I found this interesting quote about why we go to the sea. What do you think?  “And it is an interesting biological fact that all of us have, in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean, and, therefore, we have salt in our blood, in our...

The signs of summer are becoming more apparent.  Happily, one is the appearance of early parking along the beach front as workers now on holidays can delay their visit to the beach.  Another is the appearance of the prevailing north-easterly.  This is the breeze of summer. The nor-easter is a favourite with windsurfers, surfers and...

Today was the day to switch off the autopilot.  Amazing how life can provide you subtle reminders that your routines – like strolling up to the attendance list – can go AWOL!! Confusion spread across faces as the absence of the attendance list registered with each slightly sleepy central cortex.  Ian was missing too. ....

What a day!  Can you think of a better way to chase away the remnants of sleep than with this view and the anticipation of the daily ritual of the swim to Shelly? Thanks to Julia Baird’s investigative prowess, and self confessed obsession with jellyfish, I now know that those big floating jellyfish we have...

Today’s title comes courtesy of the weather bureau.  In that hazy realm somewhere between asleep and awake, the radio’s surf report was telling me that the surf conditions were considered big and dangerous or large and powerful.  It’s Tuesday; blog day so I am committed to turning up – no matter the conditions!! A parking...

In case you haven’t noticed, there has been a bit of rain about.  This may have been the reason there were a total of just 65 B&B swimmers from all of today’s swims between 6am and 7am.  This did make the 7am an intimate affair! While some were hanging around ticking the attendance sheet, chatting,...

Some mornings it can seem like there are parallel worlds.  In the sleepy suburbs the dawn is acknowledged by the calls of the wild birds announcing the arrival of the day. Then there is Manly Beach.   Colour.  Movement. People everywhere!  Be careful to wipe the sleep from your eyes before venturing close to the...

There is absolutely no cause for despair after deciding to swim today.  In fact, I would suggest that it was the best part of the day.  A total of 58 swimmers turned up to take to the water this morning. A few waves rolled in, but really they were not so scary. . .  ...

So if you have logged on for your weekly dose of Robbie’s acerbic start to the week – you will have to come back tomorrow… This morning 103 swimmers denied the existence of Mondayitis as they took to the water.  The point was calling us to the daily ritual.   Comprising insomniacs or those who...

Hello, bonjour! Returning to the B&B after an absence of a few months makes me realise how lucky we are to be able to come together for this daily ritual. The beauty of the sun shimmering through the early morning haze as the early lappers make their way through the surf.   The welcoming smiles...