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Claire I am so glad you feeling better - I may be with you on the stand up paddle that was a big ouchy!!
06/09/2011 - Half Way Heros
45 'ticked' Bold & Beautiful swimmers. There was a bit of a wave and a lot of water moving around off the beach so the half way heroes took their queue and wondered round to our beautiful half way beach. Have you noticed how much the water has warmed up since Michael is back with his trusty the...
Beautiful pictures! Epic sunrise! Amazing way to start the day! I LOVE Bold and the Beautiful!!! xoxox Gratitude :-)
18/07/2011 - Photo Extravaganza
40 'ticked' Bold & Beautiful swimmers. Beautiful flat conditions this morning, with a colorful sunrise. So many specacular photos courtesy of James Goins this morning, in fact sooo many we had to run 8 of them as I couldnt possibly cull them, it was just too hard to choose and was further compl...
Thank you Nick yay :-)))
18/07/2011 - Photo Extravaganza
40 'ticked' Bold & Beautiful swimmers. Beautiful flat conditions this morning, with a colorful sunrise. So many specacular photos courtesy of James Goins this morning, in fact sooo many we had to run 8 of them as I couldnt possibly cull them, it was just too hard to choose and was further compl...
Thank you John!! :-)
18/07/2011 - Photo Extravaganza
40 'ticked' Bold & Beautiful swimmers. Beautiful flat conditions this morning, with a colorful sunrise. So many specacular photos courtesy of James Goins this morning, in fact sooo many we had to run 8 of them as I couldnt possibly cull them, it was just too hard to choose and was further compl...
I better get my butt back in the water asap! I love your passion Jules!! :-)
08/06/2011 - A Distant Whale
57 'ticked' Bold & Beautiful swimmers. Stunning swim this morning ! There was a whale just off shore up at North Steyne as we entered the water !!! Sadly, despite my beautiful whale call he didn't come and play with us though :-( maybe tomorrow... The water is just lovely and definitely clearin...
Ok - I am IN if I can be on the 'for fun' team with as many people as possible ;) IS there any rules against flippers??
08/06/2011 - A Distant Whale
57 'ticked' Bold & Beautiful swimmers. Stunning swim this morning ! There was a whale just off shore up at North Steyne as we entered the water !!! Sadly, despite my beautiful whale call he didn't come and play with us though :-( maybe tomorrow... The water is just lovely and definitely clearin...
Jules - My mom appreciated that picture:) xxx
24/04/2011 - Burst of Babies
Over 101 Bold & Beautiful swimmers. HAPPY EASTER TO YOU ALL !! :-) 11 new swimmers, welcome to you all. Nick the Brick's two nieces joined us today from Warners Bay: Sophia and Tabitha along with Derek Minihane's 7 year old daughter, Caroline. Great effort girls hope we see you all again soon. W...
Gratitude for this mornings wonderful swim. Very thoughtful moments at Shelly! x :)
25/04/2011 - ANZAC Swim
Over 54 Bold & Beautiful swimmers. A beautiful calm swim over to Shelly Beach. Once we all gathered Michael Christie read the Ode followed by Greg McDonagh playing the Last Post on the trumpet as we all looked out to sea. Greg learnt the Last Post especially for us today. You were fantastic Greg...
Beautiful swim today:) Linda I think you are part mermaid!! :) xoxo
04/04/2011 - The Perfect Swim
Over 67 Bold & Beautiful swimmers. The perfect swim; flat, warm and sooooo many fish. Today had serious WOW Factor !!!! There where garfish, massive schools of yellowtail, stingrays, dusky whalers, luderick, batfish, groupers to name just a few. Then there were a couple of new beautiful fish: th...
Beautiful! Thank you Michael and John for your inspiring technique! Mirroring your swimming made me feel like I could swim another 10km - well maybe lol! So great to be back! We are so lucky to have this swimming opportunity every morning! :) xoxo
31/03/2011 - 9 New Swimmers !
Over 41 Bold & Beautiful swimmers including 9 new swimmers this morning. Yes that was 9 and it is was a dark rainy start !! Welcome guys :-) A lovely swim with plenty of dusky whalers waiting for us at Shelly. Christy said it was the nicest swim she's ever had !! Only 2 more wake ups until dayli...
Yay, to ditching the snorkels:) Izzy you are a natural if you can swim 10k you can do anything!!!! xo
07/03/2011 - Stingray Convention
Over 47 Bold & Beautiful swimmers. A little chop and a little cloudy in the water this morning, bit it's still clear enough to see the bottom the whole way over :-) Over a dozen dusky whaler sharks, 3 flutemouth, 2 large flatheads, lots of groupers, tonnes of fish, a stingray convention and an I...
