Today’s blog is dedicated to a very special member of the B&B. (Thanks Roger for this birthday card)   I swam with Fifi’s 6.06am squad today   Swam to the bower before sunrise – Hi Clair Clair & Fifi We decided to skip Shelly and swim around the point. Capless Dave showed us some boardless...

Long term B&B hard throb, the softly spoken, would be Anaesthetist with an english/Manly accent, together with his beautiful partner is flying home today for 7 years of hard hard labour in the northern Antipodes. He plans to add the initials FRCA (Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists) to his name before finally deciding whether...

Today’s title comes from a wristband  found during the swim.   5.58am – the water was cold for the first 100 metres but noticeably warmer past the point.  ≈   6.02am swim-in-the-dark crew, can someone please give me some selfie tips. me, Mark, Ken, Ali, Patrick   Ali swims at 6 to give her time...

“Did you see the Mick Fanning shark attack?” was the word on everyone’s lips as I arrived at 5.55am for a pre-dawn swim with Fiona’s crew.     http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jul/19/surfer-mick-fanning-battles-shark-attack-at-j-bay-open-im-just-tripping Fiona’s “6am swim in the dark crew”.   We left Shelly @6.28am passing a smaller Drinky squad mid-bay. Clair, feeling cold, sprinted to the point but...

6.20am – First sight of the beach     Sisters Ali & Clair swam at 6am   6.28am pre drinks trio Nan, Lee & Midge before and apres swim shots   6:31am Drinkless Express for 14 swimmers led by Jill yelling, “it’s 6.30”   Rusty 6.32am   simultaneously at 6.32 –  from roving B&B reporter Texan...

This year Sydney’s 2015 Winter Solstice took place at 02:39am this morning (22 June). The solstice is the shortest day of the year (9hrs 53 min 54 secs of sunlight-Sunrise 7am -> Sunset 4:53:54 pm)   According to Norris et al (2013) the earliest Australian solstice calculations can be found in the Wurdi Youang stone...

Its the Queen’s Birthday!!   6.10am   6.15 am  Brendan -> triple Shelly   Bolderbastards –> Queenscliff   with Fire Chief Ken (Smurf) in the taper for the     6.25   6.30 Drinks Express Richard hugging the Pirate and Alison (chocolate maker for Fifi)   Baby Emma with Grand parents Kathy & Alan +...

It’s the first day of winter!! But when I park on North Steyne at 5.58am I have to dodge 20 guys in  boxing gloves on my way to the club house. Air temp  = 10 degrees Water Temp = 18.6 Swimmers = 90+ The first picture is of you Clair, amongst the pre-6am crowd  ...

What’s happening? It’s 6am The boardwalk is alive with activity The sweeper is clearing joggers and lighting the way down the ramp There is standing room only due to a tractor/truck traffic jam Anna and Kane are already making coffees     I swam at 6.05 IN THE DARK with THIRTEEN (13) friends  – no...

It’s 6.30 Monday morning, air temp 13 deg, water temp 19.9 degs as: Storchy’s bootcamp starts a series of beach sprints, ( David Panton, in the lead, has to make sure he is fit enough for his date with the Foreign Minister tonight)   The Drinks Express enters water I had my bike today so...