's going to be another hot one right here in beautiful Manly by the hazy air that hung all over the southern end of the beach where we get together every morning at 7am. 31 thought that today would be... Continue reading
Posted Jan 11, 2013 at Pacific Jules
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5/1/13 - ....And Now for Something Completely Different!
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The 5th Jan dawned like any other normal Saturday - 208 of Sydney's finest showed up for a swim after a week of bluebottles and shark alarms but beautiful weather! Apparently the offending animal was no bigger than one of our cuddly duskies - which we liken to labradors for... Continue reading
Posted Jan 4, 2013 at Pacific Jules
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29/12/12 - Last Super Saturday of the year!
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More than 222 happy and fearless Bold and Beautiful swimmers didn't even give a thought to marine stingers this morning ... and this is why: - Over 222 Swimmers! - 31 for the 6k! - 13 new swimmers! - 1 for the Bolderdash Nice, warm and flat... just like English... Continue reading
Posted Dec 28, 2012 at Pacific Jules
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Its a Wonderful Afterlife
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176 Bold and Beautiful swimmers emerged from the post Apocalypse haze, showing various effects of the End of the World... but we don't something trivial like that stop us.. do we? There was a lot of yawning and stretching... yeh... you can tell who the "players" are... Sue never needs... Continue reading
Posted Dec 21, 2012 at Pacific Jules
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It's Only Rock N Roll (....But I Like It!)
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Over 160 very reverent and pure Bold and Beautiful swimmers gathered together under tranquil skies this morning for their weekly 45 minutes of mediatation and reflection as we sign off on another working week. There was Sisters LSA and Paige, Brother John, and the usual congregation: New converts Bruce R... Continue reading
Posted Dec 14, 2012 at Pacific Jules
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