Gratitude to you all for sharing such an amazing achievement! That swim was a goal I never even entertained until yesterday. Amazing how much you can improve your swimming in 4 hours! Even more special Mom was at the finish all the way from Canada!! Very Happy Canadian over here! Cheers to the passion of water!!! :)xo
05/02/2011 - 10km Summer Badge Achievements
Over 105 Bold & Beautiful swimmers. Including 16 new Bold & Beautiful swimmers today - welcome to you all. Not only is it a hot day, it's also the warmest water temperature to date at 25.2 degrees - very very nice indeed :-) 23 swimmers continued on after the regular swim this morning: Neil Co...
Great swim this am. Kelly - you may want to indulge in the scotch before during and after the swim lol:)
03/02/2011 - Nice to be Back Home
Over 47 Bold & Beautiful swimmers. Nice to be back on home territory this morning :-). Very clear water, tonnes of fish and an apparently rather largish friendly shark :-) Scottish Tom got inducted this morning - a full on Blue Bottle sting across his back, under his arm and on his chest - ouch ...
So excited about tomorrow's badge ceremony:) Yay we did it!! Everyone has been so inspiring!! Gratitude to you Julie and Michael!
11/09/2010 - Glassy
56 Bold & Beautiful Swimmers at least. Magnificent conditions, amazingly flat, reasonably clear with lots of marine life from plankton to sharks… :-). Absolutely stunning morning ! Winter badge ceremony tomorrow - yippee. Love Christy's creative photo this morning ! Water Temperature 17.0 degrees...
Wow that was amazing:) I am sending back home to Canada for my family to watch:) Thank you!! - Christy
30/08/2010 - Billiard Table
38 Bold & Beautiful Swimmers. A mob of wrasse, a couple of Port Jacksons and the flattest day ever ! It's the last day of winter tomorrow, it would be great to have a big turnout to celebrate…Mr Whale wrote to us via a comment on the blog yesterday, check it out, he is going to try to visit us! ...
Beautiful swimming the passed two days. Fairytale dream like material:) So great to share the experience! Have a great day everyone!!
2908/2010 - 'SSSS'
49 Bold & Beautiful Swimmers. Last Sunday of winter, the 'Saucy Sunday Snorkelers Squad' frolicked around seeing 2 Port Jackson Sharks and a Fiddler Ray and sooo many Groupers :-). Stunning viz and warmer water - yippee. Matt and Jade saw a whale in the Harbour yesterday afternoon, 50m from the ...
I love this picture:)
21/08/2010 - Record Number!
63 Bold & Beautiful Swimmers. WOW that's our NEW RECORD - the most number of swimmers in a regular morning swim and its: winter, the coldest morning in winter, election day and BEAUTIFUL flat clear conditions. 2 new people have qualified for their badge: Simon & Julieanne, that brings our total t...
Wow - The water is feeling very Canadian! Burr lol! Thank goodness for wet suits:)
27/08/2010 - Hypothermic
54 Bold & Beautiful Swimmers. Great turnout for a great morning but oh my gosh it certainly qualified as a hot shower morning this morning. There were still ~8 non wetsuit swimmers - not bad at all, that's about 15% :-) . Gareth, John M, Lori and Rosie all qualified for their badge this morning ...
PS - Good work SAM! You did great!
11/08/2010 - Adrenaline
46 Bold & Beautiful Swimmers. Challenging conditions - large surf, very choppy & messy. A few people went to & from Half Way which was pumping - a few injuries to prove - cuts from the rocks and bruises from the ladder…! Christy chose today to try without fins - and survived! Sam our youngest als...
Oh my! Thank you soooo much Jules. I had a huge learning curve in the surf this morning!!!
Everyone is so inspirational and encouraging!!! Thank you!!! The Bold and the Beautiful ROCK!!! :)
11/08/2010 - Adrenaline
46 Bold & Beautiful Swimmers. Challenging conditions - large surf, very choppy & messy. A few people went to & from Half Way which was pumping - a few injuries to prove - cuts from the rocks and bruises from the ladder…! Christy chose today to try without fins - and survived! Sam our youngest als...
Beautiful Photo!! What a fabulous, kind group of people! Gratitude to you all for the amazing inspiration!
03/07/2010
40 Bold & Beautiful Swimmers. Water Temperature 17.7 degrees. Sunrise 6.58am. Sunset 4.59pm. Low Tide: 6.38am. High Tide: 12.58pm.
Love it!!! :)
27/06/2010
42 Bold & Beautiful Swimmers. Water Temperature 18.0 degrees. Sunrise 6.58am. Sunset 4.56pm. High Tide: 8.52am. Low Tide: 2.18pm.
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