Welcome to the Year of the Rooster. This is supposed to be a lucky year unless you are born in the year of the rooster. . .   Luckily it looks like nearly everyone remembered that the swim was starting at Shelly this morning. I did remember when Ted and Elaine reminded me – lucky...

If life is a beach, then the daily gathering of the B&B swimmers is a life. And just look at all the people who turned up today to enhance their day. So many were pumped to do the numerous badge swims on offer. Lyndall has developed a taste for the super long 10km swims! Today...

This is a challenging week for many people. The silly season is a time of continuous consuming, rushing around and spending way too much! However, here are some of the simple things for which we can be very grateful. So here is my list for today. I am grateful for:- 1. Management. This generous group...

This is Ojigi Fukusuke bidding you ‘welcome’ to the blog, to the swim and to a summer of smiles. Being a Japanese symbol of good luck and happiness, who better to herald in the summer badge swims and navigate around challenges (I’m thinking mostly the nasty stinging ones).   The pre-swim topic was the 6km...

The weather reporter whispered in my ear that it was a day to roll over and stay in bed. Rain, messy surf, super tide at 6.55am due to the proximity of the moon this month – closest in 70 years – were reasons given to pull those bed sheets a little higher. However, we ocean swimmers...

    The big cheeky grin of Ed Selby has been one of the great delights of swimming with the B&B. Mind you, his humour, generosity and smothering bear hugs were also pretty wonderful. Sadly, our dear friend and swim buddy ended his battle with cancer yesterday at 8.30am. We saw how this hideous disease...

The jacarandas are blooming, mince pies are in the shops, and the temperature is slowing rising. It must be time for the fair weather swimmers to return to the waves – not that there were many waves today.   I met these two after the swim. They assured me that they do swim, but only in the...

Have you ever noticed that there are tribes within this massive squad? Bound by customs, you will find them following their well-practised routines.   There is the Management tribe who industriously set up the information booth at B&B central. Just a wee bit chilly today.   The Club House trib head straight to the ‘swimmer with hooks’ when...

This past week has been exceptionally beautiful – especially when you consider that this mid winter.  When the weather blesses you with days like this,  you can’t help but be reminded of your good fortune. It was also a bit of a Celebrity Saturday with the surprise arrival of Jules and Michael. Chatting with Jules after the...

Heading down the hill to the swim, the very chirpy man from Marine Rescue was on the radio and he was looking on the bright side of a chilly winter morning. He jubilantly explained that, “. . .today we have six extra minutes of daylight!”. I think that is based on the time of sunrise...